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938Rich London, poor London – a tale of two cities
As Britain celebrates the bicentenary of Charles Dickens, born 7 February 1812, his works have arguably never been more popular. Book sales...
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Austral Reflections
In 1834, ten convicts stole the Frederick, the last ship to be built at the notorious prison at Sarah Island, on Tasmania’s...
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Sun setting on Rupert
The difficulty is that nothing, not even the arrival in Britain of Rupert Murdoch bearing reassurance, can automatically put the Sun on...
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Chance for Tasmania to lead on political donations reform
Tasmanian Greens today welcomed Attorney-General Brian Wightman’s release of the long-awaited discussion paper on political donations reform, saying it raised hopes for...
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Towards an economic theory of capitalism – MACRO supply and demand
Recently I discovered an interesting publication on the web entitled ‘Tragedy and Hope – A History of the World in our Time’....
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Amid pride and prejudice, it’s time for a new flag
Whenever I see a flag worn as a cape, I can’t help thinking of those Cronulla crusaders shouting, ”We grew here, you...
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McKnight on Murdoch, 7pm tonight, Michael Veitch, ABC Radio
Dr David McKnight, Journalism and Media Research Centre, University of New South Wales, is being interviewed about media mogul Rupert Murdoch on...
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Asylum seekers battle – Keep Pontville open
Tasmanians have a week to convince Immigration Minister Chris Bowen to cop some political fallout and keep the Pontville Detention Centre open,...
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The Tragedy of Tasmania’s Forests: One act on from Flanagan
This story begins with Richard Flanagan’s powerful and influential 2007 essay, ‘Gunns: the Tragedy of Tasmania’ (i). The story Flanagan tells is...
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Hazara in detention wins prestigious Human Rights Art Award in Darwin, Australia
For the first time, a Hazara has won the annual Human Rights Art Award in Darwin in Australia’s Northern Territory, presented by...
