Tasmanian Times
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1.1KThe Universal Threat: Believists!
There are abundant social problems facing civilization today. Except for earthquakes and meteorites, these dilemmas are human-made. Perhaps we could add the...
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The crucial Tasmanian vote: Supporters in new push for scaled back Antarctic reserve
A bloc of countries has issued a joint call for the creation of marine reserves in Antarctica. The group, which includes the...
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Adam Bandt … and ‘the great moral challenge of our generation’
• This picture and many others, from here Greens MP Adam Bandt has defended suggesting the coalition government’s climate change strategy could...
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Beautiful Tasmania and a Sublime mountain
Gwenda Sheridan – who completed a 5-volume research study in 2010 on Mount Wellington’s historic landscape values for the Wellington Park Trust...
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From little things … Tassie four’s $50 philanthropic vision
Twiggy’s $65m gift highlights philanthropy’s role Can a $150 donation have as much impact as the $65 million gift – the largest...
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From Green Warriors to Greenwashers
When Greenpeace emerged as an international organization in the 1970s, it embodied a spirit of courageous protest by activists who were willing...
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Should we introduce elephants to Australia?
Gamba grass, an introduced plant that grows into dry tussocks up to 4 m tall, is a major source of fuel for...
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eBay Founder Commits $250m to New Media Venture with Glenn Greenwald
More shocks for dead-tree media Pierre Omidyar says decision to set up news organisation fuelled by ‘concern about press freedoms in the...
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Release of ‘game-changing’ same-sex marriage legal opinion
Supporters of the Tasmanian Same-Sex Marriage Bill will today released a “game changing” legal opinion that backs the constitutionality of the Bill....
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Can Do Campbell establishes a New Order
Pic: How goldcoast.com.au reported it, here Cynic’s Corner: I expect chicanery, corruption, hypocrisy and lust for money and power. Rarely am I...
