Tasmanian Times
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835NATION: What are we afraid of in this country? The Climate Terrorist. Prahran. GP co-payment …
Delivered in the Senate at 7.03PM on the 4th December, 2014 I rise to talk about the Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation...
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West Papua: 5 civilians shot dead, up to 22 people injured
Five civilians were shot dead by a joint force of Indonesian Police and Military in Paniai, on Monday 8th December. First reports...
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World’s largest cave in Vietnam threatened by cable car
Vietnamese are protesting plans to build a cable car through remote Phong Nha-Ke Bang national park that could carry 1,000 visitors an...
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Power Less
*ABC Pic: Matthew Groom explains the $30 million for Forestry Tasmania … Pic from HERE The Tasmanian public is totally and utterly...
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Mother Mountain: The Symphony of Birdsong (41)
The “Respect the Mountain” forum ( here, here, and here ) at the Hobart Town Hall earlier this year prompted Don Knowler...
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Launching the Giving Tree
Launch of the ABC Giving Tree by Rodney Croome, 28.11.14 I was a bit non-plussed when I was asked to launch this...
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United Nations Calls for an End to Industrialized Farming
In 2013, the United Nations announced that the world’s agricultural needs can be met with localized organic farms. That’s right, we do...
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Civil Liberties in Peril Down Under
Australia and New Zealand are not among the usual suspects when it comes to state suppression of civil liberties. But both countries,...
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When the Forces of Media Disruption Hit Home
I’ve been around long enough to have once marveled at the improbability of the fax machine — that can’t be real! —...
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Another B.S Woodchip Myth Busted!
The latest catchcry by the Tasmanian Forestry industry diehards is that Tourism and woodchips can co-exist. This is particular to a proposed...
