Tasmanian Times
Society
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Fortress Preciousness
SUBURBAN and inter-regional preciousness is never very far away in Tasmania as evidenced by some recent minor eruptions. As ever, Battery Point...
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Arrogance or hubris
In his Australia Day speech Howard has called for his story to be taught in Schools. He claims that the black armband...
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A history of Australia
ON this day in 1788 the seven remaining ships of the ‘First Fleet’ joined The Supply at a place recently named Sydney...
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A proper roasting
YOU might think the residents of Battery Point — and I am one — would be very particular about their coffee. That...
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King Canute
TASMANIAN based medical practitioner and researcher, Dr Michael Keane, questions the logic behind demonising opioids. In an article in The Age on...
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1.0KTimber: the terrible waste
TIMBER workers for forests is an Incorporated Association, formed in 2001 to represent the interests of timber workers who believed that their...
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Get a job!
One of the great Australian taunts over the years has been, “Get a job!” Regional Australia and politicians have struggled with employment...
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How to navigate
“If you go down to the woods today you’re sure of a big surprise!” In political terms, the only things certain in...
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The policy challenge
IT is the New Year and a state election is just around the corner. We have already heard a number of initiatives...
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So little honour
AND so we come to one of those times of the year — New Year’s Day and the Queen’s Birthday — when...
