Tasmanian Times
Society
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887‘A Mockery of the Role of Parliament’
The Tasmanian Planning Scheme Bill has passed though both houses of Parliament; without amendment by the Legislative Assembly and only minor amendment...
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Hobart’s iconic pub Knopwood’s to close its doors
*Pic: Ros Lehman’s (ABC) interior shot of Knoppies … and its daily changing message on the blackboard … One of Hobart’s most...
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What has happened to University culture? Whither the Launceston campus?
The time when universities were called sheltered workshops for the intellectually abled has long since passed. Corporate thinking has utterly absorbed the...
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Taste the mojo lost
Image by Cyn, the Food Pornographer, here The Taste of Tasmania was once the pinnacle of Tasmanian events, a shining light at...
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Now Turnbull … what next?
Malcolm Turnbull’s accession to the prime ministership was greeted with a wave of euphoria, high expectations and even love. But was this...
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STATE … of denial
Both the Tasmanian government and the Tourism Industry Council have criticized Lonely Planet’s latest guide ( ABC Wrap HERE and Will Hodgman...
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NATION: Another week … Another backflip
*ABC pic of Greg Hunt spruiking … ‘We will aim to do more’, a glad-handed Greg Hunt promises the world, having just...
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Tasmania’s water dilemma …
In July 2015, a researcher based in South Australia forwarded information to Friends of the Earth regarding non-microbiological detections in drinking water...
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Amnesty’s disturbing report …
Amnesty International’s recent report, By Hook or by Crook makes for troubling reading. Having collected evidence from asylum seekers and crew who...
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Nikolic Referred to Anti-Discrimination Commission
University lecturer Dr Michael Powell has referred Mr Nikolic MHR for Bass to the Anti-Discrimination Commission. This follows a complaint earlier this...
