Tasmanian Times
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3.2KEconomyWhy the Tasmanian Fox Eradication Program has been worse than a complete and utter failure
Summary: The 10-year fox eradication program has failed dismally because it was initiated as broadacre poisoning based on flawed data and the...
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834Coroner & Legal
Abbott breaks election promise on whales
The Abbott government has abandoned its pre-election promise to send a Customs vessel to monitor Japan’s illegal whaling in the Southern Ocean...
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796Economy
Bushfires: Little pressure on the state government to show leadership
The Tasmanian Bushfires Inquiry Report The Tasmanian Bushfires Inquiry Report was released in early October and briefly enlivened the public debate about...
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787Article
The Falcon Wars
Two fast birds and men fanatical about racing one of them and killing the other: Nick Mooney delves into the dastardly history...
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909Environment
Chile: The US billionaire who creates national parks
A US billionaire has donated 380 sq km (147 sq miles) of land to help create a new national park in the...
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1.6KMedia
Farewell to former Mercury journalist David Stockdale, who has died at age 66
IT says something about his status as a local legend that former Mercury journalist David Stockdale was simply known as “Stockers”, even...
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816Coroner & Legal
Big Brother is watching … and disseminating your personal data …
Big Brother is on the prowl … quite apart from Edward Snowden’s (and the Guardian’s) consistent whistle-blowing on surveillance comes a first-hand...
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893Travel
Travellers’ Good Buys
The Twilight Parade … a Chinese New Year highlight. Travellers’ Good Buys for the week beginning December 23 From January 24 to...
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918Travel
Struth!
IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says you’ve got to...
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798Article
We need strong copyright laws, says Attorney-General
Australian Society of Authors The ASA was pleased to hear the Attorney-General’s comments in Parliament on 5 December in response to the...
