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1.8KBoycotts ramp up on The Body Shop and L’Oreal
In the lead up to Christmas cosmetic retailer The Body Shop is coming under increasing pressure from women’s human rights groups with...
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NATION: All tip and no iceberg …
“A bunch of bong-sniffing, dole-bludging, moss-munching, glue-guzzling, K-Mart Castros are again vandalising Parliament. And stopping other opinions being heard.” Queensland LNP senator...
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The Liberals Plan to Flog off Taroona’s School Bushland
Flogging off more of the family silver to developers! With no community engagement, The Liberal government has submitted a subdivision proposal to...
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Feminists celebrate MPs’ defeat of Victorian Birth Certificate Bill
*Pic: Jay Morrison, Flickr The Births Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment Bill was defeated in the Victorian Legislative council this week. Women’s...
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Tarkine Gems Threatened by Future Liberal Logging
There is no longer a Forestry war between Industry and Conservationists, yet the State Liberals want such a controversy, and they are...
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First Day … December … a tribute to Leonard …
In the Tower of Song. Leonard Cohen, 15th November 2010, Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart. Photo © Giles Hugo 2010/2016. [Olympus E-P2, Olympus...
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End discrimination against Tasmania …
*Pic: Spirit of Tasmania 2 berthed in Melbourne. Flickr, Bernard Spragg NZ Senators … this is your chance to respond … A...
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Foxes …
Tasmanian Times has been asked to allow comments on whether or not foxes are prevalent in Tasmania; whether or not hoaxing is...
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Why? BAFTA-Award winning doco on Mr Flanagan has received no ABC promo …
*Pic: Richard Flanagan’s acceptance speech at the 2014 Man Booker Prize awards. He won for The Narrow Road to the Deep North....
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NATION: Into the gutter with Dutton …
APEC 2016 ends not with a bang but a whimper from Stockholm syndrome victim Malcolm Turnbull who begs our US corporate captors...
