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1.9KAnother Sad Birthday Lucille
Well, here goes for Lucille’s birthday … another sad birthday Lucille. You would have turned 65 today. Born on March 18, 1949....
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Tony Abbott: Renaissance Man …
The extraordinary rhetoric of Prime Minister Tony Abbott … Tasmania to see renaissance of forestry industry, Tony Abbott says, in the Australian...
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Commonwealth pursues Gay for proceeds of crime
The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions has confirmed it is pursuing proceeds of crime action against former Gunns boss, John Gay. Gay...
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Passengers describe drama of turning asylum seeker boats back
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Broadcast: 17/03/2014 Reporter: George Roberts, Mark Solomons and Lesley Robinson Passengers on an asylum seeker boat describe the high...
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The March March against Abbott …
TASMANIAN Greens MPs Nick McKim and Cassy O’Connor were among the crowd today at a rally designed to voice disappointment in the...
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Chronicle 67: Ohhhhhhh Monty’s …
The death in the family came so suddenly I didn’t get a chance to say goodbye. I was racked by guilt and...
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Tree Rings: A Time-Line
2014 Every schoolchild learns that trees, as they grow, lay down new wood each year, so the age of a tree can...
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Mother Mountain: The Symphony of Birdsong (2)
The “Respect the Mountain” forum ( here, here, and here ) at the Hobart Town Hall last month prompted Don Knowler to...
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Take a bow, Aurora … and they did, sensitively!
Credit, where credit is due … The Tuffins’ humble little weatherboard in Howrah Flats has a much-loved gumtree spreading its wings all...
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PCBs: “Monsanto and BAYER must be held liable”
Countermotion to BAYER Shareholder Meeting on April 29th Monsanto and BAYER were the world’s largest producers of PCBs which contaminated thousands of...
