Tasmanian Times
Society
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1.2KTall poppies: Yesteryear and today
Australians excel at cutting down tall poppies. Very few know that an Australian might have been the first Secretary-General of the newly-created...
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The King Hit …
In the Mercury (28/July/16) there is a story stating ‘Man Charged over Vic pub brawl’. It is at 10:55 am in the...
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Rolled on smokes: Blow to Ferguson authority
Tasmania’s health minister, Michael Ferguson (above, from his Facebook page), has been dealt a damaging setback by the cabinet, which refused to...
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Tasmanian Federal Liberal’s Bitter Harvest: Parts 1 & 2
With the AEC declaring the Senate results for Tasmania and the Northern Territory on Tuesday 27 July 2016, the loss of the...
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How Chechens became key Daesh fighters
Your free-read from The Saturday Paper How did the Georgian-born Chechen Omar al-Shishani, killed in Iraq this month, come to be one...
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Nigel Scullion not interested in child abuse: Does that ring a Pell?
So, when Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion heard about child abuse happening in Northern Territory gaols, he says his interest wasn’t...
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Statement – Completion of Tasmanian Senate Count
*Pic: From Wikipedia HERE, where there is also a profile of Richard Colbeck Ed: … or Eric gets his way … It...
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Four Corners: Dylan Voller releases letter apologising for crimes, thanking community for support
Peter O’Brien @OBrienSolicitor. Dylan Voller has instructed us to release this letter … Dylan Voller, one of the teenage boys whose mistreatment...
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George Pell subject of Victoria Police investigation into multiple allegations of sexual abuse
*Pic from Australian Women’s Weekly HERE: George Pell denies he is ‘dangerous’ Ridicule … Controversial Cardinal George Pell portrait wins irreverent 2016...
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Will ‘conservative white males’ ever be prepared to act on evidence on tobacco control?
Tasmania still has the highest smoking rates of any state in Australia. Around 1400 Tasmanians have died from tobacco related diseases and...
