Tasmanian Times
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1.3KBio-morph – experiments in simultaneous biography No. 7: David (O’)Byrne
David (O’)Byrne is an artist, musician and Tasmanian Labor politician. He has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,...
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The Permit: Last minute surprise! And much tortuous detail…
Dear Reader, This article is long, some of it is ‘technical’ and deals with The Pulp Mill Permit. It consists actually of...
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Public opinion and representative democracy
What role should public opinion play in the ultimate political resolution of such public policy debates as climate change, asylum-seekers, the war...
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Former Premier Criticises Wilkie
Former two-time Labor Premier of Tasmania Michael Field speaks here ( see below for details of the Samuel Griffith Society conference I’m...
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Be Aware that Housing Density in Hobart is Set to Double
The Details The details of this move are outlined in the Southern Tasmania Regional Land Use Strategy 2010-2035 which has been approved...
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Where has the evidence gone?
No new confirmed evidence of fox activity has been found in Tasmania since 24 March 2010. Does the recent absence of evidence...
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States get a bigger say on the environment
The Gillard government has rolled out a business-friendly overhaul of national environment laws, boosting the states’ role in approving or rejecting controversial...
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Live and let die, our animals’ painful plight
LAST Thursday was an extremely sad day for Australian farm animals. Despite repeated pleas by the RSPCA, Animals Australia and thousands of...
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Will Lara be drowned in The Spill? Michael Field warns of disunity
I keep hearing persistent rumours that ambitious Economic Development Minister David O’Byrne is poised to assassinate Premier Lara Giddings. And, last night,...
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A substantial commencement of Rat Cunning
Well, one has to give the politicians and the others involved in this de facto extension of the pulpmill permit credit for...
