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‘Loggers ask Federal Government for more millions – Conservationists outraged’

*Pic: a clearfell by Matt Newton, http://www.matthewnewton.com.au/ Save the Tarkine and Bob Brown Foundation are outraged that Australia’s Forest Products Association (AFPA)...

Tourism and debates we are not supposed to have ... 4

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Tourism and debates we are not supposed to have …

Recently the Lord Mayor of Hobart, Ron Christie, had the temerity to raise the question of over-tourism. All but one (Dr Eva...

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Poker machines – a time for change?

I was recently asked to provide a 550 word article on any topic for the Advocate newspaper. Whilst, I have publically stated...

'Badger cull operation cost taxpayers £76,000 per animal' 10

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‘Badger cull operation cost taxpayers £76,000 per animal’

An operation to reduce the spread of tuberculosis in cattle cost £76,000 for each badger killed … (Leo Schofield: It amounts to...

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Murder and Mayhem …

*Pic: Peter Ermakov, a member of the final burial party, photographed at the clearing in the woods after the grave site had...

Tasmania’s new electricity smart metering rollout ... 16

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Tasmania’s new electricity smart metering rollout …

*Pic: A smart meter … … Why opting out may be your wisest, and healthiest choice … Overview On December 1, 2017,...

'Lack of public information on polo pony deaths after Tasmanian event worries vet, horse breeder' 19

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‘Lack of public information on polo pony deaths after Tasmanian event worries vet, horse breeder’

First published July 17 Almost six months on from the mysterious deaths of 16 polo ponies, a senior equine veterinarian is baffled...

'BirdLife Tasmania welcomes DPP’s appeal of penguin killer’s sentence' 22

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‘BirdLife Tasmania welcomes DPP’s appeal of penguin killer’s sentence’

First published July 16 BirdLife Tasmania today welcomed the decision by Tasmania’s Director of Public Prosecutions to appeal the sentence handed to...