Tasmanian Times
National
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986Operation 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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Abetz still in the woods, fighting a lost war
As Tasmania lags behind Australia, Eric Abetz is reigniting old battles. It was a strange choice of words. In June last year,...
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Another broken promise: NBN backflip confirmed
Launceston, TAS, 15 September 2014– Digital Tasmania today condemned the Federal Government announcement, by proxy, that the National Broadband Network (NBN) rollout...
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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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Merit in Lambie’s Aboriginal seats, says Mansell
Aboriginal lawyer and community spokesman Michael Mansell says there would be widespread support for Senator Jacqui Lambert’s call for designated seats in...
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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...
