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1.4KArticleEXPERT REACTION: Federal Government’s COVID-19 Modelling
The Federal Government has just released the modelling behind its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The modelling is theoretical and based on overseas...
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Who Let the Flogs Out: The Big, Rotten Apple
A tragedy. An apocalypse. A nightmare. A loss for words. The COVID-19 situation in New York is so bad that before I...
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Third Tasmanian Coronavirus Death Confirmed
Media release – Prof. Tony Lawler, Chief Medical Officer, 7 April 2020 Third coronavirus death confirmed A man in his 80s who tested...
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FAQ: Tenants’ Rights under COVID-19 Emergency Bill
Last week temporary changes to the Residential Tenancy Act came into effect for the duration of the COVID-19 Emergency Period. Tenants’ Union...
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2.2KPlanning/HeritageTasmanian Planning Laws and Institutions Under Attack
In the 1990s Tasmanian state governments introduced a range of progressive planning and environmental laws including the State Coastal Policy, the Threatened...
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More Support Needed for Tas North-West
Calls are growing for more support for health services in the state’s north-west in the wake of a coronavirus outbreak. “With the...
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1.3KClimate Change
Sorry to Disappoint Climate Deniers, but Coronavirus makes the Low-Carbon Transition more Urgent
by John Hewson, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Climate deniers have been hanging out for the United Nations’ next...
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1.8KTas That Was
The Spanish Influenza Danger
Daily Telegraph (Launceston, Tas. : 1883 – 1928) , Wed 20 Nov 1918 , Page 2 THE SPANISH INFLUENZA DANGER In Tasmania we are taking...
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1.8KCreative Tasmania
Putting Cruise Ships to Use
The owners of cruise ships, who up until now have given so much pleasure to so many, are being given a particularly...
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Risdon 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...
