Tasmanian Times
Politics
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829Dentists all smiles for Government funding blitz
The peak body for Australian dentists has praised today’s pre-budget announcement of $500 million for dental care. The funding will be used...
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The TCCI
Dave Groves
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Dr Kevin Bonham at the Poll-face
Follow the fortunes of the Legislative Council candidates for Western Tiers and Hobart here. Tasmanian Times’ pre-eminent psephologist Dr Kevin Bonham is...
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TCCI apologises to members for big deficit
Tasmania’s main business lobby group is refusing to reveal what led to a $700,000 dollar shortfall in its accounts. The Chamber of...
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Up Periscope
Geoffrey of the Tamar Valley
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On the trail of the elusive Greg Hall, MLC
John Hawkins Greg Hall Elusive:Difficult to find or catch – the definition of the word according to the Collins English Dictionary. I...
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Greens’ Whish: My vision …
Economist and winemaker Peter Whish-Wilson has been selected by the Greens to replace former leader Bob Brown in the Senate. Mr Whish-Wilson,...
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Why Tasmania needs me in the Upper House. Does James Sugden support the pulp mill?
Pic: Karen Brown I am standing for the Legislative Council because Tasmania is at a cross-road. The old industries are dying and...
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How to be rid of the party taint
I agree with Peter Needham’s (Mercury, letters, April 13) condemnation of our party-dominated State Assembly and government. Unlike much of Australia and...
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How to Vote Informal in Hobart
The Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918, provides, at section 245(1), that ‘It shall be the duty of every elector to vote at each...
