Tasmanian Times
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957NATION: Turnbull’s terror bust raises big questions over his government and his leadership
First published August 7 Riotous splashes of daffodil – Petals on a wet, black bough, cheer a bleak Lakemba Street, in the...
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Twittered out in Tasmania
Every night, after dinner, and the dishes are in the dishwasher, I turn to Twitter; hoping, I guess, to find something interesting...
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Only governments can stem the tide of tourism sweeping the globe
The State Government is hot-to-trot encouraging a mass influx of cruise ships and tourists, but, as The Guardian says … Tourism, like...
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‘Manus Island death at Dutton’s feet’
The death of a man on Manus Island represents an abhorrent failure by Peter Dutton and Malcolm Turnbull, Greens Immigration spokesperson Nick...
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First Step …
*IMAGE: made in Second Life with Kim Peart’s avatar, called Starfarer, dressed as an Apollo astronaut. IMAGE: The first FirstStep event, remembering...
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South Australia’s GM crop ban under fire: Tasmania’s GM ban will be next …
*Pic: GM food … “The State Government’s role is not to regulate on the safety of GM, it’s to grow the economic...
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Mt Wellington and the cable car: The quick and easy road …
*Image: Gwenda Sheridan. © Mount Wellington from the Eastern Shore. First published July 31 The Cable Car (MWCC) proposal has been around...
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The story of whisky in Tasmania …
Beer, they say, is a conversation; wine is a lecture. Well, whisky – I say – is a spell and as a...
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Worried about Australia’s Marine Reserves? … You should be!
*Pic: Coral Reef in Queensland – pic Ted Mead. First published August 4 In 2012, after 14 years of extensive planning and...
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Game of Tones …
*Cartoon: Martyn Turner, used with permission: https://www.facebook.com/martynturnercartoons/ . http://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/martyn-turner First published August 5 It’s time for celebrity psychopath! The risible freak show...
