Tasmanian Times
Economy
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847Timber looks to bailouts, concessions to ward off undertakers
Pic: Emma Capp The native forest and forest product industries contribute a miniscule amount to the Australian economy (in the order of...
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Harsh lessons of a bushfire horror
Map showing area of fires and the Tasman Peninsula {on right} The bushfires in early January 2013 affected many people with the...
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Council mergers: Show some backbone, says Wilkie
A great many Tasmanians are unhappy with the performance of their councils and struggling under crippling rates bills. Reducing the number of...
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A Plantation in downtown Deloraine
The power of Forestry over the Tasmanian community is vividly portrayed by this obvious and serious plantation fire hazard in the centre...
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Super Trawler: AFMA did not follow the law. Freezer bid …
The Commonwealth Ombudsman has written to me outlining his findings in response to my complaint that the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA)...
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The Burning Question
Pic: Matty Tuffin While my heart goes out to all those people and animals who have been affected by the recent fires...
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The desperate need for action
With the international authority on climate change, the IPCC, in town global warming is back on the agenda. But their presence in...
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Extremism: So Hot Right Now
According to Liberal frontbencher Eric Abetz, the Australian Greens Party is the “epitome of extremism”. Talk about the pot calling the kettle...
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Uneven Swing to Liberals in Tasmanian State Election Polling
Uneven Swing to Liberals in Tasmanian State Election Polling Advance summary: 1. Figures from three 2012 polls of Tasmanian state voting intention,...
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Tassie bottom. Bell Bay a dead-end without government subsidy. UTAS revitalises CBD.
Tasmania remains at the bottom of the Australian economic performance table. Tasmania lags all other economies on four of the eight indicators:...
