Tasmanian Times
Politics
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827Has the forestry industry really moved on?
Chudleigh-coupe-drain. Has the industry really moved on? The emails below were part of an FOI application that was requested when a very...
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Dam approval angers Aborigines
Michael Mansell, ABC pic The Tasmanian Government has approved the construction of a dam in the Coal River Valley, despite aboriginal relics...
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Breaking Contracts
Pic: Weld Angel, by Matt Newton, http://www.matthewnewton.com.au/ Our environmental problems and our current economic problems both stem from breaking contracts. In the...
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The shake of Rupert’s power finger
Image: HERE Rupert Murdoch is the one man who really fits the media mogul mould, made famous by Evelyn Waugh’s fictional press...
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Support Alison Bleaney to clean up our water
Supporters of Dr Alison Bleaney, campaigner against over-use of pesticides and for clean, healthy water, have a Facebook page well and truly...
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The thumb is proving mightier than a pen
The artist John Olsen recently lamented the decline of handwriting. Many of us do. We bore our children with whimsical tales of...
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Heralding an End to Indonesia’s War of Occupation
One day an Australian Prime Minister may find the courage and resolve to fly to Washington and address the Congress and the...
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The Playground
David O’Byrne: Real blokes’ bloke It is cruel, calculated, callous and ever so simple. A scenario played out in playgrounds since the...
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The high cost of power (2)
Comment 6: At best, retail competition might save a few % on household power bills. What it amounts to in practice is...
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Interpol and Julian Assange’s red notice
As Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has a legal win (Supreme Court Grants Assange Right to Appeal, NYT HERE) , we consider the...
