Tasmanian Times
National
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1.1KJanet Albrechtsen’s Jurisprudence
But this Court is not a Parliament of policy; it is a court of law. Judicial method is not concerned with the...
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Greens act to defend Ombudsman and strengthen his position
Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown says he will move to give the Commonwealth Ombudsman the same access as the Auditor-General to the...
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Just as Ian Rist predicted, 2000 birds die as feral cull backfires
More than 2000 birds have died on Macquarie Island since the Federal Government began a scheme to cull rabbits, cats, rats and...
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Tasmanian Parliament – proposal for change
In his address at the Hobart Town Hall, Andrew Wilkie, labelled the Tasmanian Parliament ”a dogs breakfast” with “a self evident lack...
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Hush, Lara, Hush
In the Tasmanian Parliamenton Tuesday 17 May the Premier, Lara Giddings, confirmed that the establishment of the so-called forestry roundtable a year...
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The Privileges Committee and those explosive revelations
The Tasmanian Greens today (Tues) welcomed the conclusion of the report by the Privileges Committee inquiry into matters surrounding evidence given to...
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Minister must investigate FT involvement in Gunns mill sale
The Tasmanian Greens today expressed concern that Forestry Tasmania is again seeking to undermine the Tasmanian Forests Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) by negotiating...
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Abbott increasingly desperate as Coalition takes wrecking ball
Tony Abbott’s determination to make his great big new lie stick has extended to an attack on investor confidence and certainty that...
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Clear majority supports pokies reform
The Independent Member for Denison, Andrew Wilkie, has welcomed a Herald/Nielsen poll that again confirms a majority of Australians support poker machine...
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As Wilkie’s pokies deal looms, Federal Hotels …
THE Federal Group has begun a major review of its operations in a bid to shore up revenue in tourism and gaming....
