Environment

Shooting the messenger

Shooting messengers has become a culturally-acceptable sport within the Department of Primary Industry, Water & Environment. What’s more it’s Open Season all...

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...

Sue Napier, 1992

What a pity Sue Napier no longer finds the need to speak out against such an abuse of human rights. She did...

A parrot’s tale

The endangered Orange-Bellied Parrot may now have a future, with scientists developing a stable sub-population at Birches Inlet from captive birds as...

The suburban forest

How does someone get to be the leader of a political party in a developed western country, where the basics of the...