Tasmanian Times
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1.0KCall for submissions re the Tasmanian Government’s Review into the Industrial Hemp Industry
Call for public submissions re the Tasmanian Government’s Review into the Industrial Hemp Industry On 19 January 2015, Jeremy Rockliff, Minister for...
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Gillnets – petition if you are interested
Watch, sign here
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Researchers find pear juice can ward off hangovers
*Image: Image from here, where you can learn more about Asian Pears A fruit that is under-loved in Australia could prevent your...
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Nine must-ride trips for cyclists
(CNN)The magic of the open road, trail or mountain has long captured the imaginations of cyclists, whether they are professional riders or...
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How to save the Planet … and Humankind
The world’s nations will meet at the UN in Paris on December to continue dialogue on “How to save the Planet and...
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Why won’t Christopher Pyne take “No” for an answer…
… is he scared of losing tens of thousands in political donations for the Liberals? Political Donations 2013-14 Recently you asked if...
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How Mohammad Nasim Najafi died in a detention centre
Two weeks after being beaten and placed in a solitary cell, asylum seeker Mohammad Nasim Najafi was dead. These were his last...
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A history of Hydro
Going back to the Seventies and the early 80’s I recall Hydro Tasmania media statements saying water levels in the state’s dams...
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Obama’s flexible fix to climate change as dirty power dominates in Oz
For many years I used to spend part of the summer in the gorgeous Laurentides region of Quebec, an hour west of...
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Why has Scandinavia got it right and we haven’t?
Recently I spent some time in Denmark, Sweden and Norway. Apart from being mightily impressed by the scenery, natural and man-made, I...
