Tasmanian Times
Society
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1.6K‘Bruny Island community groups front Storm Bay Fish Farm expansion hearings …’
*Pic: Ted Mead of a fish farm pen on Taroona Beach Pic: Storm Bay, off Bruny Island First published May 10 Bruny...
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Saul Eslake’s ‘vision’ for Tasmania in 2050
I was approached recently by the Australia Institute to posit my ideas for my island home taking a serious and long-term view,...
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NATION: Neither budget mania nor Macron mania divert the Coalition’s war on the poor
First published May 9 Australia is seized by budget mania. Abuzz. Agog. But after weeks of frenzied expectation, leaks and speculation, relief...
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A simple question …
First published May 8 I emailed a simple question to the Premier on 11 March ( http://oldtt.pixelkey.biz/index.php?/article/was-vanessa-goodwins-cancer-caused-by-wentworth-park-howrah-/ ) as to why there...
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Trump withdraws from the Iran deal …
*Cartoon: Martyn Turner, used with permission: https://www.facebook.com/martynturnercartoons/ . http://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/martyn-turner • news.com.au: Trump pulls US out of Iran nuclear deal in major blow...
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Budget 2018: ‘Nice for some … but a good Budget …
*Pic: First Dog on the Moon’s Budget 2018 HERE … would be more than some election sweeteners … The Federal Budget is...
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After Afrîn: the Ottoman dreaming of Sultan Erdoğan
First published May 6 On March 18, Turkish troops supported by a 10,000-strong horde of Islamist militiamen stormed into the city of...
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The Mercury … and energy
The Mercury – which bills itself as the Voice of Tasmania – seems to have left its tongue somewhere in NSW or...
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The Talented Mr Michael Ferguson: Onward Christian Soldiers
First published May 3 In his election pamphlet Michael Ferguson made his usual claim for “Christian” values and moral “integrity” before the...
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‘Cuts to Federal Environmental staff will see the extinction of Tasmanian species’
*Pic: Grey Goshawk. All Pics are ©Eric Woehler, BirdLife Tasmania. Wedge-tailed Eagle. Swift Parrot Black-browed Albatross The proposed cuts of 30% of...
