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Gunns shares sink even more
It’s been another bad day for Gunns shareholders. Since the Australian Stock Exchange opened this morning, the company’s shares have plummeted by...
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879EnvironmentForestry Tasmania goes bush … and hides the cost
In a bid to polish its tattered public image, Forestry Tasmania has resorted to spending well in excess of a million dollars...
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Bartlett opts for interim cabinet. Calls McKim …
David Bartlett has announced an interim Cabinet of just three ministers – himself as Premier, Lara Giddings as Deputy Premier, Attorney General...
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Forestry Tasmania supervisor turned back on contractors sledgehammer attack
First came a torrent of abuse and then Gunns logging contractor, Rod Howells, used his sledgehammer to smash the rear window of...
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971Politics
Attack Ads: Labor unrepentant
In election night speech in the tally room, Tasmanian Premier David Bartlett put in a special word of thanks for Labor’s election...
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934Politics
David Bartlett’s appointments diary: making time for the makeover merchants
In late September 2009, Tasmanian Premier David Bartlett was back at his desk after a week’s holidays. The first day involved little...
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The far-reaching implications of Gunns boardroom drama
John Gay, the chairman of Australia’s largest woodchipping company, has launched a desperate public rearguard campaign against demands by institutional investors that...
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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...
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894Coroner & Legal
Libs pledge to get tough on forests protests
Will Hodgman’s Liberal Party has pledged to introduce draconian new anti-protest laws aimed at making anyone who “creates a fear” in a...
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776Politics
The Sky News ‘leader’s debate’: the question not asked
The Sky News ‘leaders debate’ may have covered a broad range of issues but there was one question that went unasked: why...
