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1.2KNATION: Jay Weatherill speaks truth to power …
Our parents toiled to make a home hard grubbing t’was and clearing They wasn’t troubled much by lords when they was pioneering...
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‘Slouching towards Kingston to be Born’… or ‘Flustercluck Highway’
Is it just me or has anyone else noticed that from Sandy Bay to Kingston the coastal highway has been largely unnavigable...
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Education, productivity and economic performance: Tasmania, then, now and tomorrow
First published 8pm, March 16 I want to thank the members of the Committee of the Launceston Historical Society for inviting me...
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Deconstructing the Disability Trump Card
Disabled people need access to “sex workers” is the cry I keep hearing. Poor, lonely men with disabilites lack “intimacy” and “skin...
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That 1000-pound Gorilla on Mount Wellington: An Occupational Health and Safety issue
*Pic: Pinnacle of Mt Wellington … Image from here *Pic: The Plan …Image from here I was somewhat amused at the artist’s...
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Grid Battery Storage – Like it or Not Liberals? – Here it Comes!
Here it comes, and the last thing the Coal Industry and Liberal Party troglodytes want to hear is that power electricity storage...
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This is the man …
*Pic: From ‘Team Mulawa’ here: “Greg Farrell Jr, “Mr. Mulawa”: Greg is by nature very hands-on – activity done translates into learning...
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NATION: WA Labor Landslide buries Turnbull and Hanson …
*Pic: of Eric Abetz from his website … First published March 13 It’s a Labor landslide in WA. Mark McGowan’s party may...
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An open letter to politicians ….
*Pic: The South Australian blackout of 2016 was a widespread power outage in South Australia that occurred as a result of storm...
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Taking a Monumental Stand on Renewable Energy
First published March 11 Saudi Arabia has seen the light regarding renewable energy, and with crude oil prices predicted to slump to...
