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789Bushfires: Little pressure on the state government to show leadership
The Tasmanian Bushfires Inquiry Report The Tasmanian Bushfires Inquiry Report was released in early October and briefly enlivened the public debate about...
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Chile: The US billionaire who creates national parks
A US billionaire has donated 380 sq km (147 sq miles) of land to help create a new national park in the...
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Atrophy
“Promote an expansion of the forest estate by integrating more trees onto agricultural land.” Martin Ferguson, December 2013, secret report commissioned by...
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Plantations: Economic reality and common sense
The way he was … Karl Goiser operating the gang frame saw in 1955 Politics aside, there is still the matter of...
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I didn’t do it, I wasn’t there
In 1984, Derek Bromley was convicted of murder on the say of a schizophrenic and disputed forensic evidence. Now, his appeal may...
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Words, meaning and Hobart architecture
Hopefully, readers will remember my Tasmanian Times article ( Oct 24, Hobart Architecture and The Dilemmas of Development ) which discussed the...
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New Reserves Show Forest Agreement Delivering
Environment signatories have today welcomed the Tasmanian Government’s gazettal of the first stage of reserves passed by the Tasmanian Parliament in September,...
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2013 Review of the Moratorium on GMOs in Tasmania
Background to the Review Since 2001 Tasmania has had a moratorium on the use of GMOs in primary industries for marketing purposes....
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Stories of Convict Settlers: The South Arm Convict Walk
The South Arm Peninsula Residents Association extends you a warm invitation to join us at the official opening of the The South...
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How a Tasmanian data project could save the world
It’s the challenge: getting food enough for 9 billion people, from less land and water, and in a hotter climate. The World...
