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• Politics

  The silencing of dissent

  David Obendorf Wilkie is sceptical about the possibility of change. “One might hope the military and intelligence services will automatically de-politicise somewhat...

• Environment

  Oh what a tangled web we weave

  David Obendorf THE sensational media that originated after a dead fox was discovered on Glen Esk Road (1 August 2006) was pure...

• Article

  The world’s frogs are croaking

  David Obendorf Conservation scientists estimate that 170 frog species have gone extinct in the past two decades. Yes that is their assessment,...

• Environment

  Once more for the record

  David Obendorf The likelihood of entry of foxes into Tasmania is not disputed … but it is not for the simplistic and...

• Environment

  The dead fox that crossed the road

  David Obendorf DPIW, in a press release (3 August 2006) and in replies to Parliamentary Questions, stated that a person actually hit...

• Environment

  fox update

  DAvid Obendorf When Tasmania’s public War on Foxes began in 2001 it was politically convenient to suggest the increased sighting reports of...

• Environment

  What do you believe, Mr Llewellyn?

  David Obendorf The State Government conveniently wanted Tasmanians to believe that a deliberate smuggling of foxes took place and did not want...

• Environment

  Foxing clever … ?

  David Obendorf Nature Conservation and Wildlife Management branches of DPIW have suffered with fragile and dwindling budgets for decades. These important areas...

• Environment

  $1000 FOX REWARD …

  Full details (and make your comments) here

• Article

  Public myths … convenient untruths

  David Obendorf The majority of humans would rather have others do their big-picture thinking and analysis for them. Under our so-called democratic...