Tasmanian Times
International
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788Tony Blair’s ‘apology’ gives the game away
Tony Blair’s comments yesterday admitting fault in the invasion of Iraq are proof that the ongoing war, which Australia helped start in...
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Germaine Greer and the scourge of ‘no-platforming’
*Pic: Germaine Greer (left) on Q&A with Oz Foreign Minister Julie Bishop … The “no-platforming” campaign against Germaine Greer reflects a deeper...
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Millennial Masculism Man (2)
Yesterday I made a visit to the magnificent panopticon-styled Melbourne Magistrates Court on an oxymoronically named civil matter. Due to legalities I’m...
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26 bankers already sentenced to a combined 74 years in prison
In two separate rulings last week, the Supreme Court of Iceland and the Reykjavík District Court sentenced three top managers of Landsbankinn...
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Diesel exhaust alters half of flower scents honey bees use to find food
One of the reasons given for the substantial decline of pollinators in many parts of the world – along with habitat loss,...
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Will Space Miners Save the Earth?
*Image from here: http://factor-tech.com/connected-world/19671-burning-our-remaining-fossil-fuels-will-prompt-60-meter-sea-level-rises-scientists/ After deciding to move to the historic town of Ross in Tasmania, we have made the migration south...
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‘You have tortured me in every way …’
*Pic: Khodayar Amini In the three years before his suicide, Hazara asylum seeker Khodayar Amini says he was twice assaulted by police...
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NATION: The Hole in Malcolm’s argument …
*Pic: PM Turnbull … Sweet Custard Bun, as our dragon-bone divinating PM is known in China … very little yet to suggest...
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UTAS Vice Chancellor’s Office Occupied: Day 8
The original occupation Several hundred people are staging a peaceful protest outside the office of Vice Chancellor, Peter Rathjen. Another eight students...
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Get a Glimpse into the not-so-humble honey bee
Sustainable Living Tasmania invites you to ‘The Science of the Hive’ to get a glimpse into the fascinating science of the honey...
