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796Pollie-Speak … from the Spiegeltent. The Guggenheim Vision …
Rob Walls pics … as the People put the acid on Pollies in The Spiegeltent • Nick McKim: Creative industry opportunities for...
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The Red-and-Green-Tape Mantra: A simple gutting of all our rights
“Scenic view across the Chudleigh Valley to the Great Western Tiers, Tasmania – Nov 2013.” (Photo © A. C. Ricketts) The Election...
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Unrepresentative Swill … Yes or No?
Modern family … the Hodgmans at leisure, says their Facebook page … with thanks to the wonders of the internet and Wikipedia...
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The Angry Summer
Australia has endured another “angry summer” with more than 150 temperature records smashed, according to a new report. Among the records broken,...
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CONSULT … before the first stone is turned, or the first load of fish-gut is delivered
And so what’s this then? Best be avoided, these little stands and tables at shopping centres. Make the slightest inquiry and get...
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Tasmanian elections: historical concerns match contemporary anxieties
My own ancestor was deported to Tasmania for stealing manure – an extraordinary notion which made me reflect on the dilemmas facing...
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Fishing authorities say super trawler ‘Abel Tasman’ banned from Australia can fish in Irish waters
Fishing authorities have moved to ease fears over the presence of the world’s second largest trawler in Irish waters — the same...
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Hobart … and architectural masterpieces
I read with some misgivings Kerry Johnstone’s January 31st Letter to the (Mercury) Editor, in which he lobbied for a “magnificent building,...
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Tasmania’s NBN tangle is a shocking mess
analysis The ongoing stoush over how the Coalition’s Broadband Network should be deployed in Tasmania shows Australia’s broadband tangle at its worst:...
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How Covert Agents Infiltrate the Internet to Manipulate, Deceive, and Destroy Reputations
A page from a GCHQ top secret document prepared by its secretive JTRIG unit One of the many pressing stories that remains...
