Tasmanian Times
Politics
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1.6KCall for Increased Tas Testing
#BREAKING: Three new cases of coronavirus in Tasmania, state total now 74. One of the cases was employed by a tour company...
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CSIRO Starts Vaccines Trial
CSIRO has just commenced pre-clinical trials of potential vaccines for COVID-19. The work is being conducted at its high-containment facility in Geelong....
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Baggage Handler Boondoggle: How Did They Get It?
It has been reported this morning that the coronavirus cluster linked to Qantas baggage handlers at Adelaide Airport continues to grow. So, how likely...
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Coronavirus: What Philosopher Immanuel Kant can Teach us about Panic Buying and Isolation Dodging
The coronavirus crisis has forced us to look at our behaviour in a way that we’re not used to. We are being...
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Clarification on New Restrictions
Full audio of Tuesday 31 March press conference featuring Premier Peter Gutwein, Health Minister Sarah Courtney and Director of Public Health Mark...
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Tasmanians Ordered to Stay In
From midnight tonight Tasmanians are ordered to stay at home. Premier Gutwein announced the order this morning. He said there will be...
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Wage Subsidy Backed by 93 Economic Experts in Open Letter
93 Australian economists and policy experts have signed an open letter, initiated by the Centre for Future Work, supporting a government wage subsidy...
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Fed Govt Announces Extra Support
The federal government has announced new health support measures in relation to coronavirus. Prime Minister Scott Morrison continued to urge Australians to...
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Privacy vs Pandemic: Govt Tracking Mobile Phones could be Potent Weapon against COVID-19
Borders, beaches, pubs and churches are closed, large events are cancelled, and travellers are subject to 14 days’ isolation – all at...
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Fourth Estate: COVID-19 Coverage, Avoiding Panic And Fake News
This week the all-remote panel discusses how the media has gone covering COVID19, did the media feed into the feeling of panic...
