Tasmanian Times
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975Amos bluff and bluster over appeal process
IN his sarcastic and vitriolic attack on Richard Flanagan in Saturday’s Mercury, Julian Amos accuses Flanagan of error, exaggeration and defamation (“Chopping...
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Burn-offs spark fear for grapes
THE Tasmanian wine industry is worried its 2011 vintage may go “up in smoke” because of forest burns in winegrowing regions before...
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The hollow industry
Comments by private forester John Lord in this morning’s Examiner newspaper (BELOW) warrant a wider audience. In the main I find myself...
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Mining companies fail to publicly disclose environmental risks to ASX
The Tarkine National Coalition has written to the ASX to draw it’s attention to the non-disclosure of environmental risk and issues related...
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Greens lash failure to assess mill impacts. Gunns shares freefall
The Tasmanian Greens today reiterated to the Parliament how remiss the process of providing permits to Gunns has been, especially the assessment...
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Weeds in Focus
What: Tasmanian Weed Society Seminar (Weeds; Policy in Practice) and Annual General Meeting. When: Friday 18th March 2009, 10:30 – 2:30 Where:...
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Extension of life of German nuclear power stations may breach law
BERLIN, 15 March 2011 – As the nuclear catastrophe in Japan sent the beleaguered German government’s plan to extend the life of...
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Drinking water remains an issue. Our daily poison
Tasmania’s independent Economic Regulator has released its third annual review of the State’s urban water and sewerage industry. Drinking water quality across...
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Save 10 Murray Supreme Court appeal
HOBART – 15 MARCH, 2011. Lobby group Save 10 Murray announced today it will appeal the Resources Management and Planning Appeals Tribunal...
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Maths, law and Gunns’ Tamar Valley pulp mill – a story of beer and effluent
Numbers feature prominently in many articles about the Gunns Tamar Valley Pulp Mill, and they can be very confusing. This might help...
