Tasmanian Times
Health
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3.0KHow Far Off Is Abrupt Climate Change?
*Pic: Flickr, David Blackwell: ‘Walking home one evening in 2074 Paul wondered about the scientific breakthrough reversing the effects of climate change...
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Homosexual Marriage: a plebiscite for late modern times
“As an axiomatic, non negotiable and unshakable article of faith, I believe that whether it actually delivers on it or not, marriage...
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The “light” cigarette scam continues to kill
SmokeFree Tasmania has slammed the tobacco industry for perpetuating the light cigarette fraud, putting thousands of smokers at greater risk of cancer....
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WAITING LISTS: A Cry from the Heart
A reaction to the Mercury’s story HERE: Tasmanian surgery waiting times the worst in the country Premier Will Hodgman said on Southern...
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Teen Challenge ‘denial’ pays off
In what I believe is a clever piece of marketing, Teen Challenge Tasmania Inc. (TCT) gives the appearance of being independent of...
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The Secret Life of Trees …
Review of … The Hidden Life of Trees By Peter Wohlleben, 2015 Translation from German by Jane Billinghurst, 2016 Publisher Black Inc....
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Kiwi Government ‘in Denial’ Over Rivers Crisis
*Pic: Dairy farming with heavy water use from irrigation has turned low rainfall areas into lush green fields Trout anglers on rivers...
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Animal protection does not win votes …
*Pic: Kelly Garbato FLICKR Submission to: the International Policy Team of the CITES Management Authority of Australia in the Department of the...
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The Worthiness of Trees – Reflections from an Activist
Quietly the merging light crept within. Dawn awakens. Wafts of floating mist drift silently through the giant fingers of eucalypt. In peace...
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Rolled on smokes: Blow to Ferguson authority
Tasmania’s health minister, Michael Ferguson (above, from his Facebook page), has been dealt a damaging setback by the cabinet, which refused to...
