Tasmanian Times
Society
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856Minister Harriss to hand 61,500 hectares of Tarkine reserves to mining speculators
*Pic: All that remains … of Shree Minerals’ much-trumpeted venture … ‘Reserved’ … for exploitation … Save the Tarkine has expressed extreme...
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Let’s stop Tasmania’s swift parrots going the way of the dodo
You might have seen recently that swift parrots – little green parrots that migrate between mainland south east Australia and Tasmania –...
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It’s not the Tasmanians I know. The Tasmanians I know are proud, resourceful, curious
*Pic: Flanagan greets his very special guests, Burma Railway veterans (average age 90) and mates of his dad Arch. Flanagan gave away...
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Passing of a legend …
Former Australia cricket captain and renowned commentator Richie Benaud has died aged 84. He had been receiving treatment for skin cancer since...
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Will Whiteley condemn quad-bike riding vandals?
*Pic: http://www.tarkine.org/off-road-vehicles/ Brett Whiteley MP Yesterday ABC aired footage showing that 4wd vehicles are flouting a ban on their use in parts...
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70 artists spend 3 days in Tarkine wilderness to capture threatened landscapes
Pic: Al Long Pic: Al Long Bron McAnally David Murphy Mt Lindsay observance In an innovative campaign direction, the Bob Brown Foundation...
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Tasmanian Government to pay Launceston sawmiller $1m to keep operating
A Launceston sawmiller will receive $1 million to stay in the timber sector rather than leave, in a record agreement struck under...
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Health reform … and the perils of hope
In his first-ever ministry, Michael Ferguson is experiencing the heady attractions of creating hope. If the rest of his government does not...
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The Way We Were …
Shearwaters in Norfolk Bay (on the Tasman Peninsula) a decade ago. Scenes like this are no longer seen anymore in Tasmania –...
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A dog’s death from 1080 poisoning …
*Pic: Protest … in NZ … All pics are from NZ showing how the Kiwis do their poisoning … Facebook … Some...
