Tasmanian Times
Wellbeing & Lifestyle
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779Government’s Wasteful Health and Safety Record Slammed
Tasmania’s public sector union today (Wed) released figures showing massive blowouts in both injury rates and workers’ compensation insurance premiums for state...
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TOTE’S $5m losing bet
THE State Government invested $5 million in a sports betting company that its liquidator says was insolvent at the time. Now Government-owned...
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Young Designers Rewarded for Hobart Vision
Two young designers have each won $500 for their visionary schemes for the Hobart CBD, showcased as part of the Hidden Hobart...
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The best way to push bad policy is to wrap it in a ‘security’ blanket
These days, the surest way to gain acceptance for policy proposals that former Treasury Secretary Ken Henry might have called “frankly, bad”...
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Murdoch buries the lead as reshuffle has Hartigan bowing out at News Ltd
RUPERT Murdoch underplayed a key move of his own in his announcement that John Hartigan would step down as chairman and chief...
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Giant Freshwater Crayfish latest Forestry Tasmania collateral damage …
Experts fear a planned logging operation in Tasmania’s north-west threatens the survival of the Tasmanian giant freshwater lobster. A river system near...
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DESPARD GALLERY: Paul Selwood & Peter Poulet opens Thursday @ Despard
Paul Selwood Winner – 2011 Sculpture by the Sea @ Bondi. Meet the artist this Thursday evening from 6 p.m. and preview...
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UK Olympic scandal with endangered Tassie timber
• The Independent, UK: So much for the ‘truly Green Games’: Olympic athletes to train on timber from ‘endangered’ forests Wood from...
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Tarkine must be protected
• Senator Christine Milne: Infected devils on door of Tarkine Feds must heritage list now The discovery of Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumour...
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Afghan soldier shoots 3 diggers
Three Australian soldiers are in hospital this morning after being shot by a rogue Afghan soldier, just 10 days after three diggers...
