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• Environment

  Forests and carbon

  Robert LePage A recent claim that the so-called sustainable forestry practiced by Forestry Tasmania maintains or even increases carbon, stored in the...

• Democracy Tasmania

  Challenge to ‘democratist’ Bartlett

  Kim Booth Greens MR Greens Shadow Pulp Mill spokesperson Kim Booth MP said that concerns raised during debate on the fast-track pulp...

• Environment

  Solar panels law makes greens see red

  Nicholas Kulish The law, the first of its kind in Germany, would require solar panels not only on new buildings but also...

• Coroner & Legal

  Issues of conflict

  Sue Neales Mercury Comment “But mum, how can other police decide if the top cop is a baddie or a goodie if...

• Democracy Tasmania

  Police Commissioner steps down, Lennon link

  Sue Neales Mercury Saturday Aug 16 FORMER premier Paul Lennon has emerged as the central figure in the shock standing aside of...

• Politics

  Government’s community forum … not!

  Patricia Dasic Readers might be interested to know how the government’s ‘community forum’ in Oatlands last weekend was apparently conducted. Several weeks...

• Coroner & Legal

  Please explain, Mr Bartlett

  Isla MacGregor Since 1998 it has been Labor Party Election Policy to establish an independent process for external review of serious matters/...

• Environment

  Gunns’ builder doubts mill; plantation sale; modules

  Sue Neales Mercury TASMANIAN timber company Gunns Limited has announced the planned sale of a large swathe of its tree plantations valued...

• Article

  Mill demo today

  Bob McMahon A demonstration by residents of the West Tamar will take place outside the West Tamar Council offices in Riverside at...

• Article

  Don’t miss: Burnside, Hay, Drielsma

  Marion Nicklason Tasmanians for a Healthy Democracy is inviting you to attend events organised by groups also seeking a healthy vibrant democracy...