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879Fair go …
The UK Independent newspaper recently carried two stories that when read individually should give Australian and British readers serious cause for concern....
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Lambie refuses to be intimidated by a beheading threat
Independent Senator for Tasmania Jacqui Lambie has vowed not to be intimated by a letter claiming to be from a supporter of...
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Seeds of life …
Ever since I bought a $2 packet of seeds from an elderly couple at the Longford Flower Show a decade ago I’ve...
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She moved us to Melbourne to avoid the possibility … that I would kill my father …
He would come out of the darkness, lost somewhere in a fog of morphine and over-proof rum. He would rave, scream, shouting...
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Terrified of terrorists?
Police Commissioner Bill Keelty told the Howard Government how to put terrorists off the streets, but was ignored. Evan Whitton explains why...
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‘He seems to belong on Route 66 instead of the Devil’s Highway …’
*Pic Above: Don signs a book for a lady … carrying a baby wallaby in her pouch *All Pics: Rob Walls, Http://robertwalls.wordpress.com...
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The Final Mother Mountain …Symphony of Birdsong (52)
*Pic: of a Boobook Owl After appearing on the Tasmanian Times for a year, this is the last extract from the diary...
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Is media objectivity an outdated model?
The full effects of the new-media revolution are still playing out, but there is no doubt that the rise of, initially, blogs,...
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Toxic TasWater, Part 2 ~ From the Operating Room to a Public Meeting with the Health Minister
Today I visit the Scottsdale Hospital to attend a public meeting with. Mr. Michael Ferguson, Tasmania’s Minister for Health. I am led...
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Tarkine Rainforest and the Mining Industry Spin
Consistent with Tasmania’s Tourism Industry Council’s claim that woodchips and tourism can maybe co exist – the Tas Minerals and Energy Council...
