Tasmanian Times
Environment
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868Australia: Climate laggard lashed. Al Gore responds to Tony …
Pic: Looking towards Blackheath from Katoomba; https://twitter.com/workmanalice • The Age: Clear link between climate change and bushfires: UN adviser warns Tony Abbott...
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The 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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Damning report on Tasmania’s bushfire crisis. The NSW horror …
An independent inquiry into Tasmania’s January bushfires has heavily criticised the emergency response to the devastating fires, saying lives were probably put...
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Snollygostering in Port Macquarie: The Numpty Abbott Entitlement. Randall’s ‘$5,259 trip’
“Look”, said Tony Abbott, “Port Macquarie was a marginal electorate”. The message was unambiguous. As the prospective Prime Minister he was entitled...
