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1.1KKay Seltitzas responds to censorship at The Mercury, The Advocate and The Examiner
Mercury stories on mining … and lead. Since our Taskforce (Toxic Heavy Metals Taskforce Tasmania – THMTT) publicly released our findings about...
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MMG Rosebery Mine to close in 4-5 years?
International and national developments in the mining and smelting industry pose some big questions for the future of two of Tasmania’s biggest...
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The Remedy: The investigative system is better in every respect …
This is the 31st extract from Our Corrupt Legal System, by Evan Whitton (@EvanWhitton1) available free at netk.net.au/whittonhome.asp. The story so far...
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Death of the Forestry Department: Part 3
The Lake Leake scandal received a lot of publicity in the 1940s. Witnesses gave strangely contradictory evidence to the Royal Commission and...
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National Trust Brand Devalued
“National Trust” is a strong brand. “National Trust” is associated not only with preservation of built heritage but also with providing access...
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Copping: A Community Shunning
Six months later and residents of the Southern Beaches region are still waiting for a response from their council after more than...
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This trade agreement is big — and much too secret
A new international trade agreement, the Trans-Pacific Partnership or TPP, is being negotiated this week in Singapore — with deals being cut...
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Nitens plantations worth more than just pulp
Photo taken of Eucalyptus nitens furniture and products, unveiled by Kim Booth MP, 13 Dec 2013 The Tasmanian Greens today unveiled a...
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The last time the word Fascist was used. COAG’s ‘black day for the environment’
The last time the word ‘Fascist’ was used in relation to Tasmanian politics, it came out of the mouth of then-Premier Jim...
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Another government; another report …
This week Federal Minister for Agriculture Barnaby Joyce announced the terms of reference for a White Paper on agricultural competitiveness. This was...
