Tasmanian Times
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1.1KWe will never stop fighting. The Backlash against the Backlash
‘Red-haired’ animal advocates across the country gathered once again today (July 30) to urge the Gillard government to put an end, once...
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Four-term Tassie … as TAFE enrolments tipped to drop
Tasmania’s public school system will switch to a four-term school year from 2013. The Education Minister Nick McKim says he has accepted...
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Questions, but no Answers, in Hobart
I wasn’t invited, so I watched online, and I had to wait until it was almost over to see the best bit...
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The terrible threat of political violence
The recent tragic events in Norway emphasise the need for political debate to be conducted by media commentators and politicians in a...
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No common ground on the forests agreement. Whole log exports lashed
• Peter McGlone, Director Tasmanian Conservation Trust CONSERVATION GROUPS MUST REJECT THE FORESTS AGREEMENT ANTI-PROTEST CLAUSE The Tasmanian Conservation Trust today stated...
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Agricultural land: The future hot property
Australia’s sweeping plains are being overrun by rural raiders from overseas. Leonie Lamont and Paddy Manning explain how the humble back block...
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Tasmanian budget cuts – opportunity rather than crisis for our health system?
The recent Tasmanian budget has confirmed the old saying that when the tide goes out you get to see who’s been swimming...
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Big Rod and Julia’s bribe
My magnificent young rooster, Big Rod, was anything but the other morning. The evening before, he had flown up into a tree...
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Planning – Environmentally Sustainable Development
The 12 Southern Councils have now agreed on the Southern Tasmanian Regional Land Use Strategy 2010-2035 and it is with the Minister...
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‘Eco-pirate’ Paul Watson is in danger of losing his boat
Sea Shepherd flagship impounded in Scottish port after Maltese tuna fishery sues for £850,000 in damages “Eco-pirate” Paul Watson is losing a...
