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688Cringing at draws
What is it about draws that brings out the stupids from players, officials & commentators in Australian sport? Why does someone like...
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Travels without a Donkey: Bolivia (3) (Potosí)
IT´S DIFFICULT to describe the city of Potosí, and impossible for a little donkey to do it justice. It´s also impossible not...
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Yes, the law can be an ass
Cynical old hacks on travel junkets will write that a fly-blown hotel in Bongo Congo is the new honeymoon hotspot in exchange...
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Michael Mansell: David Bartlett is the worst Premier since Robin Gray
David Bartlett promised us a lot when we met with him a month or so after he was elected. He’s delivered absolutely...
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And still, no inquiry …
MLA Tania Rattray spoke in the Tasmania Parliament (week ending 3 September 2010) and produced a media release in which she called...
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Bio-morph – experiments in simultaneous biography: Doug Parkinson
No. 2: Doug Parkinson Doug Parkinson is a fuzz-haired, gravel-voiced singer and politician. A mainstay of rock musicals, he has performed in...
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The dinosaur …
House of Assembly Hansard Wednesday 1 September 2010 [3.07 p.m.] Mr BOOTH (Bass) – Mr Deputy Speaker, I have to say that...
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Flying in the Face of Old Age: Buck’s new series
“May I have some more…?” Charles Dickens 1838 Oliver Twist Dear Rockie, Remember, at the last family gathering, you said you wanted...
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El Salvador: Truth and justice still denied
THIS year marks the 30th anniversary of the murder of San Salvador Archbishop Oscar Romero, who was killed on March 24, 1980...
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Forestry Tasmania wins secrecy bid on the costs of Going Bush
A Supreme Court judge has upheld a Forestry Tasmania appeal against a decision of the Ombudsman requiring the disclosure of the costs...
