Tasmanian Times
Wellbeing & Lifestyle
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837The Intergenerational Report focuses on the old, when the future belongs to the young
Releasing Australia’s fourth Intergenerational Report, Joe Hockey described it as the “social compact between generations”, which would help “identify where the future...
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IGR: An alarming piece of sloppy propaganda
Liberal brains trust … Treasurer Hockey, PM Abbott, Julie Bishop, Warren Truss Side-stepping convention, tiptoeing around the climate elephant in the room,...
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Julian Burnside: Independent media for reality’s sake
Human rights advocate and barrister Julian Burnside AO QC talks about his disenchantment with newspapers and the vital need for more than...
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Carmen’s call
*Pic: Portrait of Dr Carmen Lawrence, Subject: Dr Carmen Lawrence, Artist: Deanne Haddow. From here I first met Carmen Lawrence at a...
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Real leaders … and real equality
This long weekend, we are invited to wake up and think about the women in our lives, focus on women’s achievements, and...
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Lots of questions …
Vegetable Love or Time’s Winged Chariots: local government reform as real change or short term response to frustrations in State economic policy...
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War, what’s it good for?
What’s wrong with peace, love and understanding. Elvis Costello wrote a ballad, John Lennon implored us to explore the concept, the vision,...
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The Prescience of Evan Whitton
PM Tony Abbott has saved his bacon for the moment with a War on Terror. Can torture be far behind? A-G George...
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ALP’s abrogation on the insidious metadata legislation
I thought I would send an email to Bill Shorten about the complete abrogation of his, and the Labor Party’s, responsibilities on...
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Rushing through a gag …
Subsequent to the recent revelations of the cruelty involved in live-baiting in the Greyhound Racing Industry the Senate is to rush through...
