Tasmanian Times
Environment
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717Burke’s acid: No Tarkine listing
Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke has ruled out further emergency heritage listing of Tasmania’s Tarkine wilderness. Mr Burke has been criticised by...
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Burke decison day. Kelty may report early. Cousins: No-one believes L’Estrange. Logging stopped.
A KEY report on the future of Tasmania’s forests could be given to the state government on the same day as a...
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Great idea, Bill. Damning report for water corporations
As the UTAS Sustainability Manager, I applaud the efforts of Alderman Harvey’s and welcome his challenge especially given the fact that UTAS...
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Forest Moratorium?- Public meeting
Forest Moratorium?- Public meeting what? where? why? – an explanation of the expectation Tuesday March 15th 2011 Town Hall, Hobart 5.30-7pm Vica...
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Community forest restoration project on abandoned pulp mill site. Greens, ET, TWS, ACF latest …
Today a squad from TAP Into A Better Tasmania’s Forest Restoration Division planted native trees on a section of the Gunns abandoned...
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Acid on Burke: Australian Heritage Council recommends Tarkine National Heritage Listing
The Tarkine National Coalition has welcomed a leaked report by the Australian Heritage Council recommending a 433,000 hectare Tarkine National Heritage Area,...
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Gunns ASX statement disputed. I got it wrong, says Lara. CODE strike.
Tamar Valley community organisations today denied claims that Gunns Ltd has been in consultation with them regarding Gunns proposed pulp mill. Gunns...
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Imported food. climate change, cancer
Dear Ministers, Australia’s regulators are failing to protect consumers from exposure to known toxins. The current regulatory standards that apply to produce...
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Pulp Mill Assessment Act, Green economy and democracy shape Greens agenda. Bill tabled.
The Tasmanian Greens today flagged their Green Economy and Democracy package as an important step towards banning political donations from gaming, alcohol...
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Pictures of a Protest
Matthew Newton, Parliament House, Tuesday, March 8
