Tasmanian Times
Planning/Heritage
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800A Zombie in the White House … ?
*Cartoon: Martyn Turner, used with permission: https://www.facebook.com/martynturnercartoons/ . http://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/martyn-turner While Donald Trump’s “Dancing with Swords” world tour of five nations, featuring an...
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‘Government blind to Hobart Airport risks’
*Pic: Hobart Airport from above. Christopher Neugebauer, Flickr I condemn the Federal Government for refusing to order the Australian Federal Police to...
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The Logs Pile High as History Repeats Itself …
First published May 27 Piles of stacked hardwood logs appear to be on the rise in the state, but for who? What...
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How it was … When Tasmanian Trees were Trees …
*Pic: The Tasmanian Timber Trophy at the London 1862 Exhibition Detail of the Trophy labelled Tasmania with a sperm whale jaw with...
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Is it true: The Rosemary Armitage saga … ?
*Pic: of Rosemary Armitage, from her Facebook page here *Pic: Labor’s Leader in the Leg Council Craig Farrell may have been aware...
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Do we really wish to be known as Phallus City … ?
*Pic: An anonymous architect’s portrayal of the scale of the hotel … As a keen observer of human-nature I have often found...
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‘Spectacular fail for patients and staff is outrageous …’
First published May 21 Here are a few points which I think are fair and relevant regarding the AMA release ( here...
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NATION: Mar a Lago Hillbillies …
*Cartoon: Martyn Turner, used with permission: https://www.facebook.com/martynturnercartoons/ . http://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/martyn-turner “I put lipstick on a pig,” he said. “I feel a deep sense...
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The wooden skyscrapers that could help to cool the planet …
First published May 20 Recently the Climate Tasmania group ( http://www.climatetasmania.org/ ) was asked to comment on the massively high carbon footprint...
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Tasmanian Planning Policies Legislation – Minister Gutwein’s next power grab
The TCT said today that the Draft Tasmanian Planning Polices Bill 2017, recently released for public comment, proposes to provide the Minister...
