Tasmanian Times
Politics
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1.0KThe very best for Chrissy/New Year …
Santa on head, and picture, by chance meeting with impromptu head stylist Steph, Leslie’s daughter: (then) Montgomerys Hotel, approx 10pm, Saturday, December...
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Open Season on the Tarkine Coast
I first visited the southern section of the Tarkine coast, from the mouth of the Pieman River north to the Interview River,...
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STATE: TFGA supports fracking moratorium
*Pic: From the anti-fracking movie, Gasland The Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association (TFGA) has waded into the Tasmanian debate on fracking with...
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But wait … there’s more: TT’s Tasmanians of the Year
Good things come in Threes … no better exemplified than last night at The Hope and Anchor Tavern where TT knighted this...
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Tasmanian DPP Tim Ellis gets suspended jail sentence, driving ban over fatal crash
Tasmania’s Director of Public Prosecutions Tim Ellis has been given a four-month suspended jail sentence and a two-year driving ban over a...
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News Corp’s siege coverage built on a ‘take-no-prisoners’ culture
AUST gets wake-call with Sydney terror. Only Daily Telegraph caught the bloody outcome at 2.00 am. Congrats. — Rupert Murdoch (@rupertmurdoch) December...
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Paddington Bear saves the Planet?
• Buzzfeed: 18 Scientists On What They Actually Think About Climate Change We face a problem that could be addressed with relatively...
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When is temporary really temporary?
Once again (15 December, 2014) Hobart City Council Aldermen have taken yet another leap of faith on a planning matter, and approved...
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Mother Mountain: The Symphony of Birdsong (43)
The “Respect the Mountain” forum ( here, here, and here ) at the Hobart Town Hall earlier this year prompted Don Knowler...
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School ‘reform’ undermines intelligence
By a niggardly, narrow focus on the mechanics of illuminating children’s minds, we’re selling them and our nation short in terms of...
