Tasmanian Times
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1.3KSea Shepherd ships damaged in fight for whales
25 Feb: As of 1400 AEDT, the Nisshin Maru attempted another refuelling operation for the Japanese whale poachers in Australia’s Antarctic Territory,...
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Copping landfill: The Potential for Catastrophe
A picture tells a thousand words. A clear depiction of the Copping Landfill’s proximity to the Carlton River. SWS consistently misleads Tasmanians...
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State forest revoked to benefit Gunns pulp mill. Bad news for creditors
About a year ago I became aware that Gunns had purchased a 31.79 hectares area on title 152545/1 of Informal Reserve, managed...
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Labor-Greens State Government still sending jobs to mainland
The Independent Member for Denison, Andrew Wilkie, is calling on the Labor-Greens State Government to immediately put an end to so much...
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Legal obligations and course of action on World Heritage logging outlined
LEGAL OBLIGATIONS AND COURSE OF ACTION ON WORLD HERITAGE LOGGING OUTLINED TO MINISTER The Australian Environment Minister has been urged to uphold...
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Lost … without the pulp mill …
Three views of a former Premier* … Ben Stephenson, 2006 Jon Kudelka, 2008, here Archibald prize-winner Geoffrey Dyer 2012 The former Labor...
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Water, water …
Many farmers have recognised that irrigation is proving to be a game changer in Tasmania. They have supported Tasmanian Irrigation’s new water...
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Tipping Point … ?
Thank you to the Griffith Review for selecting “Tasmania: The Tipping Point?” as the topic for their most recent edition. All debate...
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Australian Democracy at the Crossroads
Speech to the National Press Club The mining industry and the quarry past versus the people and the innovative future Parliamentary colleagues,...
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A lack of confidence in the integrity of the Upper House
Updated 20/02/2013: A small but significant mistake within the submission to the Legislative Council Select Committee on the Tasmanian Forests Agreement Bill...
