Tasmanian Times
Forestry
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75% of Tasmanians Oppose Government help for mill
Ed Coper GetUp “The Bartlett Government has an unequivocal statement from the Tasmanian people – do not use ours taxes to fill...
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You don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone …
John Cullen The Mercury 1971 The Mercury newspaper published an article in 1971 entitled: “ONLY 30 YEARS TO DISASTER” – Rural Review:...
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Pulp Mill Poker
Ben Quin It seems that Tasmania has invented a new form of gambling – pulp mill poker – and both the State...
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Abetz and the High Court
John Hawkins Abetz has always been a man on a mission – a mission to aid and abet the forestry industry to...
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Be Aware, Commissioner Jack
Bob McMahon Be aware Commissioner, that in your attempt to solve an anticipated problem you will assuredly create a much bigger one....
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Pulp mill opponents try to scale PM’s firewall
Kate Hannon Canberra Times What does it take to get the Prime Minister’s attention these days? After months of fruitless attempts to...
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Chip off the old block appals unlikely allies
Alan Ramsey SMH Tasmania’s Eric Abetz, a Howard junior minister, merely abused Milne for her “bizarre and confused ramble”, and no other...
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Timberrrr… share prices plummet, as do jobs
The Big Fall Gunns Great Southern Timbercorp And this is why: Investors wield the axe as Futuris blames forest scheme (MIS) for...
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Environment protectors limited
Mark Worley Mercury THE Environmental Protection Authority has only one permanent staff member and will have limited scope to police the forest...
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Police gear up to cope with pulp mill protest
Mark Worley Mercury TASMANIA Police has crafted a plan to deal with big protests at Gunns’ proposed pulp mill. Commissioner Jack Johnston...
