Tasmanian Times
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1.9KAnother climate expert retreats to Tasmania
Some years ago, founder of the Gaia theory, James Lovelock, predicted that Tasmania and south New Zealand will, in time, become overrun...
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Operation Icefish: Sea Shepherd launches new Southern Ocean campaign
Tuesday September 16th, 2014 – Hobart, Australia. Following Sea Shepherd’s victory of saving 784 threatened, endangered and protected whales during the 2013/14...
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Venture Minerals takes aim at Rainforest Wonderland
Conservationists have been contesting the Venture Minerals/Mt Lindsay mine proposal for some time now, but one essential aspect lacking in the campaign...
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A United States biochar advocate argues for soil health ….
A visiting United States advocate of biochar says closed-loop production systems can eliminate waste, improve energy efficiency and the business bottom line....
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David v Goliath
Ever heard the parable of the little shepherd boy who knocked down a giant with one slingshot? Watch this space, because a...
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Live animal export is unethical …
Former live export veterinarian and ship’s captain Dr Peter Kerkenezov writes … Download to read (warning … contains graphic images) … Persp_107_Issue_275_June_2014_Live_Animal_Export_is_Unethical_P_Kerkenezov.pdf
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Oram attempts to fang Pontiff
Background. This appeared in The Sydney Morning Herald on 2 December 1986. When John-Paul II (1920-2005) became Pope in 1978, Jim Oram...
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From south of the border . . .
The Old Bear (risking retribution from his equally aged mate Billy MacTold) writes … As the Scottish Referendum on independence heads to...
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Sir John Franklin: Fabled Arctic ship found
*Pic: HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, as they appeared in Illustrated London News One of two British explorer ships that vanished in...
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The Influence of China on Global and Australian Housing Markets
Abstract This Working Paper attempts to explain the recent phenomenon of foreign investment into Australian property markets, with a focus on China....
