Tasmanian Times
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853The thumb is proving mightier than a pen
The artist John Olsen recently lamented the decline of handwriting. Many of us do. We bore our children with whimsical tales of...
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Heralding an End to Indonesia’s War of Occupation
One day an Australian Prime Minister may find the courage and resolve to fly to Washington and address the Congress and the...
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The Playground
David O’Byrne: Real blokes’ bloke It is cruel, calculated, callous and ever so simple. A scenario played out in playgrounds since the...
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The high cost of power (2)
Comment 6: At best, retail competition might save a few % on household power bills. What it amounts to in practice is...
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Interpol and Julian Assange’s red notice
As Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has a legal win (Supreme Court Grants Assange Right to Appeal, NYT HERE) , we consider the...
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Christopher Hitchens dies aged 62
British author, literary critic and journalist Christopher Hitchens has died in a Texas hospital, aged 62. Mr Hitchens, who wrote and spoke...
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The stupidity that has no end … but is it Gunns end?
‘Policies that fuel further protest’: Miranda Gibson and the Observer Tree, http://www.observertree.org Pic: Alan Lesheim Is there really no end to the...
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The high cost of power
The Tasmanian Greens today welcomed the release of the Draft Report of the Independent Assessment of the Tasmanian Electricity Supply Industry Panel,...
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Falling forests. Ta Ann threats. Softwood fears
Pic: Mike Adams; taken alongside the Upper Florentine track early last year Ali Alishah, Still Wild, Still Threatened Yesterday Still Wild Still...
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A child protection system under serious stress
The Tasmanian Greens today welcomed the release of the House of Assembly Select Committee Inquiry into Child Protection’s Report, which is the...
