Tasmanian Times
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1.1KAround Australia by schooner (of beer): Killer cockroaches and the worst counter meal ever …
The cockroach lurking in the urinal was the size of a small dog. The plywood walls in the hallway were smashed in,...
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PLANNING: The paradigm shift towards market-driven ad-hoc development …
*Pic: Jean-François Renaud, Flickr Michael Buxton, Professor of Environment and Planning at the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University...
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Less historic buildings & more carparks for Launceston!
*Pic: 18 Margaret St, Launceston 16 Margaret St, Launceston In Launceston, Heritage Tasmania has about 3% of building listed – this means...
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Where is the Public Planning Vision for Tasmania?
A complete lack of vision (and incompetence in strategic planning), coupled with death by a thousand financial cuts, is eroding confidence in...
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The fish (story) that the NY Times rejects …
I mourn the absence of an apt moniker for the camel-haired candidate running for President of the United States.The male one. The...
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Coup d’etat: Day nine on the Camino trail …
*Pic: Watching me constantly watching over me…and you Peace and goodness to a T. So European, this happy chap really should be...
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Basslink: The very secretive State Government …
*Pics: The damage … and the culprit? Geelong Star, before its renaming. And below, Basslink cable damage, including the gouge … From...
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A response to Eric Abetz’s comments about ‘coming out’ …
I have a thing to say. Regardless of whether we have ever met, I would appreciate it so much if you read...
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New Forests and its $5m feasibility study …
It seems that New Forests is proposing to spend $5 million on a feasibility study to convert their newly acquired and now...
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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...
