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Sea Shepherd Australia takes Western Australian Government to court over shark cull

Wednesday February 26, 2014 – Perth, Australia — Given the science, the November 2012 WA Fisheries Shark Correlation report, the popular pubic...

Delivering a taste of Tasmania to the rest of the world

HOBART City Council Alderman and Independent Denison candidate Marti Zucco today launched a project that will generate much-needed economic growth and employment...

It doesn’t pass the fact-checker test

There’s been a lot of talk of late about the need for governments to stop propping up unviable businesses and industries. The...

Hobart #LightTheDark vigil, Parliament House lawns

The NBN and Me – A Cautionary Tale

Several months ago, I succumbed to the constant badgering of the lovely people at Telstra, and connected my residence in South Hobart...

United? Kingdom. Great? Britain

Superficial observations after three weeks and 3000 miles … Seven years since paying homage to Dylan Thomas in Laugharne. Seven years since...

Australia asks Cambodia to take asylum seekers … amid violent crackdown

The Abbott government wants to send some asylum seekers to Cambodia, at a time when the country’s strongman prime minister, Hun Sen,...

Sea Shepherd ambushed in night attack … Open Letter

Monday February 24, 2014 – Melbourne, Australia — At approximately 1936 AEDT yesterday, the Japanese whaling fleet launched an unprovoked six-hour night...

Forest Protester sent to jail in Tasmania

Nishant Datt will spend one month in jail after breaching a suspended sentence whilst participating in a protest at the Huon Valley...

Major Tasmanian Political Parties Confirm Support For Permanent Super Trawler Ban

Tasmania’s three major political parties have responded to public concern about the impact of super trawlers and confirmed their support for a...