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820Sea Shepherd backs World Court action to protect whales
Legal proceedings will begin at the International Court of Justice in The Hague next Wednesday 26th June, as the Australian Government presents...
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Salmon farming taking toll on marine wildlife
The Tasmanian Greens today expressed concern over a media report ( Matthew Denholm, The Australian: Tasmania’s salmon trade casts deadly net )...
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Just breathtaking incompetence …
• Kim Booth, Greens Forestry Spokesperson, Thursday, June 20: GROUNDHOG DAY FOR BUNGLED FOREST EXIT PAYMENTS State Inquiry to Pursue More Answers...
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Hobart and Douglas Mawson: A Love Story
Hobart’s waterfront is increasingly becoming a puzzling site, filled with ice-skating rinks, plastic penguins, swarms of car-parking spaces and soon, a replica...
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Greenberry inquiry must be transparent and protect witnesses
This week’s inquiry by the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Public Accounts into the resignation of Tasmania’s former prison boss Barry Greenberry must...
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The Most Trustworthy …
Each year, Readers Digest ( http://www.readersdigest.com.au/most-trusted-professions-2013 Ed: politicians are second last, below sex workers; journos just above ) reviews Australia’s most trusted...
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Where time stands still
Huon Valley Guessing Games: In our lovely valley — like lots of things — time seems to stand still. In Main Street,...
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Labor-Liberal hypocrisy over Bass Strait
The Independent Member for Denison, Andrew Wilkie, expressed his disappointment at the Labor and Liberal parties blocking debate in the Federal Parliament...
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The Death of Michael Hodgman …
“It is with great sadness that I learned today of the passing of a Tasmanian political giant, the Honourable Michael Hodgman QC,...
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Doing the Climate Maths with Bill McKibben
Prominent American climate change activist and author Bill McKibben recently visited Australia on his ‘Do the Maths’ tour. The ‘Do the Maths’...
