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808Letters to my grandchildren (10)
Dear Chilliwops, One of the greatest playwrights of all time, George Bernard Shaw, once wrote, “Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is...
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South Eastern Midlands ‘Gasfield Free’
Residents from eight districts within the Southern Midlands Municipality of Tasmania have joined together to boldly declare their communities ‘Gasfield Free’. A...
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Who profits from the sex trade?
*Pic: Image from HERE Simone Watson is a sex trade survivor – a woman who has known the coercion and cruelty that...
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Climate change could put eucalypts at risk of death from air bubbles
Extreme droughts could lead to widespread death of eucalypts from embolisms, researchers say. The trees cannot quickly adjust the size of their...
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Mutual Residents seek to have Forest Practices Plan Revoked
In an unusual step, a resident of the Mutual Valley has applied to the Forest Practices Authority (FPA) and to the Minister...
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INTERNATIONAL: Sarah Silverman’s Hilarious Video for Bernie Sanders goes Viral
In a new viral video, US comedian Sarah Silverman jokes around in her signature style and urges non-voters to participate in this...
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They serve the same Corporate Masters …
*Pic: Counterpunch’s pic of Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan, HERE In an article by Pete Hay, published in The Mercury (22nd March,...
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NATION: Turnbull declares war on Abbott faction. Newspoll, Abbott, Nauru, The Reef …
After six months of indecision, Australia’s most trepid PM is suddenly judged “bold”, “canny” and even a “man who can transform his...
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Trumpism …
*Pic: From Boohoo HERE, Trumpism: The Apprentice with the Golden Arse Some weeks ago, I had a spat with my youngest daughter...
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The passenger on Team Australia: Is it time to cut Tassie loose?
*Pic: Left off the map … Leo Schofield’s pic of a mushroom … minus the Tassie appendange … SOMEONE’S not pulling their...
