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A poem as lovely as a tree …

Tasmanian Media Awards 2016

Best News Image (stills) Sponsor: Media Super Finalists • Nikki Davis-Jones , The Mercury: Taking A Stand • Richard Jupe, The Mercury...

The recolonisation of Norfolk Island is a heavy-handed act of regression

Where in the world is “God Save the Queen” a revolutionary call to arms? In Norfolk Island, whose 2,200 citizens – half...

A Sham …

Forestry Tasmania’s regeneration burns have left iconic Cradle Mountain and Dove Lake swathed in smoke. Picture: FACEBOOK Thank you Peter Whish-Wilson for...

Disappointing start to Federal election campaigning

Following Brett Whiteley’s attack on Tasmanian youth, single mums and other battlers today ( Advocate HERE ), TasCOSS calls on all Tasmanian...

Unions say Eric Abetz a hypocrite over concerns a federal Icac would harm reputations

Australian Workers Union head, Scott McDine, criticises Abetz for damaging Julia Gillard’s reputation at union royal commission Union leaders have accused senator...

Report highlights crisis facing Tasmania’s low income renters

Shelter Tas, Tasmania’s peak body for affordable housing and homelessness services welcomes the release of Anglicare’s annual Rental Affordability Snapshot, but is...

Stephen Colbert mocks Johnny Depp and Amber Heard apology video

The Mock … The Original (below) … … ‘This woman is not my wife, and I am truly sorry for smuggling her...

NATION: Probe needed into $4b meltdown of failed forestry schemes

I FIRST called for a Royal Commission into misconduct in the financial sector in June, 2014, when I sat on the Senate...

STATE, Mutual Valley: Logging is scheduled to commence today …

*Pic: The couple in question … Logging is scheduled to commence today, Monday, April 18, at Mutual Valley forest area CC104B. This...