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1.7KOnce-proud Rowitta is now an abandoned ship …
In her prime at Flagstaff Hill in 1999 – image “Fred” via Flickr Museums Victoria, Rowitta on the Tamar, circa 1922 See...
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Will the Homeless again be struggling … ?
Reflecting upon the arrival of another Winter in Tasmania, this question troubled me: Will the Homeless be again struggling to find adequate...
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Cherrytopia & Hipsteria …
I am a journalist from Finland, currently travelling in Tasmania. I am deeply impressed by this island and its people. I stayed...
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Australia no longer has a 2-party system …
Before I go on. Whilst I am commenting on all matters relating to psephology, in this case the rise of the Greens,...
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Footfalls echo in the memory …
Thomas Evan Whitton and the former Bernice Margaret Collopy with their sons Evan (left) and Richard. These companion pieces reflect the horror...
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Peter Jones: It’s also brave to stand for peace
As we approach the anniversary of the Gallipoli landings and then the shift of focus to the Western Front, it is worth...
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TasWater concedes NE Tas water may have been contaminated for years. A Will … but no way?
*Pic: Professor Mark Taylor with corroding pipes believed to be the source of the contamination. Tasmania’s water authority has conceded that communities...
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Tasmania introduces “religious freedom” legislation, just days after Indiana scraps it
In the last few weeks something extraordinary happened in the US state of Indiana. Governor Michael Pence presided over new legislation to...
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Venture Minerals’ 2 cents worth
*ABC Pic: The buck (should) stop here … Minister for Resources Paul Harriss and Premier Will Hodgman … Venture Minerals shares have...
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STATE: Seal and dolphin death toll begins … Pulp Mill … Forestry …
Greens Leader and Primary Industries spokesperson Kim Booth MP has urged tripartite support for the Greens’ call – to be voted on...
