Tasmanian Times
Politics
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Slowly, reluctantly, accidentally, the truth begins to trickle out
What the Greens reckon: Peg Putt MHA Greens Opposition Leader Friday, 2 June 2006 FIVE MONTHS OF SERIAL INCOMPETENCE FROM TT LINE...
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Fraught with danger
“BUILDING A PULP MILL IS NOT A SOLUTION” is a report published by CommSec, the Commonwealth Bank’s online broker. It very clearly...
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Trivialised by Forestry Tasmania
THE LAST TIME I offered a paper to an international conference on Forest matters was in October 2000, when the subject was...
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Privatise the profits
SOCIALISE THE COSTS, privatise the profits — the new political paradigm. This week in the news we see that John Howard intends...
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Nuking a debate
“I want an open and frank debate on nuclear energy in Australia.” So said John Howard following a flurry of meetings with...
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The US debt
THE US HAS A national debt of over $8 trillion, plus a trade deficit of $800 million per year. The export of...
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Conflicts and perceptions
What the Greens say: Tim Morris MHA Wednesday, 31 May 2006 AUDITOR-GENERAL REPORT ON GVM Transparency Recommendations Vindicate Concerns & Labor Must...
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The Basslink disaster
IT IS TIME for accountability on Basslink. The Basslink Joint Assessment Panel chaired by Julian Green heard the business case put by...
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1.1KWhy I oppose the mill (2)
MY FIRST TRIP to Queenstown last Thursday was an enlightening experience. I had heard about the “moonscape” but driving past the many...
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The Captain
Let’s just do a quick costing of the massively hyped Bacon/Lennon vision: Sydney Spirit: $200m Richard Butler: $600,000 Pokies deal: $130m Basslink/Hydro...
