Tasmanian Times
Politics
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1.1KThe Deplorax …
The Deplorax. Or the Lorax goes underground. My name is the Lorax and I speak for the trees. So how’d I get...
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Who is driving the Liberal’s Pulp Mill policy? L’Estrange ready to move on? Depressing Dr Amos
• As the Suspension of Trading is lifted, follow The Share Price here Last year in reponse to a question (May 2011)...
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Mining tax needs prompt review to ensure revenue for Australia’s future
Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown has called on the government to review the mining tax soon after it begins, with the aim...
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Requiem for Tasmania’s Fox Program: 2001- 2012. Invasive Species Response Boosted
Henry Melville • A Program that commenced in 2001 with the sensational allegation that several litters of fox cubs were smuggled into...
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Crafty Critters v Launceston City Council
A Launceston woman is facing financial ruin after a series of problematic encounters with the Launceston City Council including an invalidly issued...
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From Silent Spring to Big Porn Inc
The book Big Porn Inc will challenge most people’s thinking about pornography and its very real and harmful consequences. There has been...
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WikiLeaks and other reformers: has Machiavelli met his match?
It’s most instructive to read carefully the Stratfor emails WikiLeaks released recently. Their language and tone are alarming: both brutal and ruthless,...
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Monsanto’s Roundup threatens future of global food supply
Monsanto’s reckless disregard for public health and the agricultural stability of the planet may be even more significant than previously thought. A...
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Flimsy school plan caned
JUST one page of the State Government’s new strategic vision for education is available to the public. The one-page plan, plus an...
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Faith no more …
Sometimes words fail me, but not today. Today I write for my wife and for the countless voiceless at the mercy of...
