Tasmanian Times
National
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1.5KTo Slow Climate Change Now? … People Power!
In Burlington, Vermont, on Saturday, April 27, 2013, the “Owning the New Economy Summit” had just ended. There was an enormous amount...
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The zillion year town
Our cities and suburbs are unsustainable. Their construction, maintenance, and operation consumes: cement, concrete, steel, aluminium, brick, tile, glass, marble, tarmac, coal,...
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From the Berlin Wall to Crony-capitalism
In Max Atkinson’s latest article in the Tasmanian Times ( HERE: Is a plebiscite more democratic? ) he questions democracy and its...
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Teflon’s toxic legacy
For more than half a century DuPont hid information that a chemical it was using to make Teflon might be making people...
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AFMA Continues to Shield Super Trawler From Community Consultation
Conservation and recreational fishing groups are outraged by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority’s latest ploy to shield the Small Pelagic Fishery, in...
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Gunns, Solvency and the 30th June 2011
*Pic: John Gay leaves court. Pic: Garry Stannus In an effort to determine the date of Gunns’ insolvency the Gunns’ liquidator PPB...
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Moratorium mocked as exploration expands
Mineral Resources Tasmania (MRT) is offering the Petroleum (Category 4) Exploration Release Area 981 to mining companies between Jan 18 and 22....
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Kathmandu founder Jan Cameron plans rival bid to buy Tasmanian dairy giant VDL
*Pic: H’s painting of Jan Cameron … Businesswoman Jan Cameron plans to underwrite a rival bid for Tasmanian dairy giant Van Diemen’s...
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Three Capes Track – it is free if you camp …
*Pic: By Ted Mead on Pillar Cliffs The Three Capes project impact. Pic: Rob Blakers, http://www.robblakers.com Letter to the Editor, Tasmanian Times,...
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Turnbull’s curse
‘May you live in interesting times,’ is an ironic malediction which Malcolm Turnbull has now had ample opportunity to ‘unpack’ as his...
