Tasmanian Times
Environment
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920Tasmania is still burning
Hopefully, the other Australian states have politicians somewhat more astute and perceptive then those the majority of Tasmanians have elected. By reading...
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Why doesn’t TFS management want to put these fires out?
Tasmania Fire Service Public Information Officer Shannon Fox said the purpose of the water bombers was not to extinguish the fire, but...
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This Heritage Horse Trough must be returned …
*Pic: The water trough in situ near the Melton Mowbray Hotel … and in Glenorchy, below … Sunday night’s ABC News story...
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Scenery mining versus national park management
Bushwalkers wading through swampy ground on Lake Judd track, Southwest National Park, with foundation stumps of old duck-board walkway in foreground. Lake...
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Locking away our civil rights
I RECENTLY read an article about former Australian Greens leader Bob Brown being arrested for protesting the logging of Lapoinya, near Wynyard...
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Turnbull’s new cabinet crew all at sea in perilous waters
“Ministers and assistant ministers are entrusted with the conduct of public business and must act in a manner that is consistent with...
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A positive note on population
Population is a positive factor in development Human beings depend on other human beings to meet their basic needs and ensure the...
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Vale Erika
… Her shareholder advocacy in opposing the development of the Jabiluka uranium mine was featured in ABC’s Australian Story ‘Taking care of...
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The Gutwein inquiry and the concerned citizens …
An informal group of concerned citizens, ratepayers and residents convened a public meeting at the Tramshed Function Centre last Tuesday evening February...
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Year of the … monkey
Dear All, Somehow I was “obliged” to just look further then the cover pages … Scrolling some others I “found” this …...
