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Forestry
The industrial museum at Long Reach
MY MESSAGE is a simple one, in two parts. Firstly, it is about cause and effect in the forestry and wood industry...
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Article
The makeover of cuddly Paul
AS Linda Smith in The Mercury observed last month, once you see Paul Lennon setting up a photo opportunity with a dog,...
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Environment
Foxes: The questions remain
IT WAS the government itself that declared its response to foxes in Tasmania would be based on ‘hard physical evidence’. Using the...
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Environment
Ralphs Bay: The split in Cabinet
IN A a small victory of sorts for Ralphs Bay, the Lennon Cabinet has been split over the Walker Corporation’s request for...
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Environment
Ralphs Bay: Voter backlash awaits
In the likely event the Lennon Cabinet meets today to decide whether to endorse or reject Tasmania’s first canal housing plan, its...
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Forestry
Forestry’s jobs-offshore strategy
THOUSANDS of tonnes of eucalypt logs piled on Hobart’s wharf for export represent wasted job growth opportunities for the timber industry. There...
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Article
A lifeless whiteness
SHE was short and slight and, at least in profile, very attractive. Mid-twenties, I guessed. Close-cropped blond hair; a tiny silver stud...
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Politics
Fingering the birdman
Was there a bird in the Senate chamber or not this week? There may have been a slightly confused one on Wednesday...
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Forestry
Crisis? Rehash the past
Using a smear campaign against conservationists is a transparent attempt to pass the buck. We are witnessing the usual industry and government...
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Health
The fatal allergy
CURRENTLY, around 12,000 Tasmanians and an estimated 60,000 Australians are known to suffer a serious allergy to Jack Jumper Ant stings. Of...
