Tasmanian Times
Environment
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854Vanuatu: The Cyclone Pam disaster … with link to where you can give …
Disaster management teams are preparing to make their way to many of Vanuatu’s remote communities which took a direct hit from Tropical...
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Remote Indigenous communities are vital for our fragile ecosystems
Amid the questioning of government support for remote Aboriginal communities and what Prime Minister Tony Abbott called the “lifestyle choices” of those...
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NATION, STATE: National conversation called by those who are deaf to all form of entreaty
The Brains Trust … Hockey, Abbott, Bishop, Truss … Canberra is notorious for its gas-baggers, blatherskites, hum-buggers, codswallopers, and hog-washers but lately...
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Huon Valley Guessing Games: The Waterloo Bay fiasco
The Huon Valley Council-Tasmanian Planning Commission (TPC) impasse over the pie-in-the-sky Waterloo Bay barge proposal ( More Pie in the Sky for...
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Stage 1 EOI assessments complete
*Pic: The Avalon Coastal Retreat on Tassie’s East Coast A total of 25 eco-tourism projects will proceed to Stage 2 of the...
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Dying Like An Animal: The Price Of Empathy And How Governments Use Yours Against You
Want to know why some people are more moved by greyhound baiting, than by an Aboriginal death in custody? Why the Abbott...
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NATION: You should care about Brandis’s Creeper Laws. Jamal Rifi. 4-Corners …
The right to privacy is taken for granted by many. Australians assume they can conduct their daily ablutions in peace. They can...
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The Intergenerational Report focuses on the old, when the future belongs to the young
Releasing Australia’s fourth Intergenerational Report, Joe Hockey described it as the “social compact between generations”, which would help “identify where the future...
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Carmen’s call
*Pic: Portrait of Dr Carmen Lawrence, Subject: Dr Carmen Lawrence, Artist: Deanne Haddow. From here I first met Carmen Lawrence at a...
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Myrtle rust in Tasmania …
Biosecurity Advisory 08/2015 Myrtle rust in Tasmania: Increased focus on Lophomyrtus varieties – assistance required [DPIPWE advice] Current Status Biosecurity Tasmania is...
