Tasmanian Times
Environment
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949The Basslink of the Tasmanian planning world has just been released
Draft State Planning Provisions The Minister for Planning and Local Government, Peter Gutwein, has approved the draft State Planning Provisions (SPPs) for...
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NATION: Turnbull creates storm in double d cup in a week of dithering and indecision
Double D is all the buzz in Canberra this week as Malcolm Turnbull shrewdly deflected a bit of media attention away from...
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My rage dissipates …
After nearly three years of almost helpless rage at the ideologically Gothic antics of the Federal Government in its dealings particularly in...
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Anti-Protest Laws to be Challenged in High Court
*Pic: The moment Bob Brown was arrested … MONDAY March 14 … • Stewart Hoyt, convenor for Forests of Lapoinya Action Group...
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The great big crash in tobacco consumption
Tobacco consumption in Australia has fallen by 48 per cent in the past decade, a new analysis of official statistics shows. This...
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Forestry Managed Investment Schemes: $4 billion more reasons for a Royal Commission
The Senate Economics Committee has today released its report into the collapse of forestry MIS in Australia, detailing the rise and fall...
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UTAS Inveresk campus plans unveiled
*Pic: Artist’s impression of the proposed UTAS campus at Inveresk, viewed from Aurora Stadium. The University of Tasmania says relocating its Launceston...
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The Saturday Paper’s Exclusives …
• What’s next for Marriage Equality • The rich people who pay no tax • Bushfire prevention strategy questioned • Paul Bonjiorno:...
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STATE: Basslink under water?
*Pic: This incredibly stark photo illustrates Hydro’s problem … Taken March 5 by Isla MacGregor of Lake Burbury. Part of the flooded...
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Seafish Tasmania fined $40,000. EPA investigation cost $100,000
Seafood processing company Seafish Tasmania has been fined $40,000 for breaching the state’s environmental laws. The company pleaded guilty to dumping more...
