Tasmanian Times
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939When hospitals make patients sick …
Long ago ‒ 150 years or more ‒ it was noticed that pregnant women whose children were delivered by doctors were much...
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Perish the pension …
*Pic: Pascal Maramis, Flickr At the turn of the year, my $117-a-week age pension disappears. I am not about to whinge that,...
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Plastic Pollution and our Noxious Consumerism
All across the globe there is a silent killer. It invades our everyday lives, outlives us, and invariably threatens all marine life...
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Sexual assaults at the Falls Festival …
In the aftermath of reported incidents of sexual assault on women, a cultural dialogue and action is desperately needed. First of all...
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E-cigarettes should be banned, not promoted by government
E-cigarettes are not safe. E-cigarettes containing nicotine are not legal in Australia. E-cigarettes without nicotine are legal, but many of them have...
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Avoiding the Sadistic World of Trolls …
Trolling is the neo wave of inciting discord. This action appears in all forms of online news, blogs and social media. In...
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The Online Editor …
Used with permission …
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The Mercury goes shopping at the Boxing Day sales
“Retail frenzy: Tasmanians set for $52m Boxing Day blast,” screamed the front-page of the Boxing Day edition of the Mercury, a headline...
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Comment: Is Bigger Media really a good option for Tasmania’s democracy?
Most people in Tasmania could be forgiven for not realising that the local media landscape may be about to go through a...
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A gentle wake …
Odalisque … Amid fears about tourism development in Tasmania’s wilderness, Don Knowler takes a cruise on Bathurst Harbour in the remote and...
