Tasmanian Times
National
-
910‘Cable car proponents threaten legal action over protest website’
*Pic: ROB WALLS. Richard Flanagan’s memorable speech to an anti-cable car rally in Cascade Park a month ago. The speech was before...
-
2.8K
French Bulldogs, Faberge and the Romanov Family
*Pic: The Family Pets of Tsar Alexander II by Shvabe 1867 with three cropped-eared English bulldogs. [Tsarskoe Selo, St Petersburg] Part II:...
-
1.2K
‘Looming Disaster for Norfolk Island’
With just a brief two-year transition period from 1 July 2016, the Modern Award System (MAS) will take effect on Norfolk Island...
-
1.0K
‘Poker machine fine for Canberra Raiders wiped …’
It’s outrageous that Raiders Belconnen now does not have to pay the $120,000 fine which the ACT gambling regulator had imposed for...
-
1.2K
NATION: Can Trump’s farcical Singapore Summit alert us to dangers we face in our own democracy … ?
*Pic: *Cartoon: Martyn Turner, used with permission: https://www.facebook.com/martynturnercartoons/ . http://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/martyn-turner First published June 18 “A new story, a new beginning, one of...
-
838
‘Ending the Nation’s shame …’
The Independent Member for Denison, Andrew Wilkie, will introduce a Private Member’s Bill this morning that would provide for a fairer, more...
-
1.2K
Want to get filthy rich: Exploiting the Earth’s resources is the surest way …
Satire: Leunig, http://www.leunig.com.au/ used with permission … The great gaping hole of Ranger Uranium mine – Pic: greentumble.com First published June 16...
-
1.1K
‘Ombudsman agrees to new Centrelink investigation’
First published June 13 The Independent Member for Denison, Andrew Wilkie, will call on the Federal Government to shut down the disastrous...
-
1.3K
Loaves and Fishes …
Satire: Leunig, http://www.leunig.com.au/ used with permission … Sean Ford in the Advocate of May 2, 2017 writes: “Former Braddon Liberal MHR Brett...
-
1.2K
The human footprint … It’s bad on all accounts …
*Pic: Increasing population places pressure on all forms of life on Earth – Pic Huffington Post First published June 13 Regardless of...
