Tasmanian Times
Society
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894Gaddafi’s thesis proves money talks, especially in halls of academe
WHEN the old moralists assembled their galleries of vices and virtues – personified, so that the flatterer simpers, the jealous man squints...
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Global Warming and its nemesis –the humble plastic!
While walking along the streets of Melbourne with a plastic bag of groceries in hand, a couple made a comment on how...
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David Traynor: Why?
In Mercury stories concerning David Traynor, I have not read which Police force successfully pursued him for the legal possession of the...
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Taxing our carbon waste dump
One of the key items on Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s agenda is pricing carbon and her new multi-party committee aims to spearhead...
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Tas Uni should phase out sale of bottled water
University of Tasmania should take the lead from the University of Canberra and phase out bottled water on campuses. Greens Alderman Bill...
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Tell Japan to stop wasting police time: Brown
An official complaint should be sent to Japan over its misuse of Australian police resources following another raid on the Sea Shepherd...
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Rail should have infrastructure priority
Community-based public and transport advocacy group, Future Transport Tasmania (FTT), today acknowledged the new chair of the Tasmanian Infrastructure Advisory Council (TIAC),...
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Renewed calls for duck-shooting ban marks season opening
The Tasmanian Greens today renewed their calls for a ban on the annual recreational duck shooting season which opens this weekend, saying...
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Mill Statement
Environment groups and the community have been opposed to the proposed mill due to a range of environmental and social impacts and...
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Greens v Greens on Gunns pulp mill. Milne’s question …
A GROWING split has emerged between conservationists and the Greens over the planned Gunns pulp mill in Tasmania, after the timber company...
