Tasmanian Times
Forestry
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1.9KWas Australia intended as a hemp colony?
Two hundred years ago hemp, cannabis sativa, was used as the basis for sail and rope. In the Age of Sail hemp...
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Where is the Devil Recovery Plan?
In May 2006 the Tasmanian devil was listed as a vulnerable species under the Commonwealth EPBC Act. That’s 6 years ago. One...
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Arson attack against Camp Florentine
Still Wild Still Threatened’s Camp Florentine has been subject to an arson attack in recent days. Personal and campaign property has been...
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Tasmania’s forestry saga – in limbo again!
As everyone probably guessed, Forest Industries Association of Tasmania (FIAT) has staged its walk out. It has declared it will stay out...
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Forestry Association still playing cat & mouse
Various Signatories to the forest talks have absented themselves at various times for various reasons in the last two years; once it...
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A sawmill suitable for Nitens and other hardwood logs
The way he was … Karl Goiser operating the gang frame saw in 1955 While we are talking, or sleeping, our Tasmanian...
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Scale back: the corporate lessons of Tasmania’s forestry debacle. Forest carbon …
Bob Brown picture Tasmania’s forest industry is experiencing its worst downturn in a decade, prompting a much-needed restructuring. While analysts focus on...
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‘Cargo cult’ mentality is not an economic development policy
ABC pic I stayed out of the long-running debate over the proposed Gunns pulp mill in the Tamar Valley because, for most...
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Gunns Ltd … the worst disaster!
Just short of 11 years ago, energy company Enron hit the wall, with around $31 billion in unpaid bills. Chief executive Kenneth...
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A Dim Economic View
That ‘ locals’ (life-long residents) tend to have a different perspective on important State issues compared with people who have moved from...
