Tasmanian Times
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1.2KLife as Textile
by Malini Alexander Introduction The Sanskrit word Tantra means ‘to weave’. Tantrism, a branch of Hinduism, acknowledges that no action in the...
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WARRA: The Full Story …
The debate about the WARRA Logging Trials is now in the public domain ( Debate on TT, HERE ). I am posting...
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What happened on Illawarra Rd in 2001?
In the evening of 15 May 2001 Chris Spencer saw a red fox on Illawarra Road – the link road between Longford...
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Cultural heritage backs Brighton bypass
authorities in Tasmania have recommended a bridge be built over an aboriginal heritage site in the path of a road bypass near...
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No ‘nasty political witch-hunts’ from watchdog
Tasmania’s Premier says the state’s new Integrity Commission will be completely independent so it can not be used or manipulated for the...
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Andrew Wilkie’s maiden address to Parliament
Maiden Speech 30 Sep 10 Thank you Mr Speaker. May I start by saying I’m intensely proud to stand here as the...
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Meander Valley Council joins the philistines
The destruction of Australia’s oldest and most significant orchard has seen an important piece of Tasmania’s living history vanish forever. As the...
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A Cry from the Heart: Why?
Surely it is the extremity of arrogance to dictate that a forest which has been cycling naturally for millions of years (and...
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The Chronicle 51: Le Coq d’Or
A story of journalism, once! Number 49 in a series of short stories by Don Knowler on his journalistic life and observations...
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South Pole Centenary
Media Release South Pole Centenary Deputy Lord Mayor Helen Burnet wants Hobart to celebrate one of the world’s most significant achievements in...
