Tasmanian Times
Sciences
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872A perfect autumn day
The city, from Howrah, April 28, 2.50pm: The city that vanished into the haze: Hobart from Howrah Beach, 4.45pm: Meanwhile, near Launceston,...
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Morning and evening
The changing autumn sky in Tasmania … just a stone’s throw from the proposed pulp mill. The morning was crisp, the thermal...
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Tiger photos – the real story
IN early February 2005, Klaus Emmerichs and his partner Birgit Jansen arrived in Tasmania from expressly to walk the “Overland Track” within...
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Gunns a loser
Extract: TASMANIAN timber giant Gunns Ltd yesterday lost a bid to terminate a contract because of a collapse in the market for...
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The truth about dioxin
DIOXINS are a group of persistent organic pollutants. They are contaminants in many petrochemicals including now banned pesticides such as the notorious...
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The witches’ cauldron
JOHN Howard has charged into the eduction debate but may find himself in the witches’ cauldron. The PM told ABC Radio in...
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Keeping the lid on
CYNICISM is a trait in journalism cultivated over a career. I started mine with much naivety believing that nobody elected to represent...
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Heidi’s second triumph
More good news for Tasmanian filmmaker Heidi Douglas this week as she found out her film about Tasmania’s forests has been nominated...
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A North-East tragedy
MY roots are in the North East, where as a lad I trapped hawks and even a pair of wedge-tailed eagles for...
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What we want to save
Why we want to save it: History of the North East Highlands National Park and 7-day bushwalking track 1996 – 2006 DURING...
