Tasmanian Times
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1.4KEconomyThe fox plea to Premier Lara
Andrew Cox of the invasive species council has placed a plea on his invasives blog to Premier Lara Giddings to restart the...
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940Coroner & Legal
What common lawyers do
The story so far. Note. George Orwell said: “The omission is the most powerful form of lie, and it is the duty...
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1.1KEconomy
Franklin River: 30th anniversary celebrations
Dear Friend, In the early 1980s, over six thousand peaceful protesters came from across the globe to protect the Franklin River. This...
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844Coroner & Legal
The surreal prosecution of the dead Whistleblower
The steel cage reserved for the defendants was empty, which was not surprising since one of them is dead and the other...
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755International
NSA scandal delivers record numbers of internet users to DuckDuckGo
Gabriel Weinberg noticed web traffic building on the night of Thursday 6 June – immediately after the revelations about the “Prism” programme....
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755History
The Other 9/11
Why was 11 September 2001 chosen as the best day to fly planes into buildings – because 911 is the phone number...
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764Economy
The Prejudice of the People
A new survey for the Royal Statistical Society and King’s College London shows public opinion is repeatedly off the mark on issues...
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707Economy
Draft Tasmanian Coastal Policy Statement – have your say
On 5 July 2013, the Tasmanian Government released a draft Tasmanian Coastal Policy Statement for public comment as a key step in...
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893Travel
Travellers’ good buys
Travellers’ Good Buys for the week beginning July 15 Small Ship Cruises is offering seven-night voyages around Cuba from Jamaica’s Montego Bay...
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833Travel
Struth!
IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis wonders if Virgin Australia...
