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1.1KDying 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...
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Things that can’t last … FT fails the test, says Examiner
Things that can’t last forever usually don’t. This morning’s Examiner reported on a leaked email from Forestry Tasmania (FT) Chairman to FT...
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Hockey’s IGR: Meaningless forecasts based on magical thinking
Cigar time … the infamous shot of Treasurer Joe Hockey and Minister for Finance Mathias Cormann enjoying cigars pre-Budget The 2015 intergenerational...
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Forestry’s FSC Application Decision Delayed
The Greens have forced the Resources minister, Paul Harriss, to confirm that the decision on Forestry Tasmania’s application for Forest Stewardship certification...
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STATE: Lapoinya; Institutionalised duck-shoving. EMRS …
Imagine a Planning Scheme that permits residents to raise concerns about a neighbouring development that appears to breach building and zoning restrictions,...
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State of the State …
Today I want to talk to Tasmanians about the future; and it’s a future they can look forward to with optimism and...
