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The life of the island! Tasmania's independent newsmagazine since 2002. Join us for current affairs, arts, business, wellbeing & more, by and for Tasmanians.
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Robyn A Lewis & Prof Michael Johnston examine the concept of 'Elite Cartels' and how it might be applied to understanding corruption in Tasmania. It's the first in a series on Tasmanian governance by @Sussex_SCSC. #politas
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@WMRRAus Once the network is fully rolled out following scheme commencement, there will be 49 refund points across the state for people to return their eligible drink containers in exchange for a 10-cent refund. Once returned, these containers become valuable material for recycling.
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A new petition to the #politas Parliament seeks 'comprehensive and effective legislation' to protect the rights of caravan and tourist park residents.
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Author Ben Marshall reviews the striking new non-fiction work 'Dream Burnie' (by Justin Heazlewood) which celebrates the creativity and artistic personalities of the north-west coast of Tasmania.
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The Tasmanian govt is providing $170K funding to support a second Tasmanian series of SBS wilderness-reality show Alone Australia.
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@LyndaFrench19 @TasmanianLabor It says clearly at the top that the piece is by Our Place, as does the lead tweet.
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@lithgowflashman It says clearly at the top that the piece is by Our Place, as does the lead tweet.
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"We've got two excellent venues and a sport-loving community ready to embrace a team. Let's kick things off at the two existing venues and consider a new stadium when the budget is healthier, and the case has been properly made." - MB
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Transcript of today's media conference with captains @davidwarner31 (@sixersbbl) and Nathan Ellis (@hurricanesBBL) ahead of tomorrow night's @BBL final at Bellerive Oval in Hobart. #bbl14 #Canetrain
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"Put another way, the present value of total costs exceeds total benefits by $1380 for every Tasmanian. Do Tasmanians really want to incur those costs at the expense of other uses of public funds? Most of us want an AFL team, but is it worth that much?" #politas
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In his statement in reply, David O'Byrne was unable to refute any of the points made by Jenner and Johnston. "I will not engage in a slanging match with other MPs in this manner. I respect their view, but I respectfully disagree."
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