Anti-whaling ship docks in Australia to refuel
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- Anti-whaling ship docks in Australia to refuel
- New York Times Promotes Tasmania as Top Destination
- Exclusion zone march stops road contractors – UPPER FLRENTINE …
- Great white shark ’spat me out’
Anti-whaling ship docks in Australia to refuel
International Herald Tribune France
The group plans to return to the Antarctic cean on Wednesday. Renegade activist Paul Watson captain of the Sea Shepherd's ship said an anonymous letter he received in a bundle of mail upon docking contained a suspicious white powder. Police in Tasmania said they were performing forensic tests on the substance. “My first reaction was this is a joke. but you just have to make sure” Watson said… but you just have to make sure” Watson said. “We get a lot of death threats every year. ” Today in Asia & Pacific.
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New York Times Promotes Tasmania as Top Destination
Tasmanian Government Media Releases (press release) Australia
The Minister for Tourism Michelle ‘Byrne said the New York Times has just listed Tasmania among its top overseas destinations. “The New York Times newspaper placed Tasmania at number 40 in its list of recommended places all over the world to visit. “Significantly Tasmania was the only Australian destination to make the list with the newspaper highlighting the State’s growing reputation for quality wines and cultural events.
Exclusion zone march stops road contractors – UPPER FLRENTINE …
Tasmania Examiner Australia
Between 300 and 400 people – according to police estimates – attended a rally in the forest to protest against a Forestry Tasmania logging road currently under construction. The eight contractors working on the road stopped operations as a result of the protest action. “The Tasmanian community is sick and tired of seeing our precious and high conservation forests being roaded” conservation group Still Wild Still Threatened spokeswoman Ula Majewski said. After listening to a number of speakers the majority of the protesters entered the exclusion zone. They were asked by organisers to continue their protest thoughtfully and respectfully without engaging in any verbal abuse with police officers or Forestry Tasmania contractors.
Great white shark ’spat me out’
Times nline UK
“The shark deserves to live like any other creature. I was in itsterritory it’s not its fault” she said. Hannah and Mr Mundy were enjoying their surfing at Binalong Bay on thenortheastern coast of Tasmania when the shark thought to have been up tofive metres (16ft) long attacked. Mr Mundy who rescued his cousin has described how the shark thrashed heraround “like a rag doll” dragging her under the water repeatedlybefore he reached her. Hannah said: “I remember it grabbing my leg and I just started screamingfor Syb.
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