Tasmanian Times
Politics
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835Eric ducks the issue
STILL on aquatic birdlife, we’re just catching up with the rage of Tasmanian senator Eric Abetz, who was thundering in Senate estimates...
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799
Inland Fisheries buys property
TASMANIA’S Inland Fisheries Service is using fishing licence fees to amass a property portfolio, including the building that houses the well-known Hill...
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Ombudsman ‘assassinated’
Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown says that the ombudsman, a decent man working in the public interest, has been politically assassinated. “The...
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Power Sharing is a euphemism for Coalition
A response to: Power Sharing makes the Greens more electable I envy the voters of Denison, because Wilkie does deserve to keep...
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869
Perhaps it was because of incompetence …
Yesterday’s Mercury carried letters from doctors and nurses saying that they are not the (health crisis) problem. My experience suggests that they...
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798
Overwhelming Support for Bike Lane Stance!
Hobart City Council candidate, Dean Charles Parry, today received overwhelming support for his stance on the Sandy Bay to Taroona bike Lane...
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Power sharing makes the Greens more electable
This week – Today, to be specific – marks the 18-month anniversary of power sharing by the Greens with Labor. Two recent...
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Government brains in neutral … or are they?
IT’S probably not a prerequisite to leave your brains at home when in government in Tasmania – it’s just happens to be...
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690
Tasmanian economy in second gear
GUNNS’ proposed Bell Bay pulp mill remains one of the few potential kickstarts to the state’s economy, according to the latest national...
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Council’s role
The Giddings Government’s refusal to allow South Hobart’s old State School to be retained for community use is (some observers believe) an...
