Tasmanian Times
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1.2KLeading the Australian economy to the Abbott-oir
It’s been two months since my How to kick-start the economy: swap the paid parental leave scheme for small business tax concession....
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All-powerful Paul Harriss. Mendicant ($45 million) Ta Ann …
*Pic: Paul Harriss on an earlier trip to Sarawak. ( Image, Sarawak Report, here ) Tasmania has a new Liberal Minister for...
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We love freedom, yet our fabulous wealth is created by slavery, genocide, and militarism
Leunig, with permission http://www.leunig.com.au/ Once upon a time in ancient Sparta there was a Council of Elders, called the Gerousia. This was...
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Sacred Promises
After 70 years in and out of government the Liberal Party remains deeply uncertain about egalitarian values; it has never been able...
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Why the Official Explanation of MH370’s Demise Doesn’t Hold Up
Investigators searching for the missing Malaysian Airlines flight were ebullient when they detected what sounded like signals from the plane’s black boxes....
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Eve Masterman …. by Matthew Newton
Matt Newton’s stunning portrait of peace-loving Tasmanian poet Eve Masterman … Mercury: Peace-loving Tasmanian poet Eve Masterman dies just weeks shy of...
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Mother Mountain: The Symphony of Birdsong (10)
Pic*: Radford monument on Radford’s Track … Pic: Rob Walls, http://robertwalls.wordpress.com/ The “Respect the Mountain” forum ( here, here, and here )...
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High Conservation Values Assessment & Management Plan – Draft for Public Consultation
Dear Stakeholder, Forestry Tasmania has undertaken an extensive and detailed scientific assessment of the forest within its Forest Management Unit to identify...
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Elizabeth Kolbert: The Sixth Extinction
The chemist F. Sherwood Rowland is one of the few people in history about whom it can accurately be said: he helped...
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Will Gaming Save the Earth?
The Oculus Rift, developed for use in the virtual worlds, being used to drive a tank in Norway ~ image from here...
