Tasmanian Times
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1.0KTasmanian markets in danger from noisy pro-GE lobby
The Tasmanian Greens today warned that Tasmanian primary producers who benefit from Tasmania’s GE moratorium were in serious danger of being drowned...
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Waste not, want not
Waste is a perennial problem. It is an inevitable component of all systems, from biological metabolism through to industrial plant. The efficient...
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24 truth-defeating devices
This is the 22nd extract from Evan Whitton’s Our Corrupt Legal System, available free at netk.net.au/whittonhome.asp . The story so far. English...
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Keith Dunstan and his place in the Australian sun
In time to avoid the grand final frenzy he famously deplored, Australia loses one of its great journalists, writers and voices —...
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Emergency Protest against Illegal Deportation to Place of Further Persecution
Photo by David Fedele of the aftermath of Operation Sunset Merona The West Papuan refugee community and supporters of refugee rights will...
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IPCC report: Australia can expect 6C rise on hottest days
Reptile, bird and mammal species set to vanish along with Kakadu wetlands by end of century, scientists’ report reveals … Australia is...
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Human rights crisis in Sarawak, Hydro Tasmania culpable as Murum Dam floods
Huon Valley Environment Centre’s Jenny Weber said, “We are protesting today at Hydro Tasmania head office in Hobart, in solidarity with the...
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Toxic Tas Water
Our community at Pioneer welcomed yesterday’s spring equinox with a beautiful show of flowers. But the townsfolk hide a heavy heart. Our...
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Is it illegal to turn back boats in international waters to Indonesia?
Indonesian politician Tantowi Yahya was asked on Lateline whether he believed that “the policy of turning back these boats in international waters...
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Mansell welcomes Bill Shorten’s call for Aboriginal quotas – and suggests alternative idea
Michael Mansell said it was pleasing to see ALP leadership candidate Bill Shorten call for quotas as part of a drive by...
