Tasmanian Times
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833Things aren’t that bad …
There’s a lot to admire about Australia, especially if you’re a visiting American, says David Mason. More often than you might expect,...
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Five Ideas That May Change How You Think About Privacy
TED, NPR and The Huffington Post are teaming up to explore the state of privacy today. Listen here
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For women’s organisations, a historic step forward towards gender equality …
[Brussels, 26 February 2014] The European Women’s Lobby (EWL) warmly welcomes the vote of the European Parliament today which recognises that prostitution...
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More whales slaughtered in whale sanctuary
Sunday March 2, 2014 – Melbourne, Australia — Today, at approximately 10:05 AEDT, Sea Shepherd located the factory vessel of the Japanese...
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Big majority sick of forest war
MORE than 90 per cent of Tasmanians are sick of the conflict over native forestry and support an agreement to end it,...
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Pulping State Politics … or Ducks on a String
In “A Wave of Unreason” ( Here ), I argued that neo-liberal politics are sweeping the Western world, Australia in particular, with...
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Howes set to profit from Gunns debt. Gay bid. Tailrace
MERRICK Howes’s purchase of the debt of bankrupt Tasmanian timber company Gunns may turn out to be one of New York-based Anchorage...
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Asylum seeker attempts suicide after deportation notice
An Iranian asylum seeker who received a deportation notice is in hospital in Hobart after trying to kill himself. Lawyer Madeleine Ogilvie...
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Public forum finds unanimous support for development at The Springs
On Wednesday 26th Feb at 12:30pm, approximately 150 Hobart residents met at the Town Hall to discuss alternative developments to a cable...
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Cape Barren urgently needs law and order before someone gets killed
This image of Cape Barren was taken in 2006, showing bushfires. Michael Mansell fears a human conflagration … I am taking the...
