Tasmanian Times
International
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883The refugee crisis, captured in one staggering animated graphic
It can be difficult to fully comprehend the scope of the refugee crisis flaring up across Europe based on the numbers alone....
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Did Murdoch win?
our years ago Rupert Murdoch was on the brink. Now he’s resurgent. Martin Hickman, co-author of Dial M for Murdoch, asks whether...
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The Framing of Gender Apartheid: Amnesty International and Prostitution
You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may tread me in the very dirt But still,...
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The Oxymoron of Self-Publishing
Image from here When I first heard the phrase ‘self-publishing,’ I envisioned myself at a printing press: paperbacks flying across the garage...
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Japan’s whaling gambit shows it’s time to strengthen the rule of science in law
Earlier this week it was revealed that Japan has prevented the International Court of Justice from hearing cases about its controversial whaling...
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Has FT turned the corner?
A bit of lipstick makes no difference. It’s still a pig. Resources Minister Harriss’ media release that accompanied FT’s 2015 Annual Return...
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Campaign Launches Super Trawler Summer of Action
The Stop the Trawler Alliance today (Thursday, Oct 29) launched their first action in a summer campaign targeting key coastal areas to...
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Fossil Free Protestors Expect Meaningful Negotiations are Imminent
Fossil Free UTAS are ending their occupation of the Vice Chancellor’s Building today, after a marathon two-week sit-in. The protestors believe that...
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Palm oil, pollution and pyro-politics
*Pic: Figure 1. Borneo, in a non El Nino year: The skies over Putusibau, West Kalimantan, 28 October 2014. Another smokey morning...
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Tarkine Vandalism: More Forestry Untruths Exposed …
For almost half a century Tasmanians have heard little variation to the monotonous theme that woodchipping is merely cleaning up the logging...
