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920Hicks, Brandis, Guantanomo … and fear
“Hey, my name is David Hicks,” he shouted, as Senator Brandis wrapped up his address at a Human Rights Awards function. “I...
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Sea Shepherd to spend $12m award on ‘dream ship’ to patrol Southern Ocean
Money presented at Amsterdam gala is the largest donation the conservation group has received to date The ocean conservation group Sea Shepherd...
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Climate warning: PM Abbott leads Australia down a withering garden path
Greens leader Christine Milne says dire projections for Australia in the new CSIRO climate change report* must be a wake-up call for...
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NATION: Manus; We must act …
*Image from here No words could ever describe life in Manus Island Detention Centre, but imagine you are trapped in a makeshift,...
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Building resilience in an era of limits to growth. Greece …
We are approaching many limits to growth over the next decades: Economic contraction, peak energy and geopolitical stress. Nicole Foss – Canadian...
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Mother Mountain: The Symphony of Birdsong (47)
*Pic: A black-headed honeyeater The “Respect the Mountain” forum ( here, here, and here ) at the Hobart Town Hall earlier this...
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Call for State and Uni to dump Taib Mahmud … and Ta Ann
*Pic: Abdul Taib Mahmud … Five years after Sarawak Report first exposed Taib Mahmud’s questionable links with Adelaide University, the university’s Vice-Chancellor...
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Fact-Checking Julia Jabour and Indi Hodgson-Johnston
*Pic: The Bob Barker pursues the illegally-fishing Thunder through a gale … The Sam Simon has collected more than 60km of net...
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Why is there no one interested in coming to this place … ?
I recently took three tours of Chinese business people around some parts of the state that are for sale. I was told...
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STATE: The Irony; France, Tasmania … and Freedom of Speech
The Editor Dear Sir RE: FREEDOM OF SPEECH It is ironic that at the same time there are mass demonstrations in France...
