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Copyright not privacy law
Phil Northeast 14 Oct 2009
The Mercury in Hobart on Wednesday October 14 claims in a page 34 story “memories saved” about an exhibition of old photographs recovered from a local rubbish tip that privacy laws restricted the display of pictures taken after 1960. more...
Michael Aird
Green’s Derwent Disaster
Phil Northeast
6 May 2009
The swing against the Greens could be the story from the Legislative Council elections for the seat of Derwent nobody wants to mention, except it is a gross over simplification, just like the real story. Media, politicians, and even a respected political analyst apply their own spin to the weekend’s elections for seats in Tasmania’s upper house of Parliament, particularly the seat of Derwent.
With the current State Government Treasurer Michael Aird’s seat in parliament, Derwent, up for grabs, there is considerable media interest in this election and the results. Many seemed to interpret results based on their own prejudices with simplistic analysis saying more about the commentators own political agenda, rather than the complex factors influencing the election results. more..
Earth Hour Contradiction
Phil Northeast
28 March 2009
According to today’s Mercury people all over the world are urged to turn off their lights for one hour to highlight the way they consume energy.
Unfortunately, this betrays the weakness of the fundamentalist environmental rhetoric, how the energy is produced. For many years Tasmania strived to build a network of power stations that produce little or no carbon dioxide, or any other waste products, as they generate electricity. They rely on the sun heating water which is then collected in high altitude storages and as it flows down to the sea it turns turbines to generate the power. Therefore, reducing electricity consumption in Tasmania should not impact on climate change. more..
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