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782NATION: Turn Back The Boats confrontation. Spying. Climate. Animal Cruelty
A mid-ocean stand-off between Australia and Indonesia appeared to be developing as a customs vessel tried to return a boatload of rescued...
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NBN rollout proposal less than ideal
The Tasmanian Greens Leader Nick McKim today welcomed an alternative proposal for the rollout of optic fibre in Tasmania, but warned that...
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In calling for revolution, this half-Messiah has hit a nerve
Russell Brand is sort of good-looking but not, a range of emotions constantly flickering over his face, which at times can look...
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The State: Community opposition to the pulp mill will never stop; Chinese buyer? ‘Hands off Hydro’
Following KordaMentha’s announcement it is seeking Expressions of Interest in Gunns Limited’s remaining assets ( TT here ), community group Friends of...
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The Race That Stops The Nation – A Poem for All Australians
Archer* wins the first Melbourne Cup, 1861. Copies are held in the State Library of NSW and the National Library of Australia....
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Centenary of Powered Flight in Tasmania
Air Cadets of the jet age chat with pioneer airman Mr. Delfosse Badgery at Elwick showground on Saturday. They are (from left...
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Letter sent to UN regarding arbitrary eviction of public housing tenants
3 November 2013 Ms Raquel Rolnik United Nations Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing c/o Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for...
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Show, and tell …
Showtime! (Hobart) … are memories made of this … ? Check out more on the Hobartia website, here, here:
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Delegates frustrated as talks to create huge Antarctic marine reserves fail
Russia, Ukraine and China scupper plans to protect ‘last intact ocean ecosystem on earth’ Talks to create the world’s two largest marine...
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Mining starts in existing Tarkine reserve
The official opening of the Nelson Bay River mine in the Tarkine wilderness highlights the inadequacies of Tasmania’s existing reserve system and...
