Tasmanian Times
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903God no, I couldn’t possibly drive to Hobart, I have to fly …
A Tasmanian Labor Senator has defended spending about $23,000 on taxpayer-funded flights between Launceston and Hobart. Helen Polley has confirmed a $12,000...
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‘I can stand for mayor again,’ says MLC Armstrong
Huon Valley Guessing Games Mayor Robert Armstrong, elected this month to the Tasmanian Legislative Council, has warned the citizens of the Huon...
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Celebrities Join World Heritage Campaign
Prominent Australians and international environmentalists have joined The Bob Brown Foundation’s campaign to keep Tasmania’s World Heritage Area safe forever. Global Voices...
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Mother Mountain: The Symphony of Birdsong (11)
Cloud, cockatoo and our mountain … Pic: Rob Walls, http://robertwalls.wordpress.com/ The “Respect the Mountain” forum ( here, here, and here ) at...
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Premier Hodgman and the GST, a true baptism of fire
One can only wish our new Premier fortitude as he flies to Sydney this Sunday, to attend a crisis meeting of first...
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World Heritage Committee rejects Abbott’s bid to delist WHA
Liberal attack on World Heritage rejected The Australian Greens are delighted that the World Heritage draft decision recommends its Committee not approve...
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A colder, meaner, narrower place …
Budget reply speech delivered by Opposition Leader Bill Shorten: Madam Speaker Tonight I rise to speak on behalf of millions of Australians...
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Double-Dissolution … now. The bond of trust is broken
Let’s have the Senate block supply in order to put the 2014 Budget to a referendum. Never since Federation has a first-term...
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Health: These newest cuts simply worsen an already dire situation
‘Sustainability’ and the great health cost shift The Prime Minister, the Treasurer and the Health Minister have all used the same word...
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An attack on pensioners, families, students, workers, the disabled and small business
• Tom Ellison: The waiting is over, and we now know two things: First, the Abbott Government’s vision for Australia’s future is...
