Tasmanian Times
National
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791Doctors warn of CSG health risks
Tasmanian doctors have warned of potential health risks to Tasmanians that could arise from the advent of shale and coal seam gas...
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Luxuriating in a lock-it-up mentality
With the much-vaunted Jobs Forum behind us and with it some sensible suggestions for the state government to digest (like supporting local...
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Mansell warns against any threats to Aboriginal delegates campaigning against mining on West Coast
Aborigines will descend in large numbers on the Nelson River mine site to protect any Aboriginal delegates from threats to their safety,...
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Shrieking like a pack of seagulls …
In the course of research on hazardous waste management in Tasmania I have encountered many comments by Mercury columnist Greg Barns. Some...
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Ex-Gunns boss John Gay fears prison will harm health
The insider trading sentencing hearing for the former head of Gunns has been told a prison sentence would severely affect his health....
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Love and fairness are not radical fashions
In response to Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott, calling same-sex marriage a “fashion of the moment” and a “radical change”, marriage equality advocates...
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Libs’ plan to make hay while the sun shines
… The Opposition leader, Will Hodgman, says the Liberals would spend $16 million on the sector over four years. “We’ve got to...
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The Anti-Wilkie Denison Billboard Stoush
[..] Andrew Wilkie has stated that he will not enter into any deal/agreement to support either party. This has been widely interpreted...
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Misleading and defamatory Labor Party election material. PM refuses to intervene
I have today written to the Prime Minister regarding misleading and defamatory election material released by the Labor Party in Denison. Printed...
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Launceston … Sewerage systems can’t cope with more extreme weather
Clogged … the dredge top and close up of tampon strings, below Anyone flushing a toilet in urban Australia today does so...
