Tasmanian Times
Politics
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678Antarctic gateway must be maintained
The Tasmanian Greens today said that TasPorts and Infrastructure Minister, David O’Byrne, need to ensure that Antarctic research does not leave the...
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Holding up Gunns through secret deals
Gunns, once the billion dollar super company of Tasmania, is today on its knees and needing its pulp mill — a project...
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The failure of government to govern has paralyzed the state
Does corruption really matter ? Future students of governance will see Tasmania as a perfect case study in how perverting planning laws...
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The Parable of the Insolvent Company
Gunns and Forestry Tasmania are both in serious financial difficulty. FT is only accountable to the government, and to the beleaguered Tasmanian...
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Pictures of protests
Forest activists hang a banner from the ceiling of Forestry Tasmania head office in Hobart. A forest activists plays the sound of...
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Why were 22 NEW PS (public service/servant) jobs advertised
Why were 22 NEW PS (public service/servant) jobs advertised in the Mercury this past fortnight (12/3, 7 jobs, page 63; 19/3, 15...
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Are private forest growers “missing in action”?
No wonder the forest industry is in crisis. One of the groups who stand most to gain from a positive contribution to...
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How can this be possible?
From two newspaper reports: 1. An elderly couple, the husband 82 yo. and the wife 80 yo. are facing eviction from their...
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In the new digital world, ‘sunset’ media can’t cling to old ways
When a media proprietor such as Seven Network chairman Kerry Stokes describes newspapers as a “sunset industry”, it goes without saying that...
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The failure to think
This is an important article and a clear demonstration of the value of taking a fresh look at a subject which many...
