Tasmanian Times
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870EconomyForest ‘deal’ chaos. Forestry accused of doing over sawmillers. Contractors left to rot
An administrative error has led to the premature release of a forest peace deal aimed at ending almost all native forest logging...
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GREENS ATTEMPT TO PREVENT MPs’ PAY INCREASE BLOCKED BY LABOR & LIBERAL
The Tasmanian Greens today (Thurs) sought to amend Labor’s Parliamentary Salaries, Superannuation and Allowances Amendment Bill 2011 to prevent any of the...
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1.0KEconomy
‘Peace deal struck in Tasmanian forests’. Read the agreement
Warring parties in Tasmania have signed a historic agreement designed to end 30 years of conflict over logging in public native forests....
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763Economy
Blow for wind farms as senators push probe into noise and health fears
URGENT research should be undertaken into the potentially damaging health effects of wind farms on nearby residents, says a landmark Senate report...
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758Politics
Briscoe bids to be Lord Mayor
Hobart City Alderman Jeff Briscoe and a full time college teacher with the Education Department said today after much careful consideration of...
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671National
On the anniversary of the ‘assassination’ Australia’s political leaders clouded by negativity
A political analyst says word clouds produced by the ABC reflect a “dangerous” sense of disillusion within the community for Australian democracy...
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1.2KSport
The Madness of the Ultra-Marathon runner
The story: The Western States 100 miler, Ultramarathoning’s version of Christmas, happens this weekend in California. Andrew Vize, Northern Beaches local and...
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1.4KEconomy
Go back to where you came from
SYDNEY — Leaning against a bed in the modest home that she shares here with six other family members, Maisara Masudi, 37,...
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789Economy
Woodchips or Live Exports …
There is talk, by certain Liberals, that many starving people in Indonesia will no longer be able to afford meat, should live...
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795Economy
End to Tasmanian timber conflict ‘in sight’ … as Aprin puts its hand out
A DEAL to end 30 years of conflict in Tasmania’s forestry industry could be announced as early as today. Timber groups and...
