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971The festival that got away …
*Pic: Ulrike Schneider as Agrippina. Brisbane Baroque 2016, produced by Leo Schofield and Jarrod Carland. It is deep in the nature of...
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Unions say Eric Abetz a hypocrite over concerns a federal Icac would harm reputations
Australian Workers Union head, Scott McDine, criticises Abetz for damaging Julia Gillard’s reputation at union royal commission Union leaders have accused senator...
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My campaign for medicinal cannabis
I have been campaigning for years for the production of industrial hemp for its countless value-added benefits and more recently for the...
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Stephen Colbert mocks Johnny Depp and Amber Heard apology video
The Mock … The Original (below) … … ‘This woman is not my wife, and I am truly sorry for smuggling her...
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NATION: Probe needed into $4b meltdown of failed forestry schemes
I FIRST called for a Royal Commission into misconduct in the financial sector in June, 2014, when I sat on the Senate...
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STATE, Mutual Valley: Logging is scheduled to commence today …
*Pic: The couple in question … Logging is scheduled to commence today, Monday, April 18, at Mutual Valley forest area CC104B. This...
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Senate Inquiry report calls on state and federal government(s) to act on scourge of marine plastics
Today the Senate Environment and Communications Committee has released a landmark report into the causes and impacts of marine plastic pollution in...
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NATION: It’s on, July 2 Poll
ABCC legislation rejected giving Coalition double dissolution trigger Senate rejects Australian Building and Construction Commission legislation for a second time, giving government...
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Tasmanian Aborigines were cut off by the rising waters of the Bass Strait …
A fascinating byway of history … Tasmanian Aborigines were cut off by the rising waters of Bass Strait before the boomerang was...
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Planning law changes will change Tassie forever
Planning laws are being significantly changed this year. The new Tasmanian Planning Scheme (TPS) is out now on the Tas Planning Commission...
