Tasmanian Times
Economy
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730Power bill price hike
Tasmania’s energy retailer wants to increase the average power bill by about $50 from next year. Aurora Energy is seeking approval from...
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Australia is no pissant, says Garnaut
The Government’s key climate change adviser has recommended polluters pay a carbon price of $26 a tonne, raising $11.5 billion in the...
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Like Gunns, Lara’s share price plummets
Tasmanian Premier Lara Giddings has taken a big hit in the latest opinion poll. Last week, EMRS asked 1,000 Tasmanians how they...
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The truth about Mr Gutwein’s Rauma mill(s)
There are actually two pulp mills on the harbourside in the Finnish city of Rauma. One is a UPM mill that only...
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Forestry Tasmania’s secret
Last week both the Mercury and the Examiner reported Forestry Tasmania’s refusal to supply cash flow information to the Leg Co Committee...
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Medical students “Say Yes” to a price on carbon. Climate Action Hobart’s action
Medical students around Australia this week are saying “Yes” to a price on carbon pollution as part of a national campaign to...
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Proposal for a Tasmanian Blackwood Growers Cooperative
The many positive responses to my previous article (A missed opportunity for the Forestry Peace Agreement: HERE) have encouraged me, and as...
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Faecal DNA detection … the case of feral foxes in Tasmania
Abstract Early detection of biological invasions is critical to reducing their impact, but because invading organisms are initially at low densities, detection...
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Hunt for fox proof ‘ends’
THE head of Tasmania’s multi-million-dollar fox eradication team says searching for evidence of foxes in the state is no longer necessary as...
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Take the Governor’s money and give it to Colony 47
In spite of arguing for an inevitable pay rise for parliamentarians, the current state government apparently has a “problem” in prioritising the...
