Tasmanian Times
Society
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1.4KLegal prostitution in Europe: the shady facade of human trafficking
Criminalising the buying, rather than the offering, of sexual services is one of the ways to fight the transnational criminal networks behind...
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Upper House Rejection of Pay Freeze Legislation
By delaying the wage freeze legislation the Legislative Council has effectively rejected the Bill. We are extremely disappointed with this outcome, because...
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NATION: National security law an outrageous attack on press freedom in Australia
*Pic: of former journalist Tony Abbott The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA), the union and industry advocate for Australia’s journalists, has...
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The Shame …
Human rights groups have described a deal to send asylum seekers from Australia’s offshore detention centres to Cambodia as shameful. Cambodia’s foreign...
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Tasmanians know how to do new technology …
Talk for Rally for Renewables, Hobart 26 Sep 2014, Tasmania has a long and proud history of developing renewable energy. Nearly 120...
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National rally for renewables comes to Tasmania
*Pic: The rally will be outside the office of Senator Eric Abetz, above Renewable energy workers, businesses, solar owners and supporters will...
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Lord Mayor, release the annual report now
Lord Mayor Damon Thomas can and should release the HCC’s Annual Report now – to disclose the Myer deal – prior to...
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An incident between a policeman and a councillor …
Trawling through Council Agendas looking for news is a mind-numbing experience. However, just occasionally you find a nugget of gold that makes...
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Playing favourites on tourism
*Pic: ABC picture of log trucks lined up to enter Triabunna woodchip mill during a protest against woodchipping. Graeme Wood was quoted...
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Tasmanian Government told: Throw out flawed protest bill as tinkering won’t fix it
*Pic: ABC, of Resources Minister Paul Harriss and Premier Will Hodgman • Jenny Weber, Peg Putt, Richard Griggs Civil Libertarians, unions, environmentalists,...
