Tasmanian Times
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1.3KIt’s a boy! D.O.A. Christmas Island July 2013
By Tess Lawrence CONGRATULATIONS Australia. It’s a baby boy! Delivered to unknown parents only months ago, the baby’s legal guardian, Australia’s Minister...
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Ta Ann: the supreme beggar
It was refreshing to read Gordon Bradbury comments ( HERE ) pointing out the neglect of financial sustainability in so many of...
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Sarawak multi-million dollar company benefits again from Australian taxpayers
PM Rudd’s announcement is counterproductive to diversifying Tasmania’s economy as it continues to award welfare handouts to the proven unsustainable Tasmanian logging...
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The false illusion of a commercial public native forestry nirvana must be abandoned
The one common interest that many TT readers, including Andreas Rothe and Frank Nicklason, seem to share is the absolute commitment to...
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Madam Premier: It is Time to Act
The Hon. Lara Giddings Premier of Tasmania Parliament House Hobart 20th July 2013 Dear Premier, Bass Strait — a matter that makes...
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Lurch Beyond Brutopia. The Manus Whistleblower …
Back in November 2006 Kevin Rudd wrote an article for The Monthly titled Howard’s Brutopia, in which he contrasted his own “social...
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Mine’s impact on Tasmanian devil. Why is Shree Minerals a Protected Species?
Departmental advice tendered in evidence during Save the Tarkine’s successful Federal Court challenge to the Commonwealth approval of Shree Minerals’ Nelson Bay...
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The false dichotomy of clearfell or reserve must be abandoned. Vica Bayley on free speech.
German forest scientist, Professor Andreas Rothe, has injected some much needed rationality and clarity of vision into discussions regarding the future of...
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Larrikin indie takes on big parties in bellwether Bass
The seat of Bass in North East Tasmania is home to some 140,000 people the greater number of which resides in Launceston,...
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FBT hysteria
Hysteria from interest groups whenever governments announce plans to trim handouts usually indicates an absence of suitable contra arguments. Government plans to...
