Tasmanian Times
Politics
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831Marriage equality: a modest but significant step
The passage through the House of Representatives (today, Thursday May 31) of my Motion regarding marriage equality was a modest but significant...
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The cost of Forestry
Forests Minister Bryan Green and FT boss Bob Gordon A URS report into Forestry Tasmania is projecting cash losses. Forestry has sold...
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Government Ignores Science, Community and Environment on Fish Farms. Wilkie …
Tasmanian environment and community groups are disappointed by today’s announcement from Minister Green to approve the biggest expansion of fish farms in...
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I’ll Always Be Labor (but I don’t have to vote for them!)
People who talk of the good old days have bad memories. I grew up in the 1960s. Men spat on the footpaths...
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Alan Kohler: a Greek tragedy Tasmania can relate to
“Prime Minister, Lara Giddings is on line two. She’s babbling something about wanting to leave the Aussiezone.” “Hi Lara, it’s Julia. What’s...
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Creative Tasmania: Tasmanian-developed audio flying high with Kiwi tourism
Ed: This item is posted under the new Category, Creative Tasmania. If you know of innovative ideas happening now, about to happen,...
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Beware of conservatives
Labor party supporters will struggle to keep its achievements in the public mind in the face of its many faults, and a...
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McCain Foods is cutting off its nose
In ending collective bargaining on its potato supplies, McCain Foods is cutting off its nose to spite its face, Tasmanian farmers claimed...
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Pesticides and the South Esk River
Friends of the Earth today has launched a brief report on the state of Tasmania’s drinking water: http://www.foe.org.au/sites/default/files/TasReport2009-11.pdf The report is part...
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Candlelight vigil for an abject failure. Wilkie: Enough is enough
In the wake of the Government’s report into the 37 latest violations by two live exporters, animal advocates in Hobart are holding...
