Tasmanian Times
Environment
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2.7KOne Flew Over the Kookaburra’s Nest …
Kevin Moylan checks proofs … EXTRACT: Chapter 13 of Kevin Moylan’s book One Flew Over The Kookaburra’s Nest. Who let the Dogs...
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‘BirdLife Australia calls for immediate end to the Tasmanian RFA and logging on Bruny Island’
Swift Parrot. ©Eric Woehler Swift Parrot. ©Eric Woehler Wedge-tailed Eagle. ©Eric Woehler First published June 9 BirdLife Australia, Australia’s oldest conservation organisation,...
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The Forestry Insanity …
*Pic: The way we were … Picture (in selective logging days of the 1950s) of a log truck bearing an enormous trunk...
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‘Premier bans Tassal from east coast – without banning their east coast salmon farm’
*Pic: Fish farms in Macquarie Harbour. Pic: Flickr, Rodtuk Tasmania’s peak environment group has questioned the usefulness of Premier Hodgman’s east coast...
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Unofficial Dark Mofo fringe event to protest forestry firestorms
*Pic: Matthew Newton, http://www.matthewnewton.com.au/ Bob Brown Foundation will launch an event at Hobart’s Waterside Pavilion this evening. INCENDIARY features projected art and...
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‘Legal slip strengthens case to remove Minister Gutwein from local government portfolio’
First published June 7 TASMANIA’S longest-serving Mayor says the failure of Treasurer Peter Gutwein to provide financial modelling, proper planning and a...
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NATION: Trump’s Paris exit spells real trouble for Turnbull
*Cartoon: Martyn Turner, used with permission: https://www.facebook.com/martynturnercartoons/ . http://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/martyn-turner First published June 5 Summertime and the livin’ is easy. A Marine Corps...
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The Annual Reports of the Forest Practices Authority …
*Pic: Image 1 To cut off potential arguments at the pass I have taken images 1-8 from the Annual Reports of the...
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Strategies, strategies everywhere …
First published June 2 At long last, the Tasmanian government is finally releasing its long awaited climate change strategy, the fifth such...
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‘Groom obligation to act on ongoing illegal takayna 4WDing … ‘
*Pic: Pieman Heads 4WD October 2016 … When one track is worn out … start another … Pic: MA Pic: Illegal …...
