Tasmanian Times
Environment
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806How it feels to be caught in the headlights …
Don Knowler … and friends … I looked again at the program: “Mange management in wombats”; “Pasture management for growing kangaroos”; “Reptiles...
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Thanks to Paul Lennon …
Paul Lennon will no doubt be delighted to hear that a bottle of wine bearing his signature was sold for $450 at...
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Sara … Behind The Wire ,,,
Stories From Mandatory Detention Behind the Wire is an oral history project documenting the stories of men, women and children who have...
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The Importance of Pope Francis’ Encyclical on the Environment
The Pope’s 184-page (246 paragraphs) Encyclical on the Environments was released today (last week). It is sweeping in ambition and scope. He...
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Paul Ehrlich’s Population Bomb Argument Was Right
The more catastrophic consequences of human population growth predicted by Paul Ehrlich have not yet materialized, in part because he did not...
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Securing Economic Rights … The Time has Come …
It is frequently claimed that Australians live in one of the world’s best democracies. Yet in the last 30 years, we have...
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Dismantle Forestry Tasmania and sell its assets: A response …
Sue Smith’s recent suggestion about selling FT ( ABC here ) in the hope of eliminating political interference and the waste of...
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How Wild is the Tarkine Wilderness?
“There is more wilderness in Battery Point Hobart than there is in the Tarkine” – Tony Rundle – Tasmanian Liberal Premier 1996–1998...
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Wilkie urges forestry probe
The Independent Member for Denison, Andrew Wilkie, will ask the Prime Minister the following in Question Time in Federal Parliament this afternoon....
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Forestry: The courage to speak out …
Tasmanian forestry contractor Jason Weller said it was difficult to compete against operators who were paid to exit the industry but continued...
