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  2. Thumbnail for How picture boards were used as propaganda in the Vandemonian War

    How picture boards were used as propaganda in the Vandemonian War

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/560-how-picture-boards-were-used-as-propaganda-in-the-vandemonian-war
    14 Mar 2018: As Hobart’s Old Government House was being demolished in the late 1850s, workers made a remarkable discovery. Lifting the floor, they found an old pine board covered with four rows of pictures. Six scenes painted in oils depicted interactions
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    Why Iceland is set to resume whaling despite international opposition

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/614-why-iceland-is-set-to-resume-whaling-despite-international-opposition
    24 May 2018: Banner image: Whale watching in Husavik, North Iceland, Shutterstock. After a two-year pause in the fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) hunt, Icelandic whaling company Hvalur hf. will resume whaling this summer, with a government-issued quota. Two
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    What city planners can learn from Hobart’s floods

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/610-what-city-planners-can-learn-from-hobarts-floods
    17 May 2018: Hobart is a city known for its risk of catastrophic fire, such as the devastating wildfires of 1897-98 and 1967. As the second-driest city in Australia, until last week it was easy to forget that Hobart is also vulnerable to serious flooding.
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    Combatting one of the most overlooked sources of global pollution

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/770-combatting-one-of-the-most-overlooked-sources-of-global-pollution
    3 Sep 2018: One container ship can emit almost the same amount of pollution as 50 million cars, and yet, shipping emissions are often overlooked. Here’s how researchers plan on curbing this serious source of global pollution. Sulphur dioxide and nitrogen
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    Now the real work begins

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/613-now-the-real-work-begins
    24 May 2018: Banner image: Newly elected Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad will need all the support he can get to enact the changes that Malaysia needs. EPAThe euphoria over the change of government in Malaysia is unlikely to die down soon. In fact, the
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    How Tasmanian researchers saved Australia’s newsprint industry

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/767-how-tasmanian-researchers-saved-australias-newsprint-industry
    31 Aug 2018: Things have been far from smooth sailing for the Boyer paper mill in Tasmania’s Derwent Valley since it pulped, squeezed, and rolled out Australia’s first sheet of newsprint back in 1941. While the mill still supplies most newspapers around the
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    Why Australia imports so many veggie seeds

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/574-why-australia-imports-so-many-veggie-seeds
    10 Apr 2018: Organic farmers have reacted with alarm to a draft review released last week that recommends mandatory fungicide treatment for certain plant seeds imported into Australia, including broccoli, cauliflower, radish and spinach. Over 19,000 people
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    Your guilt-free guide to flowers this Valentine’s Day

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/528-your-guilt-free-guide-to-flowers-this-valentines-day
    8 Feb 2018: Valentine’s Day means saying it with flowers. Last year Australians imported more than 5. 22 million rose stems between February 1 and 14, mostly from Kenya. Assuming typical bouquets of 24 roses, that’s 217,500 bouquets sold in two weeks. The
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    Budget policy check: does Australia need personal income tax cuts?

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/584-budget-policy-check-does-australia-need-personal-income-tax-cuts
    23 Apr 2018: In this series - Budget policy checks - we look at the government’s justifications for policies likely to be in this year’s budget and measure them up against the evidence. In this piece we look at the need for personal income tax cuts. A large
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    Gaming or gambling?

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/659-gaming-or-gambling
    4 Jul 2018: The Australian Senate has passed a motion to investigate whether purchasable random rewards in video games (known colloquially as loot boxes) constitute a form of gambling and whether they are appropriate for younger players. Our recent paper,

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