Tasmanian Times
Health
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1.2KUs v Them, Australia vs Asylum Seekers, Slaves vs Everyone Else: Is there a difference?
*The attached picture was drawn for me by Mohammed Ali Sayed – an asylum seeker on Nauru who was deported back to...
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Mother Mountain: The Symphony of Birdsong (13)
The “Respect the Mountain” forum ( here, here, and here ) at the Hobart Town Hall earlier this year prompted Don Knowler...
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Mining’s multi-billion-dollar black hole
As the boom ends, poor oversight and lax bonds leave governments stuck with an enormous bill for mining’s clean-up. Back in the...
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Remote Wilderness Eco-Lodges for the Stranded
Letter to the Editor, Mercury In reference to your article on eco-lodges (Mercury 29/5/2014) and the Tourism Industry Council wish-list for resorts...
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Poisoned Planet
Transcript Robyn Williams: Well, it’s 52 years since Rachel Carson wrote Silent Spring, warning of the poisons polluting our surroundings, but still...
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AMP Fund drops fossil fuel investments
Another big investor has decided to reduce its exposure to fossil fuels, with AMP Capital announcing that its ‘‘responsible’’ funds would have...
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Tasmanian household income will suffer most from Federal Budget measures
*Pic: Leunig, with permission http://www.leunig.com.au/ Measures contained in the 13 May Federal Budget will hit the finances of Tasmanian households disproportionately, the...
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Health: Integrity Commission’s damning indictment
*ABC pic of Jane Holden and Gavin Austin, from ABC news report: Inquiry finds nepotism by senior Tasmanian health bureaucrats Jane Holden,...
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The future of organic and non GM food in Australia is uncertain …
Pic: Steve Marsh The future of organic and non GM food in Australia is uncertain after a WA farmer today lost his...
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Equality and community inclusion starts with us
It is very reassuring to see the Federal government committing to the full rollout of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in...
