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Christmas hangover

The Red Rocket

Clarry was a bloody cute kid. Ringlets, toothy grin, the whole shebang. His sisters thought he was a dork, but he didn’t...

A wallow in redneckery

Why is it that once a year Hobart decides to remodel itself as the cultural epicentre of the universe but for the...

The Tamar – a eulogy

I was fortunate to have last Monday away from the salt mine and took the opportunity to take a mate out on...

The Last Hooroo

Having read the letters, Forestry health hazards, regarding Roelf Roos death, I offer that he would like the last word. This is...

Blue day at Salamanca

They point theirs at us when we protest and as we drive down the street, but keep your Canon in your pocket...

Tasty bits

The Taste … Was it value for money? Some stalls were excellent value and some were atrocious. The tempura mushrooms from the...

Paradise Regained?

Writing in The Guardian (Jan 1), Penny Green finds Nicholas Shakespeare’s investigation into settlers In Tasmania produces an interesting result … Penny...

Tsunami updates

A satellite photo animation of the tsunami impact on the Banda Aceh shore in Indonesia has been distributed by Digital Globe. To...

That pulp mill

I have just found out that the time for public comment on the Gxxxx pxxx mxxx (real name hidden for litigious reasons),...