Economy

Ralphs Bay: Ross Butler lashes Labor

Gunns tries to clear-fell a forest of speculation

RECENT days have seen a swirl of speculation surround Gunns, Australia’s largest woodchipping company. Chairman John Gay has come out swinging as...

Gunns: on an expedition to discover the headwaters of S—t Creek without any Plan B

IT WAS bound to happen. The institutions growing weary of propping up Gunns, whilst seeing its share price plummeting. They’ve been too...

Forestry burns Tasmania … and Labor

Tim Morris The Tasmanian Greens today accused the Bartlett Labor Government of putting the interests of the forest industry before the health...

Unhealthy relationship: Open letter to politicians

Open letter sent to Messrs Bartlett, Hodgman and McKim from 26 Hobart UTAS academics, plus the Hon. Justice Slicer and lawyer Roland...

Beware the ‘eco-terrorism’ dirty tricks brigade

As the last week of 2010 election campaign gets dirty, its a good time to reflect on the saga of the Black...

The Forests… the Forests … the Birds … the Birds

THE ODOUR was unmistakable. The smell of damp earth, of moss, of rotting logs.  As a log truck passed, the scent of...

The Tasmanian transport mishmash mess

As a fellow Australian and Strategic Transport Planner, I am extremely disappointed at the poor effort by the major political parties in...

Labor … supporting walking families

Last week, in the middle of the state election campaign, Kevin Rudd’s national government pledged itself to provide $12.5 million of Australian...