Tasmanian Times
National
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902Throw away the dictionary
Throw away the dictionary. A dictionary’s no help at all if you really want to know what words like “substantial” or “commencement”...
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The Permit: Last minute surprise! And much tortuous detail…
Dear Reader, This article is long, some of it is ‘technical’ and deals with The Pulp Mill Permit. It consists actually of...
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Lies, promises and mandates
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott routinely denounces Prime Minister Julia Gillard as a liar. He does so with the tacit support, through failure...
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Public opinion and representative democracy
What role should public opinion play in the ultimate political resolution of such public policy debates as climate change, asylum-seekers, the war...
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Where has the evidence gone?
No new confirmed evidence of fox activity has been found in Tasmania since 24 March 2010. Does the recent absence of evidence...
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States get a bigger say on the environment
The Gillard government has rolled out a business-friendly overhaul of national environment laws, boosting the states’ role in approving or rejecting controversial...
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Wealth creation: Surface appearance and reality
“…therefore as labour is a creator of use-value, is useful labour, it is a necessary condition, independent of all forms of society,...
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Live and let die, our animals’ painful plight
LAST Thursday was an extremely sad day for Australian farm animals. Despite repeated pleas by the RSPCA, Animals Australia and thousands of...
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A win for Sumatran tigers!
We have some great news! IGA has met yours and our demands to end its role in rainforest destruction. The supermarket chain...
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A substantial commencement of Rat Cunning
Well, one has to give the politicians and the others involved in this de facto extension of the pulpmill permit credit for...
