Tasmanian Times
Knowledge
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6.0KHello Tasmania! Sidra Waheed
Samuel Findlay of The Aces podcast chats with Sidra Waheed about her PhD experience, her background, life in Tasmania, what’s next for...
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New Tasmanian Climate Research Grants Program
The Tasmanian government has announced a new program of grants up to $50,000 in seven climate change priority areas.
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Toward Greener Plastics
Researchers and companies are working on new kinds of biodegradable packaging, bottles and other products that break down like compost.
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Does Remdesivir Work against COVID-19?
Four Australian medical experts give their views on recent studies about the drug Remdesivir as a COVID-19 treatment.
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April Showers…
Bureau of Meteorology climatologist Jonathan Pollock discusses Tasmania’s April climate summary. Interesting points from the month were: Tasmania’s wettest April since 1960,...
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Inadequacies of the EPBC Act
As a 76-year-old, I appreciate that if I contract COVID-19 I might die from the virus. What I am more concerned about...
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Explorer, Coloniser, Navigator: James Cook’s Legacy
Explorer, navigator, coloniser: revisit Captain Cook’s legacy with the click of a mouse Captain James Cook arrived in the Pacific 250 years...
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‘Immunity passports’ in the COVID-19 Context
Scientific Brief – World Health Organisation, 24 April 2020 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has published guidance on adjusting public health and...
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Fallow Deer in Sights of Conservationists, Hunters
A stoush is brewing over fallow deer control in Tasmania, with conservationists arguing the government should declare it a pest species.
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Tas That Was – Port Arthur: Touchstone of History (1985)
Watch the documentary film below to learn about the restoration and conservation of Port Arthur during the 1980s. Many of Port Arthur’s...
