Tasmanian Times
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2.0KJohn X: from Lindisfarne North to Global Stage
Teach, Live, Learn with John Xintavelonis https://d3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net/staging/2020-5-23/84520729-44100-2-c0cbe975dfd4.m4a Tim Bullard, Secretary of the Department of Education, chats to John X, one of...
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‘Asymptomatic COVID-19’ Still Poorly Understood
Even if someone is infected by the COVID-19 and remains asymptomatic — free of coughing, fever, fatigue and other common signs of...
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Stone Stacking Menace to Biodiversity
Scientists from around the world are begging people not to make stone stacks, which are emerging as a threat to micro-habitats.
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Darwin, Capital City of Tasmania
'Tasmania' might have featured tropical coastline according to an 1830s plan to create an Australia of 10 states.
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Sir Thomas Brisbane, Founder of Australian Science
Image courtesy Sothebys. AN IMPORTANT OVER-SIZED SILVER OPEN-FACED SIX-MINUTE TOURBILLON WATCH WITH PETO’S CROSS DETENT CHRONOMETER ESCAPEMENT, REGULATOR. Watch No. 2574, Case...
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Who’s Real: Santa, The Wiggles or the Tooth Fairy?
Is Santa real? A recent study examines children’s beliefs in cultural figures and other 'non-real' people.
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What Kind of Person Hoards Dunny Paper?
New research links various personality traits to toilet paper stockpiling.
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Yes, there was Slavery in Australia
Was there slavery in Australia? Yes. It shouldn’t even be up for debate Prime Minister Scott Morrison asserted in a radio interview...
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COVID-19: Questions over Asymptomatic Transfer
As Tasmania heads into winter the jury is still out as to whether the risk of contracting COVID-19 will worsen with the...
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The Turbo Chook: Tasmania’s Native Hen
Tasmania’s native hen (Tribonyx mortierii) is one of twelve species of birds found only in Tasmania. The mortierii part of their name is...
