Tasmanian Times
National
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1.8KDo the Liberals Really Want to Destroy the Logging Industry … ?
First published July 27 Log, log, log! This is the monotonous mantra of the state’s Liberals at the moment. But deep within...
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Baseload solar power is a reality without batteries …
*Pic: Image from here I applaud all efforts to encourage energy conservation and promote renewable energy. It is way past time to...
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The Long Goodbye …
An extract from Anna Krien’s Quarterly Essay on the Great Barrier Reef, HERE … BLUEPRINTS v. SCRAMBLE In 2008 petroleum giant Shell...
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A Southern Paradise …
*Pic: Flickr, David Blackwell: ‘Walking home one evening in 2074 Paul wondered about the scientific breakthrough reversing the effects of climate change...
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The Neoliberal Wolf as the Good Shepherd of Mass Immigration
*Pic: Under conservative rule … Bosc d’Anjou, Flickr Democratic societies prove their credentials by the worth of their public debate. But for...
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NATION: Turnbull’s super-ministry …
*Pic: Asylum seeker protesters surround Peter Dutton … Loud Hosannas, cheers, applause and dancing in the streets erupt across a grateful nation...
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Ludlam and Abetz: The Goose and the Gander …
First published July 19 Lindsay Tuffin: ‘To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness’...
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Investing for kids (Part 2) – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Quick recap: In Part 1, I explained why investment bonds make terrible investments for kids. They’re the ‘bad’. Today, I’m bringing you...
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When is an airbag not an airbag … ?
*Pic: Airbag deployed … Paul Frankenstein, Flickr • ABC: Driver likely killed by defective Takata airbag in Sydney crash, police say A...
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I am no longer a proud Australian …
*Pic: Luca Melloni, Flickr Thoughts on the arms race … Australia has its problems, in common with many other westernised countries, but...
