Tasmanian Times
International
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903The mining boom has not been a win-win
The Australia Institute, a national think tank, has this week produced a startling report looking at the impact of the mining boom...
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The Vigilante Mentality
Federal Labor figures have accused the Coalition of “desperate dog whistle politics” after its immigration spokesman Scott Morrison demanded “behaviour protocols” for...
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Wreckers
There aren’t too many Tasmanian politicians at any level who have clean hands when it comes to what has been happening in...
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Sea Shepherd ships damaged in fight for whales
25 Feb: As of 1400 AEDT, the Nisshin Maru attempted another refuelling operation for the Japanese whale poachers in Australia’s Antarctic Territory,...
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Copping landfill: The Potential for Catastrophe
A picture tells a thousand words. A clear depiction of the Copping Landfill’s proximity to the Carlton River. SWS consistently misleads Tasmanians...
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State forest revoked to benefit Gunns pulp mill. Bad news for creditors
About a year ago I became aware that Gunns had purchased a 31.79 hectares area on title 152545/1 of Informal Reserve, managed...
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Tasmania is being cast as Australia’s Greece
”DOES Tasmania need an intervention?” So reads the headline on a recent article or ”provocation” by Natasha Cica, director of the centre...
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Legal obligations and course of action on World Heritage logging outlined
LEGAL OBLIGATIONS AND COURSE OF ACTION ON WORLD HERITAGE LOGGING OUTLINED TO MINISTER The Australian Environment Minister has been urged to uphold...
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Government continues to ignore whaling risk
There is increasing concern of further clashes in the Southern Ocean with the report that the Japanese have despatched an ice-breaking military...
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What Tony Burke’s National Heritage Listing Decision actually looks like
From, here • Earlier on Tasmanian Times, Buck Emberg: What is a small mine? • Scott Jordan: Statement of reasons sought on...
