Tasmanian Times
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736States want more details on power price plan
State and territory leaders are calling for more details before signing up to the Federal Government’s plan to cut electricity bills. Prime...
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Greens reject plans to water down environmental laws
Pic: Nicole Anderson The Tasmanian Greens are urging Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke to abandon plans to hand control of environmental regulation...
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200 attend marriage equality beach BBQ
Organisers of Tasmania’s first Marriage Equality Beach BBQ, held in Hobart today (Sun), have hailed the event “a great success” with over...
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Just appalling
I am in Legana with my elderly mother. I went into a newsagent and saw these new cigarette box covers. The shop...
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TFGA warns farmers of fire danger
Experts are predicting a long hot summer – and Tasmanians today (Fri) saw the first total fire ban for the season. The...
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Wisdom from Hector the Protector
Hector in action … pic by Tony Cross, Mercury (scan) Pic by Brian O’Byrne Hector started … and Miranda is finishing …...
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We urge the Legislative Council to reject it
It seems we don’t learn from past experience in this state. The main thing that got up everybody’s nose with the Gunn’s...
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Cameron rejects call for statutory press regulation
• Leveson report: David Cameron rejects call for statutory press regulation PM says legislating could infringe on free speech but Nick Clegg...
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‘Don’t believe web of lies and half-truths’
Sarawak CM Taib (above) likens campaigns to discredit individuals and government to economic sabotage. KUCHING: Sarawak Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud said...
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King Island wind power and Basslink Mark 2
Tasmanian Times scooped today’s announcement of the mega King Island wind prospect by some two years when it published an as yet...
