Tasmanian Times
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958Lurch Beyond Brutopia. The Manus Whistleblower …
Back in November 2006 Kevin Rudd wrote an article for The Monthly titled Howard’s Brutopia, in which he contrasted his own “social...
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Mine’s impact on Tasmanian devil. Why is Shree Minerals a Protected Species?
Departmental advice tendered in evidence during Save the Tarkine’s successful Federal Court challenge to the Commonwealth approval of Shree Minerals’ Nelson Bay...
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Right To Information denied on Savage River mine tailings dam spill
On 31st May this year the Tasmanian Public and Environmental Health Network submitted a Right To Information (RTI) application to the Department...
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The false dichotomy of clearfell or reserve must be abandoned. Vica Bayley on free speech.
German forest scientist, Professor Andreas Rothe, has injected some much needed rationality and clarity of vision into discussions regarding the future of...
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Jesus weeps, Bishop tells Rudd
The head of the Anglican Church in Tasmania has told the Prime Minister “Jesus weeps” over his PNG asylum seeker plans. The...
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All aboard the Rail Replacement Bus …
To emphasise the need for improved public transport beyond Glenorchy, Rail Action Group President Ben Johnston will ride a “Hobart City Express”...
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Councillors behaving badly
Huon Valley Guessing Games Rohan Gudden, one would hope, learned a lesson in manners, respect and proper procedure at last Wednesday’s (July...
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So you can basically lie …
This is the15th extract from Our Corrupt Legal System. The author, Evan Whitton, is a legal historian, a trade almost as rare...
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FSC Changes Chemicals Criteria Again … Incorrect, says FSC Australia
A so-called expert independent panel for FSC International has again changed the criteria for determining which pesticides should go on the FSC...
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Rudd must call a snap election – or face Turnbull
If Prime Minister Rudd is not smart enough to call an election next week, it’s likely his party will spend a long...
