Tasmanian Times
Society
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1.3KHas organised crime corrupted Tasmania Police?
The latest home invasion ( ABC: Gunman terrorises Hobart family in foiled break-in ) by a shotgun-armed raider again raises the very...
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Andrew Nikolic, The SMH … and the Press Council
During its brief and unremarkable existence, the New Examiner ( Facebook here ) parodied dozens of public figures. We paraded Lara Giddings...
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LegCo report slams State Government on light rail
The Independent Member for Denison, Andrew Wilkie, welcomed today’s release of the Legislative Council Government Administration Committee B’s report on sustainable public...
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No more live exports
The Independent Member for Denison, Andrew Wilkie, warned Prime Minister Kevin Rudd that any attempt to increase live cattle exports to Indonesia...
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Greens release “Tasmania 2030” vision for a green, dynamic, and prosperous economy
Today Senator Peter Whish-Wilson was joined by Australian Greens Leader Senator Christine Milne and Tasmanian Greens Leader Nick McKim to launch “Tasmania...
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The biomassacre report – or the truth in campaigning
In the article “FORESTRY TASMANIA’S BIOMASS PUSH FOR NATIVE FORESTS COURTS CONTROVERSY & ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE“ (Tasmanian Times, 20.06.13, Here) Peg Putt, CEO...
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Dear *Roscoe: I was healthy before I came to Tasmania …
DHHS toxicology reports flawed – but how flawed? (Part 2) Part 2 in the Rosebery series on DHHS toxicology reports. Part 1,...
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What does it say about the Legislative Council … ?
What do the very different debates on same-sex marriage and adoption say about the Tasmanian Upper House? Why was support for same-sex...
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Play the policy not the man on waste management
The Chairman of Southern Waste Solutions has intervened to request the Southern Beaches Conservation Society to refrain from playing the man and...
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Self-harm fears at Pontville
The national Children’s Commissioner has expressed concern for the mental health of teenagers held at a Tasmanian detention centre. Megan Mitchell visited...
