Tasmanian Times
Politics
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768Protecting the rights of churches
The Independent Member for Denison, Andrew Wilkie, is calling on Federal Parliament to ensure that any changes to the Marriage Act do...
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Wilkie wins fairer deal for miners and will support MRRT
The Independent Member for Denison, Andrew Wilkie, will support the MRRT after securing a better deal for small miners. “Although I would...
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Forget NIMBY—the new battle cry is ‘Not On Our Planet’
My very favorite piece of punditry about the Keystone XL pipeline appeared the day after President Obama sent it back for more...
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Huon Valley Guessing Games: A question of governance
The Huon Valley’s best-known secret men’s club — the controlling Futures Team on the local council — is likely to consolidate its...
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‘Who’s on First? and What’s on Second?’
The original title was, ‘Who’s on First? and What’s on Second?’ I remember hearing the skit with my family as we sat...
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Sports v Arts: The Irish experience
A follow to: The Fallacy of Sporting Attraction, Chris Berg, and, BOFA Irish subsidised arts sector supports 2,600 jobs – report Published...
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Parliament has a duty to protect children from junk food ads: Brown
The Australian Greens will introduce new legislation today to protect children from junk food advertising, after the Gillard Government and the Opposition...
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Cry for Freedom from the Heart of West Papua
Thousands of West Papuans march through Jayapura, defying the Indonesian police and military, risking death to call for the freedom, as the...
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Crying ‘Fox’ too often…
Tell a story often enough and people begin to believe it. In June 2002 David Llewellyn resurrected a conspiracy theory covered by...
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Giveaways hide true picture of newspaper circulation carnage
Last weeks’ numbers showing a reduction in the rate of decline of newspaper circulation (HERE) was entirely as a result of publishers...
