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928Coroner & LegalCompanies suing critics. That’s the real enemy of free speech
*Pic: Heidi Lee Douglas, Defendant 5 There was moment in his political life when Philip Ruddock became a mini-hero. Within a short...
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1.3KArts
Tasmania. Little island, little interest
*Image: Alick Tipoti lino-print. Story: Kamu Sagul is a term for playing with mangrove pods. Kamus were often used as toys on...
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877Coroner & Legal
Indonesian and World Hypocrisy on the Drugs Issue
*Pic: Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran behind bars in Bali cell … Joko Widodo, Indonesia’s new President, has said that he will...
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794Economy
Australia under the spotlight in Human Rights Watch World Report 2015
AUSTRALIA has been named and shamed on a list of the world’s worst human rights offenders — but it’s not just our...
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1.0KEconomy
The Red Fox incursion into Tasmania …
Download … Inferring_the_Distribution_and_Demography_of_an_Invasive_Species_from_Sighting_Data_The_Red_Fox_Incursion_into_Tasmania_Jan2015.pdf
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841Economy
Mother Mountain: The Symphony of Birdsong (48)
*Pic: The great American environmentalist Aldo Leopold The “Respect the Mountain” forum ( here, here, and here ) at the Hobart Town...
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1.4KEconomy
Chinese tourism and business development in Tasmania
This week a furniture designer/maker (one man business) had a visit from a ‘suit’ and a Chinese furniture maker. They both walked...
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1.0KNational
One of our tallest trees has fallen …
In 1985, in a lounge at Singapore airport, I overheard Weary Dunlop – then in his late 70s – reciting Tennyson’s Ulysses...
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921Coroner & Legal
A prize that pales all others
Rodney Croome (above), the first Australian of the Year finalist to be recognised for work on LGBTI issues and equality, reflects on...
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935Coroner & Legal
Terrorism 101: A little history …
Oils ain’t oils Statesmen like to keep on saying some grubby policy is the opposite of what it really is until we...
