Tasmanian Times
Politics
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Heidi’s second triumph
More good news for Tasmanian filmmaker Heidi Douglas this week as she found out her film about Tasmania’s forests has been nominated...
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A North-East tragedy
MY roots are in the North East, where as a lad I trapped hawks and even a pair of wedge-tailed eagles for...
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Out of sight, out of mind
ALTHOUGH distant from Tasmania and its present day dilemmas of prisoner, citizen and aboriginal rights, the Oodnadatta Track from Maree to Alice...
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Beneath the spin (2)
The Tasmanian Community Survey: Employment was released by Anglicare Tasmania on Monday. The report draws on data collected from 2106 Tasmanian adults...
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Noisier worlds
THE arrival, in March 2006, of boat people / refugees / asylum seekers — nomenclature depending on one’s (geo)political outlook — does...
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Howard’s way
SATURDAY Mercury columnist warns that if one of Australia’s neighbours ever decides at short notice to declare war on us, we’d better...
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The world is watching
THE dressed-up sustainability certification that is the Australian Forestry Standard (AFS) seems to be coming unstitched for the main players in the...
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Election hate case
Tasmania’s human rights watchdog will investigate state election materials which allegedly incited hatred against transgender and intersex people. The Office of the...
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I have no recollection (21 times)
Nick Evers: Howard and Downer must have known And, an overview of national political leadership: Liars are our nation’s leaders
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John Howard’s promise
Media Release 10 April, 2006 Future economic opportunities for Australia from the sale of it forest products overseas are threatened unless the...
