Tasmanian Times
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851Amnesty’s disturbing report …
Amnesty International’s recent report, By Hook or by Crook makes for troubling reading. Having collected evidence from asylum seekers and crew who...
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TPP Trade Pact Would Give Wall Street a Trump Card to Block Regulations
Banks and other financial institutions would be able to use provisions in the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership to block new regulations that cut...
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Saudi Wells Running Dry — of Water — Spell End of Desert Wheat
*Image from here • Riyadh will import all the wheat needed for 2016 consumption. • Aquifers that had irrigated wheat crops depleting...
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‘My body was not mine, but the US Military’s’
Inside the disturbing sex industry thriving around America’s bases. At night in the Songtan camptown outside Osan Air Base in South Korea,...
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First Paleo Toilets To Be Installed In Fitzroy … !
A range of new Paleo public toilets will be installed in Melbourne’s inner north, allowing devotees to relieve themselves just as our...
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STATE: Lonely Planet stands by advice … Tassie’s Australian of the Year …
Travel guide publisher Lonely Planet is standing by its latest advice to travellers to visit Tasmania before its wilderness is “compromised”, rejecting...
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Is Neo-Liberalism on the way out?
*Pic: Image from here I wish I could share the optimism Christine Milne voiced during the speech she made at the Press...
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The Demise of the Dinosaur Fossil Fuel Industry at Last!
Tesla’s 10,000kw wall mounted electric storage unit – US $3500 It’s finally here, it’s long overdue, and it will be causing shock...
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Senator Eric Abetz drops racist slur on radio while defending opposition to gay marriage
Demoted former cabinet minister Eric Abetz has used the offensive word “negro” while defending his opposition to same-sex marriage during a radio...
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The malady: why untrained judges need help from ordinary people
Corruption is white collar (non-violent) crime. If systematic, which it usually is, it is organised crime. Justice. A former Sydney judge, Russell...
