Tasmanian Times
Politics
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4.7KLittle Laydybird Book of COVID-19
This COVID-19 spoof of a Little Ladybird Book has been doing the rounds on social media. We don’t know who created it....
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Fighting fire with fire … and fauna
Climate change is aggravating the seasonal burns that Australia has always known. They won’t be snuffed out, but new ecological strategies may...
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LGAT President Holmdahl: Local Government Under Stress
Local government in Tasmania faces a very uncertain future, like most sectors. Local Government Association of Tasmania (LGAT) President Christina Holmdahl said...
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Tas Govt’s Second Support Package
Media release – Peter Gutwein, Premier, 26 March 2020 Unprecedented new Social and Economic Support Package released The Social and Economic Support Package...
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Prisons Problem Looms
Tasmania is facing a prisons problem as the risk of coronavirus grows. In Iran, authorities released tens of thousands of prisoners in...
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The Flattening Curve
Editor’s note: It is our policy not to run any ‘advice’ regarding health issues other than from medical experts. That said, there...
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New Restrictions
The Prime Minister announced new restrictions at a late night press conference on Tuesday. The announcements came as the number of confirmed...
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AMA Wants ‘Medi-Hotel’ Quarantine
The Australian Medical Association says Tasmania needs access to ‘medi-Hotel’ quarantine isolation to support all patients who are infectious with COVID-19 but...
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Joint Statement: Consultation Must Be Postponed
Media release – various organisations, 23 March 2020 CORONAVIRUS PROMPTS CALL FOR COMMUNITY CONSULTATION POSTPONEMENT ON MAJOR PROJECTS LEGISLATION & TASMANIAN PLANNING...
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Premier: We Are At War
“We are at war against an insidious disease.” These were the words of Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein as he opened his media...
