Tasmanian Times
Sciences
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1.0KUTAS increases direct fossil fuel investments ten-fold
Hobart, (10/02/2015): Amidst growing concerns about the impacts of climate change the University of Tasmania’s investments in fossil fuel companies grew ten-fold...
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Harriss Protest Bill: It works
*Pic: Premier Hodgman with the law’s architect, Resource Minister Paul Harriss … Yesterday saw the first application of Paul Harriss’ Workplaces (Protection...
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Salamanca excavation deserves EPA attention
Hobart City Council Alderman Reynolds has raised new questions about whether the excavation required for the building of Montpelier Retreat adjacent to...
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World Heritage Area bureaucratic obfuscation …
Readers will recall this post of 12 January: World Heritage desecration . As indicated I made representations to Minister ( for State...
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Wales follows Scotland and votes in favour of fracking moratorium
Another nail in the coffin of the UK shale gas industry was delivered today after the Welsh Government announced it would introduce...
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The Plight of the Orange-bellied Parrot
The Orange Bellied Parrot’s range … Can We Save it? Yes We Can! Listed on the Commonwealth EPBC act 1999, and classified...
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Mother Mountain: The Symphony of Birdsong (49)
The “Respect the Mountain” forum ( here, here, and here ) at the Hobart Town Hall earlier this year prompted Don Knowler...
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Minister Rockliff’s gross over-estimate …
The Year 11 – 12 initiative The increase in year 11 enrolments Education Minister Jeremy Rockliff is so proud of is 37...
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Giant pine scale threat
Download … Giant-pine-scale-a-new-insect-pest_final-A4.pdf Biosecurity Advisory 04/2015 – Giant pine scale Biosecurity Advisory 04/2015 Giant pine scale (Marchealina hellenica) has recently been found...
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Krill oil marketing: a case study of Australia's broken regulations
Two out of three Australians regularly use complementary medicines, which constitute a A$3.5 billion domestic market. But the industry’s marketing strategies are...
