Tasmanian Times
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1.1KGreen light for light rail
Light rail campaigners Anna Reynolds and Dr Bob Brown welcome the release of the business case for a light rail project that...
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FT’s slash and burn culture is changing … ?
OUTDATED SAWLOG GRADING SPECS MUST BE REVIEWED The Tasmanian Greens today renewed calls for a review of Forestry Tasmania’s sawlog grading system,...
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Prison smoking bans deter crime
August 30, 2010: When the Isle of Man banned smoking in prisons the crime rate reportedly dropped, because apparently criminals don’t want...
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Forestry Tasmania changes course on Bruny Island
Spirit of Bruny’s efforts to persuade Forestry Tasmania not to harvest coupes within a future reserve, established by the Tasmanian Forests Agreement...
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Sunny uplands
Alternative energy will no longer be alternative Rebranding is always a tricky exercise, but for one field of technology 2013 will be...
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Monsanto: Russia warns Obama
The shocking minutes relating to President Putin’s meeting this past week with US Secretary of State John Kerry reveal the Russian leaders...
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Countless millions of sawlog tonnes smashed, chipped, wasted …
Kim Booth with the log piles taken from Burnie wharf which produced the local saw-milled product. … at taxpayers’ expense … SAWMILL...
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The Mining Boom is over. Is farming the next boom … ?
The resources boom is over, sooner than anyone expected. Capital expenditure in mining essentially peaked in mid-2012, flatlined over the following six...
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The asbestos fiasco
Telstra has announced it’s setting up a 200-strong team to remedy asbestos problems which have occured during the rollout of the National...
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Plastic fantastic!
PLASTIC BAG BAN CLEARS LAST HURDLE The Tasmanian Greens today hailed the signing off by the Upper House of the state-wide ban...
