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The Basslink disaster
IT IS TIME for accountability on Basslink. The Basslink Joint Assessment Panel chaired by Julian Green heard the business case put by...
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1.1KEnvironmentWhy I oppose the mill (2)
MY FIRST TRIP to Queenstown last Thursday was an enlightening experience. I had heard about the “moonscape” but driving past the many...
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On the ground in Dili (3)
TUESDAY 30 MAY, 5pm. Yesterday was a ‘down’ day for me here in Dili. It started with some optimism and slid into...
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Article
Celebrity bonking
THE WINNER OF my private competition for the best opening paragraph in the Saturday papers for 13 May, 2006 was the following...
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Cartoons
The Captain
Let’s just do a quick costing of the massively hyped Bacon/Lennon vision: Sydney Spirit: $200m Richard Butler: $600,000 Pokies deal: $130m Basslink/Hydro...
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Environment
The other state of the Derwent
THE DERWENT RIVER is not only an iconic symbol of Hobart’s identity, but it also marks the electoral boundary between seats of...
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Environment
The saga of Tamar silt
ON MONDAY this week, the aldermen of Launceston City Council voted unanimously against any further pursuit of the ‘Tamar Barrage’ — a...
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Article
On the ground in Dili (2)
IT’S REALLY HARD to say what’s happening at the moment. In the past hour we’ve had nearby shooting (probably involving Australian troops)...
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Article
On the ground in Dili
IT’S 11PM THURSDAY, and it’s been quite a day. Fortunately I came into the UN compound this morning so as to email...
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Forestry
Sucked dry
THE EXCELLENT reporting and letters in Tas Country, Bob Loone’s truth, have not been the only coverage in rural newspapers of the...
