Tasmanian Times
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935The vanishing bee … and economic catastrophe
FREDERIC, Wis., May 9, 2012 — The battle of the bees and the deadly insecticides killing them en mass has taken a...
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Extinction’s toll could rival climate change
Picture: SB A new study published in the journal Nature directly compares the effects of biological diversity loss to the anticipated effects...
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Tasmania’s loss is NSW’s gain
The last UDF (no. 96 December 2011) included a country-wide survey of our State and Territory Architects. In January, Peter Poulet resigned...
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Island may be devil’s last chance
Tim Squires’ Image here A government plan to turn Tasmania’s Maria Island national park into a last refuge for the disease-plagued Tasmanian...
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Is Tasmania a failed state … ?
You have to wonder how much worse it can get. Just look at the past week: Flagship state for unemployment (28,000 new...
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Go back to the days of Electric Eric and The Emperor, says Howes
TASMANIA needs to stand up to the environmental movement for the sake of its future, a Labor Party powerbroker says. Paul Howes,...
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Cutting Edge Forest Protest on Hobart’s waterfront last night
Huon Valley Environment Centre last night participated in a peaceful action on the Hobart waterfront. Activists used a projector to place images...
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20,800 now jobless
Image: J TASMANIA’S unemployment rate skyrocketed in April to a national high of 8.3 per cent, while the rest of the country...
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$409,000 grant goes to Gunns
GUNNS Limited has been awarded a federal grant of more than $400,000 for an environmental restoration project in the North-East. Gunns will...
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Amid Abbott’s criticisms, unanswered questions fester
TONY ABBOTT has a vision for a growing economy and sweeping cuts to government spending. But he feels under no pressure at...
