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A Tasmanian's view of corona

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A Tasmanian's view of corona

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Mick Lawrence
Thursday 02/04   181

Locals rejoiced when the state government stopped the flow of tourists, but now even the locals are trapped by the new lockdown rules.

Vaughan Blakey on 'Red Monkey, Full Moon'

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Vaughan Blakey on 'Red Monkey, Full Moon'

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Stu Nettle
Wednesday 01/04   28

Why the best surf film of 2019 is the perfect surf film for 2020.

Challenge: The Enforcer - Round 1

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Challenge: The Enforcer - Round 1

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Stu Nettle
Wednesday 01/04   33

Can you outsmart the Enforcer, Swellnet's tough bastard of a quiz.

Watch: Fairy

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Watch: Fairy

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Stu Nettle
Tuesday 31/03   3

An independent surf film that's tailor-made for these times.

Watch: Griffin Colapinto // Why Not?

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Watch: Griffin Colapinto // Why Not?

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Stu Nettle
Monday 30/03   6

Not like there's any comps to surf in.

Watch: TSJ Documentaries // Joel Tudor

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Watch: TSJ Documentaries // Joel Tudor

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Stu Nettle
Sunday 29/03   35

He's one of the surfing world's greatest all-rounders, Tudor's skill is appreciated by riders of all kinds of craft.

Watch: TSJ Documentaries // Larry Bertlemann

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Watch: TSJ Documentaries // Larry Bertlemann

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Stu Nettle
Friday 27/03   34

Lockdown with a look back at The Surfer's Journal doco on Larry Bertlemann, arguably the most influential surfer of the modern era.

Watch: So what about John John?

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Watch: So what about John John?

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Stu Nettle
Thursday 26/03   17

If not for the Covid fever dream, the Corona Open would've started today. How might John's knee have held up?

The quarantine of the Ticonderoga: The 'hell ship'

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The quarantine of the Ticonderoga: The 'hell ship'

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Stu Nettle
Wednesday 25/03   67

A short, topical, and somewhat brutal slice of Australian history.

Tokyo Olympics officially postponed

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Tokyo Olympics officially postponed

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Stu Nettle
Wednesday 25/03   17

In news that surprises no-one, overnight the IOC has officially postponed the Tokyo Olympics.

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