Tasmanian Times
Economy
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1.9KDeath of the Forestry Department: Part 2
D’Alton and Alstergren: Loongana One of the more interesting findings of the 1946 Royal Commission into forestry administration (and some earlier inquiries)...
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2013 Federal Election: Best And Worst Pollsters
A lot of prestige is attached to getting a final poll right, because it is the one time when it is easiest...
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Marine reserves help fish resist climate change invaders
Southeast Australia is an ocean warming “hotspot” – a region where temperature at the ocean’s surface is increasing more rapidly than elsewhere....
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War’s terrible legacy …
Greg Bearup has written a superb article in The Weekend Australian magazine on war’s terrible cost: The Army’s Top Brass claim the...
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Folly foils foreshore footpath
After a gestation period of two decades, work on upgrading Ferry Road at Kettering finally commenced in early October. Detailed plans had,...
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Japanese killing fleet sets sail for the Australian Antarctic Whale Sanctuary
The Japanese Whale Poaching Fleet has left Japan, setting sail for the Australian Antarctic Whale Sanctuary. The factory vessel, the Nisshin Maru...
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Tassie’s missed opportunity …
Tasmanian equality activists have congratulated Australia’s first same-sex married couples who tied the knot today under the ACT’s marriage equality law, saying...
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Memo to Tasmania: ’twas an industry done-deal
Tasmania is currently reviewing its ban on genetically modified (GM) crops. If other states’ experiences are anything to go by, Tasmania will...
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Millionaires Graeme Wood, Jan Cameron to turn former Gunns woodchip mill into tourist attraction
New era dawns … ? Paul Tapp’s picture of Triabunna … Two Australian millionaires will transform a key Tasmanian woodchip mill into...
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Will keeps his Pulp-Mill Dream alive
The Federal Government has indicated it is willing to help any potential investor in a Tamar Valley pulp mill. State Opposition leader...
