Tasmanian Times
Society
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1.3KA collaboration for the century – The River Derwent Heavy Metals Project
MONA … surrounded by a river assaulted by mercury, lead, cadmium, zinc and copper. A group of artists, scientists and architects today...
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Environmentalists launch another bid to stop a Tarkine mine
Activist group Save the Tarkine has mounted a Federal Court challenge to a mine approval in Tasmania’s north-west. The group’s challenging the...
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Government must speak out on heavy handed treatment of activists – Greens
The Greens want the government to do more to secure the release of Australian (Tasmanian) Colin Russell and other activists being held...
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The Billion Dollar Opportunity
A wonderful economic opportunity exists for Tasmania. It involves no contentious project, no negative environmental outcomes, no lengthy planning processes and could...
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It’s Family First’s Day thanks to Greens preferences in Senate race
The Greens’ right-wing preference strategy in South Australia has come home to roost with a re-elected Sarah Hanson-Young gifting Tony Abbott’s good...
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MIS scams uncovered
Legendary bank robber Willie Sutton was a clear thinking sort of guy. When quizzed as to why he robbed banks, he replied...
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Poetry, without a shred of pity
Martin Flanagan It is customary to begin speeches such as this by saying something funny. I suppose I could tell you how...
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Death in Amsterdam
As Tasmania debates voluntary assisted dying law reform, Margaretta Pos tells a very personal story … One spring day in Hobart, I...
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Tasmanian markets in danger from noisy pro-GE lobby
The Tasmanian Greens today warned that Tasmanian primary producers who benefit from Tasmania’s GE moratorium were in serious danger of being drowned...
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Abbott’s ‘bizarre’ comments on live animal export trade
The Independent Member for Denison, Andrew Wilkie, said Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s comments in Indonesia about the Australian live animal export trade...
