Tasmanian Times
Health
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844Copping: A Community Shunning
Six months later and residents of the Southern Beaches region are still waiting for a response from their council after more than...
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This trade agreement is big — and much too secret
A new international trade agreement, the Trans-Pacific Partnership or TPP, is being negotiated this week in Singapore — with deals being cut...
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Professor Mark Taylor responds to Mercury on Rosebery
Satellite MODIS Aqua image – Green arrow points to dust particles from MMG Rosebery Mine and Bluestone Mine Tasmania Renison Bell emissions....
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EPA Director Alex Schaap misleads Tasmanians over nationally binding emissions standards
Kay Seltitzas: Acid Mine Drainage at Rosebery: Typical example of Acid Mine Drainage seeping through a Rosebery Street. This street lies below...
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Marine reserves help fish resist climate change invaders
Southeast Australia is an ocean warming “hotspot” – a region where temperature at the ocean’s surface is increasing more rapidly than elsewhere....
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Memo to Tasmania: ’twas an industry done-deal
Tasmania is currently reviewing its ban on genetically modified (GM) crops. If other states’ experiences are anything to go by, Tasmania will...
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Tony Fails to Stop The Boats
Labor and the Greens have cast doubt on the effectiveness of the Government’s border protection policy after an asylum seeker boat made...
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MMG Rosebery mine top toxic polluter in Tasmania
The Toxic Heavy Metals Taskforce Tasmania (THMTT) has welcomed recent statements made by Professor Ray Kearney from The University of Sydney Medical...
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Copping not the right location for toxic waste
The Southern Beaches Conservation Society (SBCS) is deeply concerned about an application received by Sorell Council from Southern Waste Solutions (SWS) to...
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The Dream Boat
More than a thousand refugees have died trying to reach Christmas Island. But faced with unbearable conditions at home, they keep coming....
