Tasmanian Times
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1.2KTas government slashes solar feed-in tariff. Milne’s power plan
The Tasmanian government has announced that it will slash the solar electricity feed in tariff for new customers by over two-thirds and...
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Tasmanian conservationists target Ta Ann on World Orangutan day. Ted Mead Picture Essay
Tasmanian conservationists marked the occasion of World Orangutan day today by demonstrating outside the head office of Ta Ann, a Sarawak logging...
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Andrew Wilkie: My how-to-vote card this election is an “open ticket”. Hate Flyer
My how-to-vote card this election is an “open ticket”. In other words I’m asking voters to give me their number 1 vote...
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FSC in a Nutshell – FREE Stakeholder Engagement Information Sessions
We know that there is a significant amount of interest by stakeholders in Tasmania on all things FSC. We receive communications and...
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Learning nothing and forgetting everything … the Liberals crash into reality again
Senator Richard Colbeck, in defending Abbott’s radical fringe policies on the environment, made the claim that the Tasmanian economy couldn’t withstand having...
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Lessons from Love Canal: toxic expertise and environmental justice
August 7 marks the thirty-fifth anniversary of Love Canal. Toxins were discovered in the area in 2011, and new residents have reported...
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Attributions to climate change
Emeritus Professor Tony Eggleton from the Research school of Earth Sciences at the ANU in Canberra asks the question, what can be...
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She’s prepared to put up with death threats and cheap jibes for a greater cause …
A new blog (Engaging Women) has been launched by award-winning journalist Martine Harte. See her latest interview with Jenny Weber of The...
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Free speech is not free activism
Richard Griggs writes an open letter [Open letter in support of free speech and reform in Tasmania, TT here] “…in support of...
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Organic non-GM food production is the way to go
If Tasmania wants to keep any niche food markets, then organic non-GM food production is the way to go. This food will...
