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746Labour leaders neglect Aboriginal future as issue
Both Bill Shorten and Anthony Albanese have failed to show leadership on the future of Aboriginal people under their leading the ALP,...
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Dear Premier: I note that I have had no formal response to this letter
Now you see it, now you don’t … the sign in question Premier, On 12 November2012 I wrote an open letter to...
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Love story on railway of death a personal novel for author Richard Flanagan
Emma Hope, Mercury TASMANIA’S most acclaimed author Richard Flanagan yesterday launched his sixth and most personal novel to date, drawing on his...
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Look Who’s Laughing. Flannery, Booth
*Pic: Photograph by Peter Essick from National Geographic’s coverage of the Canadian oil boom, here This short note is certainly no exegesis...
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Julian Burnside: Alienation to alien nation
I had a conversation with Tim Costello some years ago which significantly changed my way of seeing things. He told me of...
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Love story on railway of death a personal novel for author Richard Flanagan
TASMANIA’S most acclaimed author Richard Flanagan yesterday launched his sixth and most personal novel to date, drawing on his father’s experiences as...
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Education expert in push to put literacy specialists in all Tasmanian schools
An education policy expert wants specialist literacy and numeracy teachers in every Tasmanian school. The state has the lowest level of Year...
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State to get tough on bullies
ATTORNEY-General Brian Wightman has vowed to review Tasmania’s anti-bullying laws. The pledge by Mr Wightman comes in the wake of a public...
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Will Brian Wightman protect Tasmanian’s World Heritage Area forests?
The legal guide from the Environmental Defenders’ Office to the TFA Act 2013 demonstrates that the ball is now definitely in hands...
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A new creative hub breathes life into old Mercury building
SOMETHING is rumbling inside the old Mercury building in Hobart’s Macquarie St. Behind its signature art deco exterior, the empty newsrooms and...
