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1.1KFirefighting review confirms TWWHA values protection bungle
*Pic: Sandy Lake replica hut and back burn A review of the firefighting efforts ( HERE ) into the unprecedented bushfires that...
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Surviving the Carbon Apocalypse
In 1968 the Earthrise image inspired a new generation of environmentalists to care about the Earth. In the same year Dr Peter...
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The Horror of 1080 Poison …
Photo of Makarora Penelope Marshall who lives in southern Tasmania is deeply concerned about 1080 poison, used in Tasmania to kill foxes...
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Sad Postscript to the Clearfelling of Lapoinya Forest. Meanwhile in Mutual Valley …
*Pic: Spot the eagle’s nest … After 20 months of research, negotiations, protests and pleas by the Lapoinya Community to reserve or...
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The people’s case for transport equity
On the 28th of April 2016, the Prime Minister’s office confirmed that the Federal Government is not considering further changes to the...
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BASSLINK highlights State’s budget woes
*Pic: This incredibly stark photo illustrates Hydro’s problem … Taken March 5 by Isla MacGregor of Lake Burbury. Part of the flooded...
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Moreton Bay to Port Arthur
GRAPHIC ~ The upper image in the graphic is the Moreton Bay Penal Colony on the Brisbane River, where the city of...
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Government chooses polluters over people with Adani
Even as Australia’s most eminent Reef scientists lament the worst ever outbreak of bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef – the Queensland...
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The grim, deadly reminders that the war in Afghanistan has failed
Since Australian troops left, Afghanistan has become even more dangerous, writes former foreign correspondent John Martinkus. They both apologised repeatedly. That’s what...
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Port Arthur memorial service to mark 20th anniversary of massacre
Hundreds of people are expected to attend a memorial service honouring victims of the Port Arthur massacre, 20 years to the day...
