Tasmanian Times
Society
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“Finding Home far away from Home”
ANNA WILLIAMS THE exhibition “Retaining Cultural Memory” was held last month as part of Refugee Week at the Moonah Arts Centre. An...
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Tax the pokies
PETER ABC RADIO NATIONAL, National Interest 17 July 2009 http://www.abc.net.au/rn/nationalinterest/stories/2009/2629268.htm The City of Moreland in Melbourne is doubling rates for commercial gaming...
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Losing my religion for equality
JIMMY CARTER, US President, 1977-1981, The Age, here Women and girls have been discriminated against for too long in a twisted interpretation...
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Worldometers
Have a look at the dynamic global statistics. here:
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Footpaths to pathways
TONY MULDER Alderman Tony Mulder has called for a change to Community Service Orders (CSO) for young offenders. Alderman Mulder’s call was...
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Are our politicians real people?
MIKE BOLAN Issue 48 of Big Picture asks what our governments priorities are for Australians and whether our politicians are real people,...
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After 10 years of working in the front-line of social work …
BRIAN Unfortunately, the most we can expect the state government to do is commission a study into homelessness, review it in a...
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On the streets
ABC ONLINE The Tasmanian Government has conceded the number of homeless people in the state is rising. A study from the Royal...
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Between The Lines
AUSTRALIA INSTITUTE Reading Between the Lines this week:Edited extract from Senator Christine Milne’s address to the National Press Club Poverty and sustainability...
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‘Bogans’ are the most important catalyst for social change
RODNEY CROOME Jane Rankin-Reid hits the nail on the head. Why have our political leaders remained silent on this issue? For that...
