Tasmanian Times
Society
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888Who’s knocking on Tasmania’s aldermanic doors?
With the local government election results now finalised, Tasmania’s 263 councillors are confronting the dilemma on how to handle requests from developers...
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STATE: The State Treasurer urges unions to drop strike and accept government pay freeze offer
Tasmania’s Treasurer is labelling unions “selfish” for deciding to walk off the job in an action that will inconvenience parents, school children...
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Planning and governance reform: Will someone have the courage?
For those of you who have any history of involvement in planning in Tasmania, you’ll remember the days when the PLUC came...
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NATION: Renewable energy target thrown into confusion as negotiations collapse
Labor walks away from RET talks, saying it cannot accept ‘deep and devastating cut to the sector’ being proposed by Coalition Attempts...
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Historic Governor Appointment
The Tasmanian Greens warmly welcome the historic appointment of Professor Kate Warner AM as Tasmania’s first female governor, Greens Leader Kim Booth...
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Tasmania touted as humane, cost-effective, productive asylum seeker solution
Tasmania would become Australia’s asylum seeker processing centre, with newcomers living and working freely in the community, under a plan developed by...
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World governments failing Earth’s ecosystems, says top conservationist
Governments are lagging behind on international commitments to safeguard the planet’s ecosystems, with politicians failing to grasp that economic growth depends upon...
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Minister Hunt must act after Tasmanian Government commits to destruction of Aboriginal heritage
*Pic: Bob McMahon’s picture of dune buggy damage in the (once-protected) area Save the Tarkine has called on Minister Greg Hunt to...
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Obituary: Barbara Zochling – 17.1.1938 – 15.10.2014
Obituary Barbara Zochling – 17.1.1938 – 15.10.2014. Turnbull Family Funerals placed a brief notice in a local paper on Friday, 31 October....
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Tasmania Police Manual – release of RTI documents
Early this year it was reported on Tasmanian Times ( HERE ) that former Police Minister David O’Byrne supported a decision by...
