Knowledge

Losers …

Oh, that oxymoron, the government business enterprise. Here we have Forestry Tasmania, inaugurated with a write down of $520 million, or 7...

Dear Public Servant

Thursday 5th May, 2005 Dear (public servant) Chris Mitchell CC: edo tas and others, I too am sorry that my lungs have...

Questions for Launceston City Council

Whereas there is insufficient information available to properly understand whether the benefits of a Pulp Mill on our region outweigh the detriments,...

Ralphs Bay …

Recherche Bay …

Much publicity has been given to the logging of a portionof the northern peninsula of Recherche Bay. When my father bought the...

The price of life

An interesting scenario with agriculture in Australia. Farmers are complaining loudly that the prices they get for their produce is way too...

A talk with the UN

21st April 2005 To: Patrick Durst Senior Forestry Officer FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific 39 Phra Atit Road, Bangkok...

Irynej Skira: A tribute

Dr Irynej Skira, Tasmanian scientist and naturalist, died on February 18 in Hobart after being taken ill while doing research into birdlife...

Tasmania’s WMDs

With around 18% of last year’s baits taken or over 2800 baits (The Mercury, 22 April), (Victims of fox 1080 target) the...

Good-guy Gunns

Gunns – the 1.5 billion company which boasts one of the most phenomenal and controversial rises seen in recent Australian business history...