Tasmanian Times
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Forestry, Hydro: Someone’s trying to pull the wool over our eyes … but wait, there’s more
JARVIS COCKER As anyone who has looked at the Hansard record of scrutiny hearings of our Government Business Enterprises will attest, reading...
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1.6K25 Tasmanians Arrested Outside Parliament House
LUCY LANDON-LANE, MEDIA RELEASE – Thursday 27th August Call for a Royal Commission into Pulp Mill Corruption Twenty-five Tasmanians were arrested today...
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Pokies claim another victim
ADVOCATE `Gross breach of trust’BY ANTHONY HANEVEER 27/08/2009 10:49:00 AM http://www.theadvocate.com.au/news/local/news/general/gross-breach-of-trust/1607122.aspx?storypage=0 AN INSATIABLE pokie habit caused a Burnie woman to steal almost...
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‘Loggers breach eagle nest protection laws …’
BOB BROWN In the breeding season, a clear felling operation in Tasmania’s wild Upper Huon Valley has breached guidelines by smashing down...
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$3.16m for call centre jobs
EXAMINER State puts up $3.16m to save Burnie call centre jobs27/08/2009 2:31:00 PM http://www.examiner.com.au/news/local/news/lifestyle-leisure-eating-travel/state-puts-up-316m-to-save-burnie-call-centre-jobs/1607846.aspx THE State Government has pumped $3.16 million into...
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‘Stupid Kingston Bypass’
GREG CLAUSEN Inspired by the documentary, “The Age of Stupid” that showed at the State Cinema recently, some concerned citizens have decided...
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Dark night, biting wind, absurd Walker
SAVE RALPHS BAY, Download a pdf of this Media Release at: www.saveralphsbay.org/pdf/SRBMedia27Aug09.pdf Despite a dark night, showers and a cold, biting wind,...
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The way they were
PETER POWER Here are the last hate advert flyers that the state Liberals distributed throughout Tasmania at the last elections. Clever, Kind...
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Thousands flocked to the spectacle; it certainly made their footy crowds look a bit less exciting
GEOFF SMEDLEY The Gorge in flood was a common sight 50 years ago and I was stunned to see the many thousands...
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Mercury: Hydro back in the black …
MERCURY HYDRO Tasmania has turned last year’s $58 million operating loss into a $38 million net profit. Releasing preliminary results for the...
