Tasmanian Times
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937The Bid for Marine Protection in Antarctica …
Swedish delegation members Jessica Nilsson and Bo Fernholm. Pic: Rob Blakers AOA Launch Global Leadership Scoreboard Showing Support for Southern Ocean MPAs...
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STATE: Former DPP criticises delays at Tasmania’s misconduct watchdog
Tasmania’s Integrity Commission is taking too long to investigate complaints, a hearing has been told. Former Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP)...
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Tassie’s forestry wars echo UK’s motorway wars …
“Mum and dad’’ demonstrators, fiery activists, a government intent on silencing environmental protesters, the battle of Twyford Down in Britain two decades...
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LOCAL: The UTAS city … and Conflicts of Interest. Despard Gallery’s complaint …
*Pic: Model of the projected student accommodation … • Not for us any of Oxford’s gentle spires if Hobart is to become...
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Keeping alive the British colonial tradition of tugging our forelocks …
*Pic: From Wikipedia here The magnificent ballroom … The price Tasmanian taxpayers pay each year for the privilege of keeping alive the...
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Multiple helpings of the ‘Wild and dramatic, cultured and quirky, isolated yet accessible’
*Pic: Isla MacGregor The world is fast catching on that Tasmania is a must-see destination with the Lonely Planet ranking our state...
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Where’s the acknowledgement that a crisis exists?
Ice in Tasmania Last night’s Four Corners program ( ABC HERE ) revealed the devastation Chrystal methamphetamine, or Ice, is wreaking on...
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Voting: How low can we go?
PONDERING who I felt was worthy of being an elected member of my local council, I was examining the bits of paper...
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NATION: Tony and coal, ‘A contradiction to all available evidence …’
In response to Prime Minister Abbott’s recent comment ( SMH here ) that “coal is good for humanity”, a group of health...
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STATE: Fracking poses risks to agriculture, tourism, Tasmania’s reputation …
*Pic: From the anti-fracking movie, Gasland Dear reader, I am writing with deep concern in regards to “fracking”. Gas company Petragas has...
