Tasmanian Times
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874Health threats of Climate Change …
Leading paediatrician and former Australian of the Year, Prof Fiona Stanley, launches new report on the impacts of climate change on children’s...
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HVC: $80,000 to review a hall; $10,000 to review a council …
Huon Valley Council 2015 … Mayor Coad seated, second-left … The people of the Huon Valley had been denied the opportunity of...
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NATION: Gina Rinehart, Barnaby Joyce slammed for ‘extraordinary’ actions during trust case
*Pic: ABC pic of Gina Rinehart and Natalie Joyce at a Barnaby election party … Gina Rinehart’s son John Hancock has taken...
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RFA: We are concerned by the lack of openness …
Comment on the third five-year review of the Tasmanian RFA was due today but has just been extended. 1. The public submission...
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WATCH the wind: Live!
*Pic: Snapshot of the winds around Tassie, 4pm Tuesday, May 26. Here’s a fascinating live wind map of this side of the...
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What’s next for tobacco control? A smoke-free generation
Each year 60,000 Australians and millions throughout the world die from cigarette smoking. One billion people are projected to die of tobacco-related...
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Following Ireland down the path to equality
*Satire: Irish Times’ cartoonist Martyn Turner’s take ( http://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/martyn-turner ) was published in this morning’s newspaper. Toon used with permission. “Iona” is...
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Fish deaths leave questions about Macqaurie Harbour oxygen levels unanswered
*Pic: of Macquarie Harbour Greens spokesperson for Fisheries, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson provides the following comments on the salmon deaths in Macquarie Harbour....
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In the Huon Valley, a Clayton’s strategy
*Pic: Huon Valley Council including Ken Studley, of whom Bob writes: ‘It’s refreshing to see that Councillor Ken Studley (listed in last...
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NATION: Abbott’s boatload of accountability
Accountability is the cornerstone of good government. It ensures answerability, a readiness to explain itself; to provide sufficient information and justification to...
