Tasmanian Times
Economy
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910Enriching language by government!
Our conservative government regularly attempts to use English language and grammar skills as tool in selecting potential incoming migrants. However the average...
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Harnessing the Ocean’s Energy
*Pic: A vigorous swell of raw-earth energy pounds the Tarkine’s coastline – pic Ted Mead Bombora’s prototype wave energy converter. – Design...
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We’re going on a Bear hunt …
First published March 24 *Cartoon: Martyn Turner, used with permission: https://www.facebook.com/martynturnercartoons/ . http://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/martyn-turner
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Lisa Singh’s Matters of Public Importance Speech on Gun Control
*Pic: Protest in Maryland, US, against America’s lax gun laws, Flickr … Senator SINGH (Tasmania) (16:51): Last Wednesday, tens of thousands of...
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Port Arthur … A retrospective …
Gun Control in Australia The names of numerous victims are on a simple wooden cross located at Port Arthur’s main memorial. The...
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Tasmanian State election: The Pearlfish factor
*Pic: Who would envy Will Hodgman? The chickens WILL come home to roost … First published March 20 In the tropical sandy...
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Kim Beazley: the best 21st century Labor PM we never got to vote in … ?
*Pic: Image from here “For months Perth has buzzed with speculation that Kim Beazley will be appointed Western Australia’s governor. This appointment,...
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‘Ministerial documents reveal Commonwealth concerns about ‘old science’ …
… and ‘validity’ of forest agreements’ The Federal Government is staring down the prospect of legal challenges to a series of forest...
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NATION: From the conundrum of the SA election to the riddle of the ASEAN Way
*Pic: of ghostly Jay Weatherall … Flickr First published March 19 Could Adelaide, or “Adders”, as Jeffrey Smart loved to call the...
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Tarkine … fuel reduction burning marginalises endangered species
Pic – Swift Parrot First published March 19 It is well known that the endangered Swift Parrot is under constant threat due...
