Tasmanian Times
Environment
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1.0KWhen will the mythologies stop? The Final Speech of Judy Moylan
… I should like to close this farewell speech on an interrogative note. As one leaves the stage of active intervention, there...
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Pesticide regulations failing to protect river biodiversity
ELEANOR HALL: Australian scientists are calling for tighter regulation of pesticides, citing a study showing the current regime is failing to prevent...
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Australia should turn away from GM crops, new study shows
June 18, Melbourne – A new research paper[1], published today in the peer-reviewed International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability confirms that genetically modified...
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Sea Shepherd backs World Court action to protect whales
Legal proceedings will begin at the International Court of Justice in The Hague next Wednesday 26th June, as the Australian Government presents...
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Salmon farming taking toll on marine wildlife
The Tasmanian Greens today expressed concern over a media report ( Matthew Denholm, The Australian: Tasmania’s salmon trade casts deadly net )...
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Just breathtaking incompetence …
• Kim Booth, Greens Forestry Spokesperson, Thursday, June 20: GROUNDHOG DAY FOR BUNGLED FOREST EXIT PAYMENTS State Inquiry to Pursue More Answers...
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Bringing back the supertrawler … ?
Voting for a Coalition Government risks bringing back the Supertrawler and ending new funding for independent science in the Small Pelagic Fishery....
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Hobart and Douglas Mawson: A Love Story
Hobart’s waterfront is increasingly becoming a puzzling site, filled with ice-skating rinks, plastic penguins, swarms of car-parking spaces and soon, a replica...
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The Most Trustworthy …
Each year, Readers Digest ( http://www.readersdigest.com.au/most-trusted-professions-2013 Ed: politicians are second last, below sex workers; journos just above ) reviews Australia’s most trusted...
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Doing the Climate Maths with Bill McKibben
Prominent American climate change activist and author Bill McKibben recently visited Australia on his ‘Do the Maths’ tour. The ‘Do the Maths’...
