Tasmanian Times
Economy
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994Water policy, reality and the future
Issues related to water are fundamental to formulation of practical health, forest, farm, industry and urban policy. Thinking and reality about water...
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Gunns shares soar as China speculation mounts
Shares in woodchipper Gunns Ltd have continued to soar, rising more than 30 per cent in intraday trading on the back of...
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Rudd fights wailing
Somehow it has all gone so wrong, but unfortunately Kevin Rudd, Wayne Swan, and Lindsay Tanner played every one of their 300...
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Mining tax backed
The LEAD Group Inc. fully supports the 40% mining tax that Australian mining companies are currently complaining about. Australians should also have...
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National Day of Action highlights local forest furnace threats
Tasmanian environment groups will join with communities around the country tomorrow to voice concerns in a nationwide Day of Action against the...
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A light rail to Hobart’s northern suburbs vital for our economic survival
The proposed electric light rail for Hobart’s northern suburbs would be vital if we wanted to prosper economically and compete with the...
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Forestry crisis is a once-in-a-lifetime chance
One of the silliest things about logging native forest is that it’s costing us money. Taxpayers are forking out millions to prop...
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Good riddance, John Gay
From my home on the east side of the Huon, I look across to a horizon of Hartz Mountains peaks. Between the...
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Two dreams shatter
Two American dreams were once again shattered last (week). When the Dow Jones Industrial Average is trading above 10,000 there is a...
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It’s mostly the Greens’ fault, says Robin Gray
The GFC, a high Aussie dollar, the collapse of Great Southern and Timbercorp, and The Greens are to blame for Gunns’ massive...
