Tasmanian Times
Environment
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1.1KScenery mining versus national park management
Bushwalkers wading through swampy ground on Lake Judd track, Southwest National Park, with foundation stumps of old duck-board walkway in foreground. Lake...
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Locking away our civil rights
I RECENTLY read an article about former Australian Greens leader Bob Brown being arrested for protesting the logging of Lapoinya, near Wynyard...
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Turnbull’s new cabinet crew all at sea in perilous waters
“Ministers and assistant ministers are entrusted with the conduct of public business and must act in a manner that is consistent with...
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A positive note on population
Population is a positive factor in development Human beings depend on other human beings to meet their basic needs and ensure the...
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Vale Erika
… Her shareholder advocacy in opposing the development of the Jabiluka uranium mine was featured in ABC’s Australian Story ‘Taking care of...
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The Gutwein inquiry and the concerned citizens …
An informal group of concerned citizens, ratepayers and residents convened a public meeting at the Tramshed Function Centre last Tuesday evening February...
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Year of the … monkey
Dear All, Somehow I was “obliged” to just look further then the cover pages … Scrolling some others I “found” this …...
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‘There’s no heroes here’: the price paid by foreign correspondents
Six years ago, when a friend and colleague, Norwegian journalist Torgeir Norling, last visited another friend, journalist and author Daniel Pedersen, he...
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Climate science on chopping block as CSIRO braces for shake-up
THURSDAY February 11 … Senate Estimates. # of Hobart Staff potentially affected by CSIRO cuts: Link here – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5RoCMCH92A&feature=youtu.be The CSIRO’s climate...
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Some suggestions for bushfire control authorities in Tasmania (and elsewhere)
Summary: This article details some criticism of the Tasmanian Fire Services website, explains widespread frustration at the direction and focus of bushfire...
