Tasmanian Times
Politics
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Our arrogant leaders
Arrogance – overbearing pride or self-importanceGiven the high salaries and lavish benefits bestowed on our politicians (all paid by taxpayers) it’s small...
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Franklin Graham’s mediaeval crusade
Tasmania is about to play host to one of the most influential men in American politics – Franklin Graham. From Friday to...
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Coming clean: what the tests reveal
In the “Scammell Report”, Environmental Problems Georges Bay, Tasmania , it was hypothesised that a toxic compound killed the oysters in Georges...
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The real cost of Labor?
I used Adele Sainte-Marie’s ideas, Labor’s deals: The real cost?, to calculate the following table. The table contains estimated costs per Tasmanian...
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Mr Lennon and self service
It’s a rare day when I agree with Senator Eric Abetz, but his assessment of Paul Lennon’s motives in the debate surrounding...
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Come clean!
The submission to the Federal AMA through the Tas AMA was a briefing paper and never stated to be anything else. It...
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Come clean
The Department of Health in Tasmania is not being responsible nor truthful if it is claiming that there is “very little contamination”...
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Pulp friction
The controversy over the role of chemicals in Tasmania’s timber industry has provoked an aggressive response.Macken’s article begins: Life in Tasmania’s timber...
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Despair…
Among our group to Save our Sisters we have an economist, librarian, social worker, doctor, artist, tourism operator, electrician, orchardist, teacher, nurses,...
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Talkback questions
Talkback 2. A radio program in which members of the public participate by telephone. (Macquarie Dictionary, 2nd ed., emphasis mine)My favourite occasional...
