Tasmanian Times
Society
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754Betting on Extinction
Ladbroke’s is offering odds on fish populations collapsing; the government is shortening them. I’ve come across some odd ways to make a...
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Sex industry overhaul delays
The Tasmanian Government appears to have gone quiet on plans to overhaul Tasmania’s sex industry. Watch the full story here
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Will the Truth set him Free?
Oprah Winfrey’s interview with [b]Lance Armstrong[/b] was broadcast over two nights – Thursday 17th and Friday 18th of January 2013. Oprah flew...
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Kite Powers EV Across Australia for $15 of Electricity
Leave it to New Jersey to build a record-breaking electric vehicle powered by a giant kite. Evonik, a company in the Garden...
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WHA: The Facts
Fact Sheet on the Australian Government’s proposal to extend the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area On 31 January 2013, Environment Minister Tony...
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Gillard rallies ‘frontline troops’ for election
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has used day four of the unofficial election campaign to rally Labor’s preselected candidates, telling them they are...
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For Devils’ sake don’t mine the Tarkine
Today two activists from environmental direct action group Groundswell deployed a banner reading “FOR DEVILS SAKE, DON’T MINE THE TARKINE” from the...
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What’s wrong with Tasmania, Australia’s freeloading state?
For most Tasmanians a darker reality lies behind the seductive tourism brochures showcasing the state’s pristine wilderness, gourmet-magazine articles celebrating its burgeoning...
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Why are our public hospitals so wasteful?
The buck stops here: Health Minister Michelle O’Byrne and Premier Lara Giddings. Picture: Rob Walls, http://robertwalls.wordpress.com/ Every year for the past fifteen,...
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What gives, Mr Mayor?
Huon Valley Guessing Games It first came to public light in October last that Huon Valley Council’s general manager, Glenn Doyle, and...
