Tasmanian Times
Politics
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Food, Forest, family – A forum for Tasmania
Some of Tasmania’s most informative and entertaining speakers will discuss the critical issues of “food, forests and family” at a new forum...
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793Who’s polling for local government amalgamation?
Brace yourselves for a news headline citing an opinion poll claiming that an overwhelming majority of Tasmanians support council amalgamations. While the...
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If the Auditor-General finds the promises regarding Aurora were deliberately misleading …
An article by Sue Neales in the Saturday Mercury ( Bad time to bow out, 13 Nov: Extract, Link below ), deserves...
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Tamar Valley residents denied NBN (2)
As a small tourism business in Dilston, we are certainly shocked to learn that we will miss out on being connected to...
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Bartlett support for marriage equality welcomed
The Tasmanian Gay and Lesbian Rights Group has welcomed Premier David Bartlett’s support for same-sex marriage. Spokesperson, Rodney Croome, said support for...
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Vic Libs’ preference bombshell
THE Liberals will direct preferences to Labor ahead of the Greens at the state election, virtually destroying the minor party’s chances of...
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Merchants of Doubt
How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming By Naomi Oreskes and Erik M....
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The intense couple of weeks
Evidence based news has been thin on the ground for a while, with media focussing on commenting on other people’s comments and...
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Sir John Beddington: Food Crisis, Population Growth and other issues…
Professor Sir John Beddington’s Speech at SDUK 09 Professor Sir John Beddington, chief scientific adviser to HM government, speaking at the GovNet...
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Spotlight on lobbyists and corruption needed in Tasmania
Time for the Tasmanian Integrity Commission to follow the NSW example and look into new rules, codes of conduct and transparency for...
