Tasmanian Times
Society
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776Report slams Risdon Prison
ANOTHER $20 million will be pumped into Tasmania’s ailing Risdon Prison after a scathing report condemned prison management and said the jail...
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Dinner with Julia
As part of the Federal Press Gallery’s Mid-Winter Ball Charity Auction, GetUp and Australian Marriage Equality bid for and won dinner at...
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School Holiday fun in Hobart and relief in Triabunna
It’s on again tomorrow – we are throwing open the doors of Forestry Tasmania’s head office in Hobart for a touch of...
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THE BUDGET: Ignore the rhetoric … is Giddings up to it?
As any psychology student will attest, the best predictor of future behaviour is past behaviour. So when Treasurer Giddings fronts the press...
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This is not just another Budget. It is a critical indicator of political and policy intent.
The 2011-12 Tasmanian budget matters a great deal. It will be a defining moment in the life expectancy of the Labor-Green minority...
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Window to Togatus (2)
Asylum seekers can now join old growth forest logging and the pulp mill as a topic guaranteed to create a divided dogfight...
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Live export of livestock undermines Tasmanian economy
The Tasmanian Greens today reiterated calls for a ban on state live exports, in response to an outstanding community response whereby 10,000...
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Drop in centre under new management
After weeks of uncertainty, Colony 47’s mental health drop-in centre in Hobart will close. Colony 47 could no longer afford to run...
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Penola pulp mill plans dead
PLANS to revive the $1.5 billion Penola Pulp Mill are dead with the company behind the mill calling in liquidators. The company’s...
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Poll driven … god help us!
It seems the media are really the ones driven by poll results. Recently Galaxy, in conjunction with News Ltd, stated that “58%...
