Tasmanian Times
Politics
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919Stop the nonsense Mr Turnbull
NBN Bust! A brief, grainy, almost noir, news item, with not much action and an eerily silent soundtrack screening repeatedly on national...
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Peter Dutton: a menace to multicultural Australia
If Malcolm Turnbull is returned he should tip Peter Dutton out of the immigration portfolio when he chooses his new ministry. Dutton’s...
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Southern hemisphere joins north in breaching carbon dioxide milestone
As we predicted last year, the background atmospheric carbon dioxide levels measured at Cape Grim on Tasmania’s northwest coast have officially passed...
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Paul Mason warns political journalists: ‘You have no real idea what is going on’
Ex-Channel 4 News economics editor tells International Journalism Festival ( ) that making a film about Greece gave him new insight into...
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The Australian Financial Review goes missing on Unaoil scandal
The leaking of a treasure trove of internal documents to The Age unmasking corruption in the global oil industry has triggered global...
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When the going gets tough on the campaign trail …
When the going gets tough on the campaign trail, Australians discovered last Wednesday, the tough may just get up and leave. Golden...
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More young Tasmanians take up smoking
New figures showing an unexpected increase in smoking among young Tasmanians will put pressure on the state government to move forward with...
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Turnbull stumbles into election campaign
Giving a new spin to Ambrose Bierce’s view that politics is the conduct of public affairs for private advantage, Tony Abbott surges...
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Why we need a Royal Commission into banking and financial services
There is now a heated debate over the need for a royal commission into banking and financial services, with the government continuing...
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Tania Rattray Supports the Real-Time Reporting of Drinking Water Data
On Saturday Tania Rattray defeated three candidates to extend her twelve-year reign as the member for Apsley in the Legislative Council. Tania...
