A-Z of Tasmania’s 2020/21 State Budget recipients
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In Depth
EARLY MARK: The kids missing 5 weeks of class a year
Students at some Tassie primary schools are spending five weeks less in class each year than others, an analysis of the state’s public school hours reveals. SEE HOW YOUR SCHOOL COMPARES >>
Lioness: The untold story of Sue Brierley
Through the film Lion, the world fell in the love with the story of Saroo Brierley, who found his birth family via Google Earth. Now it’s his Hobart mum’s turn to share her heart-rending story. WATCH THE VIDEO >>
How to camp in style in Tassie’s Huon Valley
Glamping is all the best bits of camping without spending hours setting up and missing creature comforts of your bed. And it’s just 30 minutes from Hobart. HOW TO BOOK A TRIP >>
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Inside America’s crazy gun culture
THESE men want peace but they have an extensive arsenal to “protect” themselves, while police leave fingerprints on every car they stop — in case they are shot.
Black Lives Matter protest
Protesters in Memphis raise their hands amid calls of “Hands up, don’t shoot” as they face off against police.
On patrol in Memphis
Paul Toohey and Gary Ramage hit the streets with officers from Mount Mariah Police Department in Memphis.
A gun for every taste
Gun shows are held each weekend in fairgrounds or auditoriums in most US states.
Jimmy Barnes: My great regret
JIMMY Barnes has one huge regret. He wasn’t in his son David Campbell’s life from birth. In this exclusive extract from his autobiography, Barnes writes of his hopes and regrets about his relationship with that special, gentle boy.
Jimmy Barnes: My harrowing childhood
BEFORE he was working class man, Jimmy Barnes was working class boy. In this exclusive extract from his autobiography, Jimmy Barnes writes of a harrowing childhood.
Where were you when we lost Steve?
TEN years since the world lost Steve Irwin and the man known as the Crocodile Hunter still lives on in our memories. Leave your tribute to the wildlife legend here.
‘We might just see how right Steve was’
IN a 2002 television interview, Steve Irwin tried to get a critical point across. But we all missed it. It’s only now, in the howling silence he left behind, that we can begin to make sense of it all.
What can a tyrant teach us about Trump?
RODRIGO Duterte promised a ‘bloodbath’ if elected president of the Philippines. He’s been true to his word. That raises questions about the other big-mouthed bullyboy of politics.
Nathan’s images from the day the world changed
Australian photographer Nathan Edwards was at Ground Zero when the World Trade Centre towers collapsed.
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