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1.0KNo ticker in Heart of the Huon for LG reality
*Pic: Mock-up image of Huon Valley Council’s $50,000 branding project. Nice logo, but what do the words mean? Huon Valley Guessing Games...
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NATION: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Why We Torture Asylum Seekers …
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Why We Torture Asylum Seekers, But Were Too Afraid To Ask Ever wondered why the...
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STATE: The mean little god of small government
If there is a theme in this year’s state budget, it is in the continuing sacrifice of essential services to the god...
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STATE Budget: Is it good management or good luck?
*Pic: of Peter Gutwein, from the Libs’ website … THE sudden turnaround in the state’s fiscal fortunes as revealed in Treasurer Peter...
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NATION: Hairy-chested, Tough Guy stuff …
The Weekly Roundup… Australia’s unsuspecting body politic was about to be plunged into the chill and murky depths of revoking citizenship last...
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The Super-Ministry of Fish ‘n Chips …
*Pic: The original super trawler Margiris (later Abel Tasman) … banned! Charles Wooley, 60 Minutes mode … It’s my understanding with this...
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UNESCO drafts a damning rejection of World Heritage management
*Satire: Karl Stevens *Pics: Rob Blakers, here Media Release: International mission requested The draft decision of the World Heritage Committee, for consideration...
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Drug Running, Executions and The Whole Damned Thing
*Pic: Istanbul, Hagia Sophia, Allah by Adam Kliczek, http://zatrzymujeczas.pl (CC-BY-SA-3.0) Over the last few months, we have witnessed an almost unprecedented campaign...
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Tasmanian Authors: The Real Gems of Australia
Prior to departing on a trip home to Australia to visit family, I fell into the web (or should I say tapestry),...
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Our Mania for Hope Is a Curse
Image from Deviant Art, here The naive belief that history is linear, that moral progress accompanies technical progress, is a form of...
