Tasmanian Times
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1.2KEagles about … Eagles about …
First published June 26 Captions … 1. July 2016-This magnificent wedge-tailed eagle drifted from the high heavily wooded hills beyond me …...
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Syria: Melting Pot of War
Does all the way with President Trump in the Syrian civil war, mean that Australia is now committing war crimes in an...
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Forestry Tasmania’s destruction of El Grande …
*Pic: A black border for the dead … named El Grande by the Wilderness Society El Grande before the burn-off. Two people...
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NATION: Corks pop for Gonski 2.0 but Turnbull government has nothing to celebrate …
*Pic: of Simon Birmingham, from Twitter. Image from here Corks pop and peals of laughter ring out over the disco beat of...
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Prescription Medications and Other Things That Could Be Making You Fat!
First published June 24 If you are overweight, or obese, you probably blame yourself, right? Well, maybe you shouldn’t entirely. Ultimately the...
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‘The fact is the war in Afghanistan was lost long ago …’
Australia had 270 soldiers in Afghanistan and now we have increased our commitment to 300. The Americans are apparently not that impressed....
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‘Tasmanian Brand at Risk if Salmon Farming Continues Unchecked’
*Pic: Fish farming in Macquarie Harbour by Rodtuk, Flickr The Liberals’ refusal to properly regulate the salmon farming industry, and their approval...
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A Crying in the Wind … Tom’s story
*Pic: of Gamareagal warrior, Musquito by Barthelemy Roger (1767–1841). Dr Michael Powell formerly of UTAS has written a brilliant book about Musquito...
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NZ to Top ‘Maniacal 1080’ With ‘Wacko Science’ … ?
*Pic: South Island bush robin – gone following 1080 aerial drops – photo by Tony Orman First published June 12 The New...
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‘Two Year Reprieve for Threatened Forests’
*Pic: Logging in Hidden Valley … 356 000 hectares of the most beautiful, carbon rich forests on the planet have won a...
