Tasmanian Times
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893If, one day, the proverbial hits the fan …
Are you sitting comfortably? Then I’ll begin. (That was actually the opening line to the BBC’s Listen with Mother on radio about...
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STATE: Buyers Beware; Pulp mill permit may be declared invalid. Jobs go etc …
Garry Stannus’ pictures of 10,000-strong protest march through Launceston against the pulp mill on Sat 23 August 2008 The Tasmanian Conservation Trust...
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First look at Hobart transport link
HOBART’S light rail proposal has a colourful new brand, a name and a route extension past Glenorchy to the Museum of Old...
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NATION: Turn Back The Boats confrontation. Spying. Climate. Animal Cruelty
A mid-ocean stand-off between Australia and Indonesia appeared to be developing as a customs vessel tried to return a boatload of rescued...
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NBN rollout proposal less than ideal
The Tasmanian Greens Leader Nick McKim today welcomed an alternative proposal for the rollout of optic fibre in Tasmania, but warned that...
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The Nation: Labor says Joe Hockey’s super changes show Coalition’s ‘twisted values’
The Opposition has labelled the Government’s decision to end the super co-contribution for low-income earners while scrapping a 15 per cent tax...
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The State: Community opposition to the pulp mill will never stop; Chinese buyer? ‘Hands off Hydro’
Following KordaMentha’s announcement it is seeking Expressions of Interest in Gunns Limited’s remaining assets ( TT here ), community group Friends of...
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My, how you’ve grown (2) … another update on the Peregrines
Guard duty showing the female’s power, stocky build and long toes for bird catching At just two weeks-old the chicks have moved...
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Centenary of Powered Flight in Tasmania
Air Cadets of the jet age chat with pioneer airman Mr. Delfosse Badgery at Elwick showground on Saturday. They are (from left...
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Painted bike lanes are not safer …
Calgary Herald’s picture of researcher Kay Teschke I am an ex-Tasmanian residing in Calgary, Canada. Some interesting research demonstrates that painted bike...
