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888The urban speed paradox: time pressure, cars and health
Time pressure is an almost universal experience for residents of modern cities. The feeling of constantly having to rush is a serious...
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A ‘temporary’ aberration, surely?
Mysterious is one word that describes Huon Valley Council’s amazing back flip on development applications, three months apart, to establish a “temporary”...
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IGA: Tear it up, says Colbeck … as FT ‘runs amok’
Miranda Gibson in the Observer Tree. Pic: Alan Lesheim Bryan Green, MP Minister for Energy and Resources Friday, 13 January 2012 MILESTONE...
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Tasmanian farmers nervous on biosecurity
Myrtle rust. Pic HERE The discovery for the first time in Victoria of the plant pathogen myrtle rust should sound alarm bells...
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Wings from the past
I heard it first before its giant shadow fell across me. Not the whoosh of wings you’d think an eagle would make,...
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Greens’ whale-saver bill goes to Opposition
A bill to ensure that if future whaling occurs in Australia’s whale sanctuaries – either off Australia or Antarctica – a policing...
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Case against Gunns dismissed
Today in the Launceston Magistrate’s Court, Magistrate Hill refused to allow Pulp the Mill to withdraw its case against Gunns. Pulp the...
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Fish farm surveys reveals serious environmental damage
The Tasmanian Greens today called on the Primary Industries Minister Bryan Green to rethink his blind support for a proposed marine farm...
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Tarkine Road’s watered down EPBC assessment unacceptable
Tarkine National Coalition has questioned the motives behind the watering down of the EPBC assessment approach to the Tarkine Road proposal. The...
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Three Forest Conservationists Arrested on Hobart Wharf
Early this morning, three conservationists were arrested after attaching themselves to a truck that was in the loading area for a Ta...
