Tasmanian Times
Society
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797Learning from the mistakes of the US prison regime
*Pic: Attorney-General Vanessa Goodwin As the new Liberal State Government ponders how to implement the “tough on crime” policies in its election...
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The Fearnley dispute
Ed: Tasmanian Times today presents the basic details of a dispute involving a former Flinders Island fisherman/farmer, Paul ‘Charlie’ Fearnley and Queensland...
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Us v Them, Australia vs Asylum Seekers, Slaves vs Everyone Else: Is there a difference?
*The attached picture was drawn for me by Mohammed Ali Sayed – an asylum seeker on Nauru who was deported back to...
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The Impossibility of Growth Demands a New Economic System
Why collapse and salvation are hard to distinguish from each other. Let us imagine that in 3030BC the total possessions of the...
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Fear … and Mercury
Once again this year The Mercury has rolled out the fear campaign about rats and mice coming into your home, and once...
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The Hollow Man
Pic: of Eric Hutchinson from his website, http://www.erichutchinson.com.au/ On 30 April I posted an article about the depths politics can plummet towards...
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Peace … v Anzac Day
I am writing to support the Governor of Tasmania Peter Underwood and the remarks he made on Anzac Day ( Read here...
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Mother Mountain: The Symphony of Birdsong (13)
The “Respect the Mountain” forum ( here, here, and here ) at the Hobart Town Hall earlier this year prompted Don Knowler...
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Mining’s multi-billion-dollar black hole
As the boom ends, poor oversight and lax bonds leave governments stuck with an enormous bill for mining’s clean-up. Back in the...
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Stuart Tipple: Chamberlain 30 Years On and What Lessons Have Been Learned?
Stuart Tipple Event at UTAS 28 May 2014 – Chamberlain 30 Years On and What Lessons Have Been Learned? The School of...
