Tasmanian Times
Forestry
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714Compo, buy-back: Deal today? Nope!
A funding agreement on Tasmania’s forests peace deal could be imminent. Timber industry groups are stating their demands as the Federal Environment...
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This Soap Opera: The Abusive Minority of the Powerful
I inherited my affection for trashy magazines and TV soap operas from my paternal grandmother. The women in my mother’s family had...
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Bryan, the Lynch Mob and the softening-up process …
A response to: Greens just want the end of special favours which was A response to: Buyback: Let the market sort it...
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Biomass burning … the better plan
Forestry Tasmania assistant general manager, Michael Wood, is unhappy that the Federal Government has removed biomass from the list of renewable energy...
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Greens just want the end of special favours
Anyone who thinks the Greens support compensation going to Gunns needs to pull their head in. It’s not scapegoating the likes of...
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Buyback: Let the market sort it out. Why should we fork out any money?
Who said “the funds received from Government have been compensation for loss of productive assets not operating subsidies”? A. Joe Goebbels? B....
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Buy-back of logging contracts has precedent in fishing buybacks. Class Action?
BUY-BACK OF LOGGING CONTRACTS HAS PRECEDENT IN FISHING LICENCE BUYBACKS Consistent with Greens No Compensation Position Kim Booth MP Greens Forestry spokesperson...
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The Triabunna Experiment … a new dawning … ?
I sincerely hope that Jan Cameron and Graeme Wood have thought through their strategy. Their experiment at Triabunna has the potential to...
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Kelty Peace Deal – Is it signed, sealed and delivered?
On 24 June media outlets reported that the warring parties in Tasmania have ‘signed’ a historic agreement designed to end 30 years...
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Ecological Forestry (2)
Sustainable Forestry – Tasmania’s hardwood forests are the tallest in Earth. Mountain ash trees grow to heights of 100m and can live...
