Tasmanian Times
Wellbeing & Lifestyle
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1.1KWe will never stop fighting. The Backlash against the Backlash
‘Red-haired’ animal advocates across the country gathered once again today (July 30) to urge the Gillard government to put an end, once...
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Four-term Tassie … as TAFE enrolments tipped to drop
Tasmania’s public school system will switch to a four-term school year from 2013. The Education Minister Nick McKim says he has accepted...
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The Silver Bullet Men
This is a story about men and their dreams – alchemist dreams. Part science, part magic, part religion. Seriously, it’s about our...
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The terrible threat of political violence
The recent tragic events in Norway emphasise the need for political debate to be conducted by media commentators and politicians in a...
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No common ground on the forests agreement. Whole log exports lashed
• Peter McGlone, Director Tasmanian Conservation Trust CONSERVATION GROUPS MUST REJECT THE FORESTS AGREEMENT ANTI-PROTEST CLAUSE The Tasmanian Conservation Trust today stated...
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Agricultural land: The future hot property
Australia’s sweeping plains are being overrun by rural raiders from overseas. Leonie Lamont and Paddy Manning explain how the humble back block...
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Tasmanian budget cuts – opportunity rather than crisis for our health system?
The recent Tasmanian budget has confirmed the old saying that when the tide goes out you get to see who’s been swimming...
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Big Rod and Julia’s bribe
My magnificent young rooster, Big Rod, was anything but the other morning. The evening before, he had flown up into a tree...
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Geoff’s Best Reads
Every fortnight on Tasmanian Times, widely-read Geoff Dickinson chooses Six of the past fortnight’s Best Reads. The Population Debate After the Population...
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‘Eco-pirate’ Paul Watson is in danger of losing his boat
Sea Shepherd flagship impounded in Scottish port after Maltese tuna fishery sues for £850,000 in damages “Eco-pirate” Paul Watson is losing a...
