Tasmanian Times
Politics
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851Wilkie urges Tasmanian Parliament to deliver on Pokies Reform
Independent Member for Denison, Andrew Wilkie, today voiced his support for a Tasmanian bill proposing to place $1 bet limits on poker...
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Adam Bandt’s maiden speech to Parliament. Forget the focus groups …
I am enormously proud to be here as the first member of the Australian Greens elected at a general election and especially...
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The Price of Power (3)
Chris Harries, Comment 11: There’s no question that Basslink is a financial millstone. In the lead-up to its implementation, many of us...
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Bounties on Tasmanian foxes
In January 2002 the then Director of the Tasmanian Conservation Trust, Michael Lynch called on Tasmanian Government to consider a bounty on...
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Over $18m lost on pokies for the month of August
The Tasmanian Greens today revealed that over the last eight months this year $124, 256, 821 has been lost on poker machines,...
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A Cry from the Heart – Our air quality
It has been confirmed by the EPA that not only our planned burn smoke, but planned burn smoke from Victoria as well,...
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A Cry from the Heart – Rosebery …
We live in a beautiful valley, where 100 years ago, Aborigines roamed the highlands. Today Rosebery is contaminated with poisonous heavy metals,...
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Call for Action
Hobart City Council Alderman Philip Cocker today (Sat) called on the State Government to get on with implementing the transfer of the...
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A loan, a loan, all, all alone …
Freshwater shuts Samoa pulp mill permanently The Times-Standard Posted: 09/28/2010 09:25:57 AM PDT The owners of the Samoa Pulp mill have announced...
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A rush edition
Lots of news this week I’ve managed to put together a rush edition of TBP 98 which explores and presents the week’s...
