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1.2KTassie’s forestry wars echo UK’s motorway wars …
“Mum and dad’’ demonstrators, fiery activists, a government intent on silencing environmental protesters, the battle of Twyford Down in Britain two decades...
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LOCAL: The UTAS city … and Conflicts of Interest. Despard Gallery’s complaint …
*Pic: Model of the projected student accommodation … • Not for us any of Oxford’s gentle spires if Hobart is to become...
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Keeping alive the British colonial tradition of tugging our forelocks …
*Pic: From Wikipedia here The magnificent ballroom … The price Tasmanian taxpayers pay each year for the privilege of keeping alive the...
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Solar flare
The sun emitted a significant solar flare on October 19, 2014. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of the event in...
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Multiple helpings of the ‘Wild and dramatic, cultured and quirky, isolated yet accessible’
*Pic: Isla MacGregor The world is fast catching on that Tasmania is a must-see destination with the Lonely Planet ranking our state...
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NATION: Tony and coal, ‘A contradiction to all available evidence …’
In response to Prime Minister Abbott’s recent comment ( SMH here ) that “coal is good for humanity”, a group of health...
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STATE: Fracking poses risks to agriculture, tourism, Tasmania’s reputation …
*Pic: From the anti-fracking movie, Gasland Dear reader, I am writing with deep concern in regards to “fracking”. Gas company Petragas has...
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STATE: The possibility of Eden
I want to live in a State of possibility, awe and wonder, and that could be Tasmania. Graeme Wood is offering us...
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Fishery Consultation Another Tick-Box In The Super Trawler Story
The AFMA organised stakeholder consultation on the Small Pelagic Fishery last Friday was clearly designed as a media platform for the Australian...
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A Statement from the Maslin Family …
The Maslin family, who lost loved ones on MH17, have asked the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to issue the following...
