The history of Tasmania

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Tasmania's Anti-Gay Laws: Time for Change
From Amesty International, 15 April, 1997. Amnesty International is calling on the Tasmanian Upper House to rid Australia of the draconian law which allows for imprisonment for up to 25 years for one's sexual activity in private.
Logging in Tasmania threatens old-growth forests
By Mark Schulman, Earth Times News Service, 26 August 2000. Australia's giant gum trees are being threatened by unsustainable logging practices and deforestation. We could lose one of the last remaining tall, old growth forests in Tasmania. The Wilderness Society campaign.