Tasmanian Times
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1.2KNatural resource management approaches incorporating disaster risk reduction
Disasters and disaster trends Disaster impacts are generally increasing as a result of the combination of increasing populations, greater concentrations of people...
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A Hundred Year Plan for Human Survival
Pic: Deep impact: An artist’s impression of a huge meteorite striking Earth 65 million years ago, sending the dinosaurs and many other...
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Rudd, PM!
The Labor Party has just voted – 57-45 – to oust Julia Gillard as PM – and (re)install Kevin Rudd. • ABC...
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Passage of Tas gay adoption law applauded
Reform upholds best interests of children and removes last vestige of discrimination from Tas law “Today is a proud day for Tasmania...
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Tasmanian World Heritage extension rewards 20 years of dedicated work
Today’s decision to list forested extensions to the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area recognises outstanding natural values of global significance and rewards...
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The coming crisis for the oceans. Obama Acts
The world’s oceans are getting hotter, higher, more acidic, and more polluted. On one hand it’s happening slowly. On the other hand...
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Farmers are copping it more than anyone else
As often as not, the light will be on in the spare room in farmhouses across the Tasmanian landscape each night as...
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Rise of the Ruddster … 7PM … ? 6.38PM: Shorten backs Rudd …
A controversial attempt to rescue Labor’s election prospects by claiming Tony Abbott would marginalise women and change abortion rights has backfired, with...
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Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott quit politics
Two key independent MPs whose support helped Labor form government in the hung parliament after the 2010 election have announced their resignations...
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Copping: A textbook example of corporate spin. SWS responds
Over the course of 4 days in late April this year, Southern Waste Solution (SWS) released almost 70,000 litres of heavy metal...
