Tasmanian Times
Politics
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Cheeky: First analysis
THE MERCURY colunist Wayne Crawford has produced the first arms-length analysis of Cheeky: Confessions of a Ferret Salesman Here’s some of what...
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Seditious thoughts
AS anyone who bothers with serious mainstream media knows, our federal and state governments are proposing harsh criminal penalties for urging any...
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RPDC incompetence
TO watch my local council in “action” for the first time was such an experience of wonder and amazement. I’m sure if...
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2.2KCheeky: Launched!
I’M HERE to welcome you to this — the launch of Cheeky, Confessions of a Ferret Salesman, by former Mercury journalist and...
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Cheeky: Thanks, Bob
I guess it takes a whistleblower to understand just what another whistleblower has been through! And make no mistakes about it, that’s...
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Cheeky: blows the whistle on perks
AFTER MORE THAN TWO YEARS studying Parliament’s perks, I concluded that former highly-principled citizens undergo a metamorphosis once incarcerated in the sandstone...
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Dodgy council procedures
WE have for a number of years hammered Councillors and Council staff about (the absence of) liveability planning in Tasmania. In this...
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Cheeky: Sugar Ray’s king hit
DESPITE RUNDLE’S STRONG ENDORSEMENT to remain leader, there were still plenty of tensions in the Liberal camp. Peter Hodgman still fumed over...
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The Dismissal … and Suharto
THE events in Canberra on November 11 1975 had implications for Australia’s foreign policy and international relations. This was felt quite strongly...
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Well said Harry
THE perception is that the Premier is interested in the Big End of Town, the Gunns, Federal Hotels, Betfair and PBL rather...
