Tasmanian Times
State
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9.9KRisdon Prison is No Place for Rehabilitation
It was because torture, flogging, and hanging became repugnant to community sensibilities and their efficacy questioned, that they were ultimately abolished in...
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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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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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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...
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Industrial Fish Farmer, Huon Aquaculture, Guilty on Pollution Charges
The following report is prepared by Peter George who began reporting court cases in 1969 and has covered a range of court...
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Huon Aquaculture Reaches Agreement with EPA on Pollution Charges
Huon Aquaculture appears to have avoided an embarrassing full public airing on charges that it has polluted the state’s waterways. A planned...
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Concerns Raised Over Major Projects Legislation
Concerns have been raised over the government’s proposed Major Projects legislation. Residents Opposed to the Cable Car (ROCC) say the laws, if...
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Labor’s Jobs & Housing Plan
Labor responded to the Premier’s state of the state speech yesterday with a number of announcements. These are reproduced below this audio...
