Tasmanian Times
Politics
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1.1KAPRIN: The Cunning Plan Revealed
The Aprin takeover of Triabunna chip mill with the help of the State’s approved loan has enraged many Tasmanians, including supporters of...
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Saving the education budget
In early April I read an article in The Oz by Noel Pearson. In it he reflected on the role of principals...
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Jim’s Tasmania tarnished, says Honey
Former Premier Jim Bacon’s vision for Tasmania has been tarnished by the string of premierships since his death in 2004, his wife...
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Alderman Briscoe’s Survey a first
Alderman Jeff Briscoe, candidate for Lord Mayor said his resident survey appears to have been the first survey (at least in living...
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The Sadim Touch
Since arriving in Tasmania eleven years ago, I have become aware of many existing, and witnessed a plethora of new Government backed...
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Ruminations of a barrow boy
Looking at the world through the eyes of an old barrow boy is often humbling, always interesting and full of the joys...
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Greens will supersede ALP, says Brown as Wilkie warns Labor
BOB Brown has a vision of the Australian Greens supplanting Labor as one of Australia’s mainstream political parties in the decades ahead....
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Federal Court challenge to Tamar Valley pulp mill set to proceed
The Federal Court of Australia today made an order in relation to legal costs and the timeframes for the Tasmanian Conservation Trust’s...
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Separate the Role of Commissioner of Police and Secretary of the DPEM
Media reported in 2010 that former Premier Paul Lennon claimed, during the furore surrounding the appointments to senior positions imbroglio, that he...
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Brown steps into schools debate
The Australian Greens Leader, Bob Brown, appears to be at odds with his Tasmanian counterpart over the timeframe for deciding school closures....
