Tasmanian Times
Knowledge
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‘Streamlining’ of the planning system ineffective and misguided
SIMON BRANIGAN, JESS FEEHELY, MR Environment Tasmania and the Environmental Defenders Office have criticised recent changes to Tasmania’s planning system for reducing...
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What area of plantations is acceptable?
MIKE CASSIDY Thanks for clarifying the TWS thinking on plantations. However, I couldn’t find in your policy anything about the maximum area...
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The Parsons Climate Report
PHILL PARSONS The Rudd government and the Turnbull opposition stand condemned by this Report. Both support inadequate actions to address the human...
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The truth about the WA oil spill
RACHEL SIEWERT, Australian Greens Right now, huge volumes of oil are pouring into the Timor Sea as a result of an incident...
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Tasmanian Conservation Trust Appoints Director and New President
TASMANIAN CONSERVATION TRUST, MR The Tasmanian Conservation Trust has appointed Peter McGlone as Director and Phil Anstie as their new President for...
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Wilderness Society: Where we stand
PAUL OOSTING, The Wilderness Society The Wilderness Society welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the debate around the future of the forest...
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Carbon count continues in Tasmania’s forests
GEMMA TILLACK, Wilderness Society MR Volunteers measure Blue Tier forest carbon The Wilderness Society’s community carbon-counting days continue tomorrow in the carbon...
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TAP: Where we stand
BOB McMAHON Given the Wilderness Society support for the plantation industry and their proposition that they support Gunns building a 100% plantation...
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Opening a new front in the neverending Tasmanian War
NEIL SMITH The forces of darkness – the forestry industry – have taken a new tack in their neverending efforts to shape...
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Help save the Florentine
ELIZABETH PEREY, Florentine Protection Society Inc Help! The Florentine Protection Society has made an impact already with very limited means. To move...
