Tasmanian Times
Society
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785What’s so wrong with being hung?
The Gettysburg Address is famous for its line that democratic government should be “of the people, by the people, for the people”....
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No Clear Answers is Our Best Bet
We still don’t know whether Mervyn Ford is going to make it across the line or not, but it’s a dead cert...
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Political Winds of Change
An Article published late last year ( Democracy Tas Style, HERE ) addressed issues associated with the failings of our parliamentary democracy....
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Time to restart the republican debate
The major parties are missing an historic opportunity to put the republican debate back on the agenda in the Federal election campaign,...
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What debate, Mr Gilmore?
I appreciate the fact that an editor has the final say as to what is printed and what is not, but let...
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My eyes were opened
Recently I watched a disturbing documentary film titled The Cove about the slaughter of dolphins in the waters off Japan. I was...
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UN Chief shocked by Pakistan’s flood disaster
UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon has expressed shock and urged the international community to speed up the delivery of aid after visiting flood-affected...
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Bill Henson. The light and the dark and the shades of grey
Bill Henson is known worldwide for his haunting and beautiful photographs. He’s also known for the massive controversy that blew up in...
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Rule of Law
If, as they say, the road to hell is paved with good intentions, I am knocking on the gates right now. I...
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More climate change indicators that we wish to ignore
In a week dominated by more climate change indicators that we wish to ignore with 1/3 of Pakistan covered by water, and...
