Tasmanian Times
Health
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1.2KState Government considers secret private bid for public ‘medical services’
The State Government is refusing to disclose details of unsolicited bids received by the Office of the Coordinator-General from companies pitching proposals...
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Health underfunded by $1.4 billion over a decade
Tasmania’s state health system has been underfunded, compared with those in other states, by at least $1.4 billion over the past decade....
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What happens if a major political donor doesn’t disclose?
People who don’t vote – unless they persuade the Australian Electoral Commission that they have a compelling excuse – are subject to...
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Who’s a Liberal donor gonna call? Rentbusters!
Federal Minister for Health, Sussan Ley, has confirmed that she is considering a proposal by Australia’s private pathology industry lobby group to...
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The private pathology industry emerges as major Tasmanian Liberals donor
In the past three years a Canberra-based lobby group for Australia’s $2.5 billion a year private pathology industry – together with two...
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Federal Hotels’ predicament
*Pic: From ‘Team Mulawa’ here: “Greg Farrell Jr, “Mr. Mulawa”: Greg is by nature very hands-on – activity done translates into learning...
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Pioneer folk wonder if TasWater’s WorkSafe Tasmania Award is a joke …
On the eve of Pioneer’s third ‘anniversary’ living with lead-contaminated drinking water, TasWater pockets the WorkSafe Tasmania Award (and $5000, TT here:...
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Palm oil, pollution and pyro-politics
*Pic: Figure 1. Borneo, in a non El Nino year: The skies over Putusibau, West Kalimantan, 28 October 2014. Another smokey morning...
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NATION, Turnbull: ‘Small L’ Liberal Or Planet-Eating Death Star … ? Amnesty, Abyan
*Pic: Original image: Serious Cat, Flickr Early indications from the Turnbull Government Next week, Malcolm Turnbull will clock up six weeks as...
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Millennial Masculism Man (2)
Yesterday I made a visit to the magnificent panopticon-styled Melbourne Magistrates Court on an oxymoronically named civil matter. Due to legalities I’m...
