Tasmanian Times
Politics
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Indelible pencils, my a…
RUSSELL LANGFIELD For a number of years I have been concerned with the introduction of pencils being supplied in polling booths. At...
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Buses and dead possums
BEVERLEY BRILL Mr Sturgess and Metro are really doing a number on Tasmanian bus users. They ask us to use buses, then...
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Libs: Anything to avoid a tribunal hearing
JOY ELIZABETH At last the Liberal Party has ‘fessed up to it’s involvement with the Exclusive Brethren during the last State Election...
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‘Where is Liberals’ apology for hate-ad collusion’
NICK McKIM, MR: Commitment to Clean & Honest Election Campaign Needed The Tasmanian Greens today (Sat)repeated their call for a public apology...
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Neither job ready nor qualified
SALAMANDER All this talk about making people “job-ready” and qualified – but we elect politicians who are neither “job-ready” nor qualified for...
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Atrazine: How Much Weed Killer Is Safe in Your Water Glass?
CHARLES DUHIGG, New York Times For decades, farmers, lawn care workers and professional green thumbs have relied on the popular weed killer...
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O’Halloran for Braddon
GREENS, MR The Tasmanian Greens today announced that high profile northwest identity Paul O’Halloran will be the Greens’ lead candidate for the...
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Nobody’s Talking About the Silver Bullet That Could Heal the Economy and Cure Most Social Ills
JEFF RITTERMAN, MD, AlterNet Fairer societies simply work better … Reminders of the enormous power of income disparities in health outcomes. Read...
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‘Bartlett’s ‘boldness’ misses the mark’
SUE NAPIER, Shadow Minister for Education, MR Saturday 22 August, 2009 Premier Bartlett will need to start listening to parents and teacher...
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The Secrets of China’s Economy
ELLEN BROWN How can China’s stimulus plan be working so well, when ours is barely working at all? The answer may be...
