Tasmanian Times
Society
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1.1KThe Lion of The Land
There has been a real sense of sorrow and loss throughout the farming community this week over the death of a man...
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Honesty is the best policy: Turnbull swipes at Abbott and ‘deficit of trust’
Malcolm Turnbull last night MALCOLM TURNBULL has decried the state of political discourse in Australia, saying it had deteriorated to such an...
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TFGA says NZ potatoes may ruin 300 growers here
The Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association said today it had appealed to federal agriculture minister Senator Ludwig, his colleagues and the Tasmanian...
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Scale back: the corporate lessons of Tasmania’s forestry debacle. Forest carbon …
Bob Brown picture Tasmania’s forest industry is experiencing its worst downturn in a decade, prompting a much-needed restructuring. While analysts focus on...
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Milne v Wallace, marriage equality
• Jim Wallace debates Christine Milne on gay marriage at UTAS LawFest The Managing Director of the Australian Christian Lobby Jim Wallace...
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‘Cargo cult’ mentality is not an economic development policy
ABC pic I stayed out of the long-running debate over the proposed Gunns pulp mill in the Tamar Valley because, for most...
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Failure of both government and coal companies must lead to lower compensation
The termination of the Contracts for Closure program represents a breach of trust on the part of the government and a short-sighted...
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Margiris: Burke’s Intervention ‘Not Enough’. United front against Labor. Dolphin killer
Picture: Greenpeace Despite Minister Burke’s decision, the issue of bycatch and wider threats to marine life from the super trawler FV Margiris...
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Don’t write off Labor … yet. Greens slump in latest poll
A Brief History of Federal Polling (Warning: this article is very long and contains lots of number crunching relating to opinion polls...
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Science against ‘Abel Tasman’. ‘Block ports’ protests ‘not a concern’. Burke’s ‘all-clear’
Picture: Greenpeace While fisheries science is more complex than Dr. Seuss’ iconic title implies, he had it right in two fundamental areas....
