Tasmanian Times
Society
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1.2K2013 Federal Election: Best And Worst Pollsters
A lot of prestige is attached to getting a final poll right, because it is the one time when it is easiest...
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Marine reserves help fish resist climate change invaders
Southeast Australia is an ocean warming “hotspot” – a region where temperature at the ocean’s surface is increasing more rapidly than elsewhere....
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War’s terrible legacy …
Greg Bearup has written a superb article in The Weekend Australian magazine on war’s terrible cost: The Army’s Top Brass claim the...
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Folly foils foreshore footpath
After a gestation period of two decades, work on upgrading Ferry Road at Kettering finally commenced in early October. Detailed plans had,...
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Flying Bass Strait
My book FLYING BASS STRAIT began with a question I asked myself. Who was the first person to fly over Bass Strait,...
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The Wedgie and The Fox
Found this amazing photo via @hobnobby from a FB page on WA Country Hour, on Margo Kingston’s Tweeted Times … I’ve never...
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Nelson Mandela, former South African president, dies
Former South African president Nelson Mandela has died. More to follow. ABC here • Guardian Australia’s Tribute … • Christine Milne: Greens...
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Japanese killing fleet sets sail for the Australian Antarctic Whale Sanctuary
The Japanese Whale Poaching Fleet has left Japan, setting sail for the Australian Antarctic Whale Sanctuary. The factory vessel, the Nisshin Maru...
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Tassie’s missed opportunity …
Tasmanian equality activists have congratulated Australia’s first same-sex married couples who tied the knot today under the ACT’s marriage equality law, saying...
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Memo to Tasmania: ’twas an industry done-deal
Tasmania is currently reviewing its ban on genetically modified (GM) crops. If other states’ experiences are anything to go by, Tasmania will...
