Tasmanian Times
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1.1KCoroner & LegalSeven Myths About Bradley Manning
Today begins the court-martial of Private First Class Bradley Manning, Wikileaks’ source inside the US military. Because Manning was arrested over three...
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984Coroner & Legal
Three Ways Sensible Gun Control Could Have Prevented Aurora Shootings
If the mass shooting this summer during a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises has receded in the public’s memory given...
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1.5KEconomy
Hemp ruling a potential boost for Tasmanian agriculture
The Tasmanian Greens have welcomed a decision by Food Standards Australia New Zealand to approve the use of hemp products containing low...
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993International
Crises can be openings
The past several years have witnessed the spectacular unraveling of capitalism, or so it has appeared. Venerated investment banks have vanished overnight,...
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1.9KArts
Photo Essay: Little Bear
Urshula Leung – Lead Vocals David Elliston – Keys, Acoustic Guitar Sam Smets – Electric Guitar Andrew Bender – Drums Nicholas Mercer...
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949Media
Poll shows support for media regulation inquiry
The Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy, and the Greens leader, Bob Brown, have discussed possible terms of reference for a parliamentary inquiry into...
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1.1KEconomy
Snapshot: A few weeks in the world of mining
Peru At least five people have died and more than 30 were injured in clashes between police and anti-mining demonstrators in southern...
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1.2KArts
murundak – songs of freedom
MURUNDAK – SONGS OF FREEDOM ANNOUNCES BRISBANE, PERTH, HOBART, BROOME, MELBOURNE, CANBERRA, & DARWIN SCREENINGS “murundak – songs of freedom takes us...
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1.5KInternational
Brazil bishops say reality TV is bad for society
Brazil’s Catholic bishops have criticised the country’s popular reality TV shows. The National Conference of Brazilian Bishops called the shows an “attack...
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960Coroner & Legal
An Interview With Former Guantanamo Detainee David Hicks
David Hicks was one of the first “war on terror” detainees to be sent to Guantanamo the day the prison facility opened...
