Tasmanian Times
Politics
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797Wilkie intervenes. AMA: Wilkie tricked. Wilkie: AMA wrong
The Independent Member for Denison, Andrew Wilkie, has criticised the Tasmanian Greens for misleading the community over Federal funding and putting that...
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Gillard Govt makes right decision on Australia Network
“Friends of the ABC applauds the Government’s decision to leave Australia Network permanently with the ABC,” said David Risstrom, President of Friends...
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After many millions … it’s back to TAFE?
EDUCATION and Skills Minister Nick McKim has opened the way for a resurrection of TAFE under a review of the state’s vocational...
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Jan Davis, you are wrong
Jan Davis I must remonstrate with the CEO of the Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Assocation, Jan Davis, over not unrelated issues. This...
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Julia … just like John (Howard). Abbott on the nose
Gillard’s 4 out of 4 for Howard Prime Minister Gillard has backed former Prime Minister Howard’s policy on four vital issues which...
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Local Government reform: More people participation in smaller units!
The central point in all this amalgamation hype is the missing mechanism of “participatory partnership democracy” (for lack of a better description)....
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Australian Party a potential third force as Katter shows he is not quite Right
Bob Katter is often derided as being a mad raving right-winger; despite this there is no other politician in Australia so capable...
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Crises can be openings
The past several years have witnessed the spectacular unraveling of capitalism, or so it has appeared. Venerated investment banks have vanished overnight,...
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Invisible victims in Lebanon
Beirut, Lebanon – Lebanon is home to 1.2m foreign migrant workers out of which the domestic migrant worker (DMW) population is estimated...
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The clout of the arms industry
It was an unlikely hurrah for democracy. But in February this year, British Prime Minister David Cameron, plump and rosy of cheek,...
