Tasmanian Times
Economy
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1.1KBurn-offs spark fear for grapes
THE Tasmanian wine industry is worried its 2011 vintage may go “up in smoke” because of forest burns in winegrowing regions before...
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The hollow industry
Comments by private forester John Lord in this morning’s Examiner newspaper (BELOW) warrant a wider audience. In the main I find myself...
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Mining companies fail to publicly disclose environmental risks to ASX
The Tarkine National Coalition has written to the ASX to draw it’s attention to the non-disclosure of environmental risk and issues related...
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Greens lash failure to assess mill impacts. Gunns shares freefall
The Tasmanian Greens today reiterated to the Parliament how remiss the process of providing permits to Gunns has been, especially the assessment...
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Extension of life of German nuclear power stations may breach law
BERLIN, 15 March 2011 – As the nuclear catastrophe in Japan sent the beleaguered German government’s plan to extend the life of...
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Maths, law and Gunns’ Tamar Valley pulp mill – a story of beer and effluent
Numbers feature prominently in many articles about the Gunns Tamar Valley Pulp Mill, and they can be very confusing. This might help...
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Can anyone remember the CFMEU going into bat for forestry workers cast aside
Spare a thought for the workers … Not just all workers, but ordinary workers performing ordinary jobs in what used to be...
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Gunns reels as Japan paper mills shut. Moratorium meeeting, Tuesday
Tasmanian forestry company Gunns shares slumped as much as 14 per cent this morning amid concern about the impact of closure of...
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Compo for Gunns – Deja vu? Lara, Tony on YouTube. No seal of approval. Greens rift? More please …
Six months ago, it was widely reported that Gunns would seek compensation for terminating wood supply contracts with Forestry Tasmania. A round...
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The Tasmanian Plantation Elephant
The whole question of Tasmania’s long term land and water management is now up for grabs. Tasmania’s plantation estate is the elephant...
