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898STATE: Government may end Federal Group’s monopoly on poker machines
Federal Group would lose its monopoly on poker machines in pubs and clubs and a special high rollers casino licence would be...
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The Billions lost on MIS …
Senator WHISH-WILSON (Tasmania) (18:57): I instigated this inquiry by the Senate Economics References Committee into forestry managed investment schemes. I cannot think...
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The Attorney-General, the Public Trustee and donations to the Tasmanian Liberals
Tasmanian Attorney-General Vanessa Goodwin has defended a Government Business Enterprise’s (GBE) membership of an industry lobby group which has donated almost $35,000...
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Tourism …
*Pic: Charlie in Tromso … Some people just can’t wait to retire so they can go travelling. Perversely I plan never to...
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‘Urgent Bruny Waste Problem Dismissed By Premier’
Premier Hodgman refused to promise action on the waste problem on Bruny Island before the Easter tourist rush, despite a letter from...
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Senate to Hold Inquiry on Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area Fires
The Senate will hold an inquiry into the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area fires, after today agreeing to a motion moved by...
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COMMENT: The right to know & donations to the Tas Liberal Party by the Public Trustee’s lobby group
Should a Tasmanian Government agency belong to a politically active industry lobby group which donates to the party currently in government? It...
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Basslink’s website woes
NOW BASSLINK HAS WEBSITE PROBLEMS ‘509 – Bandwidth exceeded’ (see image above) “Not a good look for an infrastructure/telecomms company”, said one...
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Ancient Tassie had nothing to do with ‘The Mainland’ …
*Pic: Fossil Bluff, North-West Tasmania … We always thought Tasmania was different, and now geology can explain why. New discoveries from Tasmania’s...
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Basslink’s wrong cut … ?
Basslink has revealed it cut the fibre-optic and interconnector cable in the wrong place on March 11, and won’t be able to...
