Tasmanian Times
Society
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2.6KThe Truth About Ta Ann. ‘The biggest environmental crime of our times’
*Pic: Abdul Taib Mahmud … A sad tale of the Asian timber mafia and the man who did more than anything to...
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New Zealand initiates action against illegal fishing vessels in the Southern Ocean
*Pic: NZ government picture of the Songhua Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is a serious global problem that contributes to overfishing,...
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Free Ranging the Tarkine – An ATV Invasion
Given the recent controversy for the State Government’s intent to reopen some of the off road tracks in the Tarkine, it comes...
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World Heritage Desecration
Before the removal of the sign … After the removal of the sign … First standing tree cut … First standing tree...
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Rupert’s at it again …
JK Rowling condemns Murdoch’s tweet following Charlie Hebdo killings JK Rowling, author of the Harry Potter books, has condemned and mocked the...
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NATION: Satirists’ rallying cry is being made by Tony Abbott, a caricaturist’s dream
Australia’s army of parodists, satirists and professional piss-takers, the nation’s cartoonists, have been told to carry on. Terrified and shocked by events...
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… but they might say “Je suis Le Pen” tomorrow …
My first reaction, apart from sadnessand shock, is that it is wrong to suddenly get especially worked up because a small group...
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TasWater’s surging earnings approaching $300 million
TASWATER is making a lot more money than forecast and Tasmania’s Economic Regulator says it can afford to speed up the transition...
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Abbott’s secret trip to Iraq
Australian politics took an intriguing turn recently when Tony Abbott slipped out of Australia on his own top secret mission to Iraq....
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Keogh free: Royal Commission needed
Henry Keogh and daughter Alexis as he walks from the court just before Christmas 2014, free for the first time in nearly...
