Tasmanian Times
Society
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983Barnett defends the indefensible GBE with more spin, deception and blame
*Pic: – Ted Mead – A grand Tarkine eucalypt – too big for peelers, too old for sawlogs. These magnificent ancient forests...
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Poker machine apocalypse? LABOR’S POLICY …
*Pic: Michael Coghlan, Flickr First published December 10 There seems little doubt the fate of poker machines post 2023 will be an...
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The tear of reminiscence …
*Pic: Beatles by Stephen Luff, Flickr First published December 14 A tear hung on Don Bentley’s cheek, refusing to budge, refusing to...
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The Prosser dinosaurs …
The new river mouth … Sausage bags in place … Natural and safe … Second attempt … First boat through … Work...
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Big year for centenaries, this 2017 …
*Pic: Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_bin_Salman ) First published December 16 And, although less widely known, 717 Arab...
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Housing is a human right …
Housing is a human right. This undeniable principle should be universally adhered to; however, governments the world over continue to undermine it....
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A former mayor says nay to an old warhorse
First published December 11 Huon Valley Guessing Games It was respectful. It was diplomatic. But it certainly was a dressing down that...
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Letter to the Editor … on Flinders Island …
Sir, I hope that the news from Flinders Island today is embraced by all Tasmanians. The island is now being run almost...
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There’s certainly some good news in this year’s Tasmania Report …
Ted Mead graphic First published December 11 Tasmania’s economy is about $4¼bn (or 8¼%) larger than previously reckoned, because of revisions to...
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‘ ‘Fake News,’ Trump’s Obsession, Is Now a Cudgel for Strongmen’ … ask Will …
BRUSSELS — President Trump routinely invokes the phrase “fake news” as a rhetorical tool to undermine opponents, rally his political base and...
