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945Mansell slams Legislative Council on land rights …
Aboriginal lawyer Michael Mansell has slammed the “ignorance and prejudice displayed by a core minority in the Legislative Council that surfaces every...
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The Eradication of Scepticism (and foxes)
Pic: The Bushy-tailed ginger cat “fox” heading for the gorse bushes. Picture taken at “Selma”, number 1624 Esk Highway Fingal Valley Pic:...
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Education: Change is easy – it’s improvement that’s difficult
The Mercury editorial of 25 January (2012) deplored the fact that education standards in Tasmania are still among the lowest in the...
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When scientists attack
A laurel to Environmental Health News for taking a hard look at the politics behind a controversial editorial Spend extended time reading...
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The Dread Pirates Greenpeace, Hobart rally speech …
All 30 members of the crew of the Greenpeace ship, Arctic Sunrise, have been charged with piracy after attempting to board Gazprom’s...
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Greenpeace: Speak up for our silenced activists
On Thursday 19 September, 28 Greenpeace International activists and two freelance photojournalists were arrested under armed guard off the Russian coast after...
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Let’s get real!
Final counting in the federal election is over in all bar a couple of seats, and we now have a new government...
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Solar red-tape ripoff
The Tasmanian Greens are calling for the scrapping of unnecessary regulations introduced last year, which potentially add thousands of dollars to the...
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Australian Federal Police confirm Gay share profit referral
The former boss of the failed Tasmanian timber company Gunns may be forced to repay the profits of his insider trading. In...
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A collaboration for the century – The River Derwent Heavy Metals Project
MONA … surrounded by a river assaulted by mercury, lead, cadmium, zinc and copper. A group of artists, scientists and architects today...
