Tasmanian Times
Politics
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641Geoff’s Best Reads
Every fortnight on Tasmanian Times, widely-read Geoff Dickinson chooses Six of the past fortnight’s Best Reads. WWI artefacts tell of life on...
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Water minister ignorant over pesticide impact …
The Tasmanian Greens spokesperson on Water, Tim Morris MP, was not surprised that the Minister for Water, the Hon Bryan Green appeared...
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745
The Tuckers Creek contamination
The Tasmanian Greens today pursued their chemical trespass campaign and called on the Minister for Water to fully investigate the recent pesticide...
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775
Rethink on free trade long overdue
The Gillard government’s “rethink” on free trade is long overdue and the focus needs to shift in the short term to the...
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Rwanda at risk of becoming another Zimbabwe
Australia and other Commonwealth Governments naively believed admission to the Commonwealth would support Rwanda’s path to democracy, but human rights abuses have...
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842
TCT seeks Supreme Court determination that the Tamar Valley Pulp Mill permit has lapsed
On the 25 October 2011 the Tasmanian Conservation Trust lodged proceedings with the Tasmanian Supreme Court in Hobart seeking a determination by...
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Abbott out of his depth on pokies reform. Greens: Casinos let off the hook by Libs
The Independent Member for Denison, Andrew Wilkie, said today he’s very disappointed with Opposition Leader Tony Abbott’s complete lack of understanding of...
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876
Upper House rejects Libs’ forestry snub. Forestry Tasmania debt shock
Tasmania’s Upper House has backed away from a Liberal motion, calling on members to a boycott legislation relating to the forestry peace...
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Hobart Council elections 2011 – the verdict live … and elsewhere. Mayor Damon Thomas
In the comments section to this article I hope to provide more or less live coverage of the unfolding Hobart Council count...
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Maynelining with Stephen
In a blistering show of corporate contempt, the Australian Shareholders’ Association has called for immediate resignations from the News Corp Board. But...
