Tasmanian Times
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GM trees and the Uni of Tas
THERE IS GROWING evidence that the U of Tasmania Forestry Cooperative Research Centre is involved in the genetic modification of plantation eucalypts....
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1.2KEvan quits, report
Pic 1: Says Pete Godfrey: Going to this place made my heart sink each time. I have been there about 6 times...
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Minister led down a foxhole
*’THE Longford photo (of the anonymous hunters and dead fox) is indeed likely an irresponsible hoax’ — Nick Mooney, Tasmanian Times 29...
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Doctor in hot water
A TASMANIAN doctor who painted a sign on his fence will appear before the Resource Management and Planning Appeal Tribunal tomorrow. Dr...
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Education: Away with the fairies
EVERY FEW MONTHS there’s a blitz of catalogues touting the golden uplands of a life lived through the joys of Adult Education....
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Fraught with danger
“BUILDING A PULP MILL IS NOT A SOLUTION” is a report published by CommSec, the Commonwealth Bank’s online broker. It very clearly...
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Trivialised by Forestry Tasmania
THE LAST TIME I offered a paper to an international conference on Forest matters was in October 2000, when the subject was...
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Why I oppose the mill (2)
MY FIRST TRIP to Queenstown last Thursday was an enlightening experience. I had heard about the “moonscape” but driving past the many...
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The other state of the Derwent
THE DERWENT RIVER is not only an iconic symbol of Hobart’s identity, but it also marks the electoral boundary between seats of...
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The saga of Tamar silt
ON MONDAY this week, the aldermen of Launceston City Council voted unanimously against any further pursuit of the ‘Tamar Barrage’ — a...
