Tasmanian Times
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1.2KProbability of being fooled …
April Fools’ Day … *Ted Mead is disillusioned with modern-day politics, particularly in Tasmania. Ted feels that there is now little difference...
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Hearts Detached from Heads …
First published March 28 Take a good look at this magnificent Tarkine myrtle Will and Guy. It’s probably a millennium old, and...
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Around Australia by Schooner: Light speed in the Australian outback
Senior Constable Cassidy was unhappy. I knew this because he was shouting at me. Droplets of spittle were hitting the drivers’ side...
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Sustainability is a Two-Edged Sword
NASA image ~ In 1968 explorers from Earth sailed to the Moon, but then looked back and discovered the Earth. If refugees...
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The massive public subsidy of a private family-owned firm …
From ‘Team Mulawa’ here: “Greg Farrell Jr, “Mr. Mulawa”: Greg is by nature very hands-on – activity done translates into learning and...
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Frances Bender ‘Environmental Warrior’: I beg to differ …
Frances and Peter Bender, from HAC’s website, here First published March 22 Living next door to the Huon Aquaculture Company’s Lonnavale salmon...
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Old farts …
*Pic: The Baby Boomer generation … Image from here First published March 20 What a rotten time to be young. The place...
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Who Am I?
PHOTO by Kim Peart of the Ross Bridge and the Uniting Church on the hill. One of the most amazing finds in...
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Dissent in White Ribbon Starts to Bite
Thursday in Hobart, White Ribbon Research Advisor and University of Tasmania Professor of Social Work Bob Pease launched his White Ribbon Research...
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NATION: Jay Weatherill speaks truth to power …
Our parents toiled to make a home hard grubbing t’was and clearing They wasn’t troubled much by lords when they was pioneering...
