Tasmanian Times
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738The Forgotten Army of the First World War
How Chinese labourers helped shape Europe For centuries, the roots of Cheng Ling’s family burrowed deep into the wheat and potato fields...
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A Bitter Pill to swallow …
“I have no problem with the medical use of cannabis, just as I have no problem with the medical use of opiates…...
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Hydro Tasmania’s rivers dry up?
*Pic: What lies beneath … the Basslink cable … After the unprecedented financial success of the past two financial years 2012/13 and...
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NATION: The Terror …
*Pic: NSW Police pic of the early morning raid … Terrorism alert level raised to high, but Tony Abbott says no attack...
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Harriss Must Apologise or Resign
*Pic: The Facebook post which provoked the controversy … Resources Minister Paul Harriss and Premier Will Hodgman Mercury Background: Tasmanian Greens Facebook...
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Selective Harvesting or Selective Memory
*Pic: End product of specialty logging … a Huon Pine Denman Marine dinghy THERE has been much comment by the environment movement...
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Over to you Mr Nikolic …
In the small town of Scottsdale the loss of more than 300 jobs in a community of 7000 is virtually the kiss...
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MOU-MOUing the future eaters *
*with apologies to Tom Wolfe and Tim Flannery MOU – Memorandum of Understanding: n. (1) a carefully worded ‘all care and no...
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Norfolk Island takes lead on Marriage Equality
*Pic: A photo of Hayden Evans and Rodney Croome holding the Bill (Hayden is on the left) • Draft same-sex marriage legislation...
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Another climate expert retreats to Tasmania
Some years ago, founder of the Gaia theory, James Lovelock, predicted that Tasmania and south New Zealand will, in time, become overrun...
