Tasmanian Times
Wellbeing & Lifestyle
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2.1KWhy Tasmania needs an independent inquiry into child sex abuse
July 2003 – Walter Tusyn was the first person to speak out publicly in Tasmania and expose the brutality, sexual and other...
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Long-overdue rail investment will boost productivity
The Tasmanian Greens today welcomed the Tasrail’s investment in 17 new locomotives as a significant step to revitalise rail freight services, long...
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World Heritage Under Threat and No Real Science Available
Fish farms in Macquarie Harbour, Brand Tas pic Environment Tasmania and the Tasmanian Aquaculture Reform Alliance are urging the community to oppose...
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John Gay fronts court
The former chairman of the Tasmanian timber company Gunns has appeared in the Magistrates Court in Launceston on insider trading charges. John...
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How about it, guys?
Forestry chief Bob Gordon, left, and Minister Bryan Green Whether it’s this coupe BA388D, (Forestry Tasmania’s arrogant trashing of Aboroginal and settler...
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How Lennon, Rolley and Gordon flogged the softwood resource
I can still recall the bewielded looks on the faces of the Technical Foresters and our Field Supervisors when we had just...
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Health boss calls for legalised brothels
Tasmania’s Director of Public Health has spoken out against legislation banning brothels, arguing the state’s sex industry laws are failing. Dr Roscoe...
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Peck’s motion is ridiculous … and rejected
Dear Mayor and Aldermen, We believe Alderman Tony Peck’s motion to support the pulp mill exceeds his power and is outside councils...
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Democratic right to protest is not for sale
The Tasmanian Greens have called for a Tasmania Police proposal to charge protesters for costs to be rejected on the grounds that...
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The eye of the beholder
It is remarkable how differently people can interpret the same image. When Alan Duggan views Sam Rosewarne’s iconic photograph of the ‘conga...
