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913Margiris/Abel Tasman: Minister Burke must not backflip on two-year ban
The Tasmanian Greens today called on Federal Environment Minister, Tony Burke, to hold firm to his commitment to impose a two year...
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Tarkine voices heard by shareholders at Venture Minerals AGM
Picture: Nicole Anderson Representatives from The Wilderness Society, GetUp! and Tarkine National Coalition are today attending the Annual General Meeting of Venture...
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The Whiter House wash-up
IT makes sense that Mitt Romney and his advisers are still gobsmacked by the fact that they’re not commandeering the West Wing....
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Groundswell shuts down Ta Ann veneer mill. More on the Sarawak connections …
Grassroots environmental group Groundswell have today shut down operations at Ta Ann’s veneer mill in Smithton, with a peaceful protest. The group...
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Argentina ‘freezes Chevron assets’ over Ecuador damage
A judge has ordered $19bn (£11.9bn) of assets held by oil company Chevron to be frozen in Argentina over an environmental damages...
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Rwanda Bans Bob Brown
Former Greens Leader and Senator Bob Brown, who retired from the Senate in June, has been banned from entering Rwanda. Dr Brown...
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Australian law gives shelter to illegal acts in the name of the environment
SENATOR THE HON RICHARD COLBECK Senator for Tasmania Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries and Forestry Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Innovation, Industry and...
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The Wacky World of Tasmanian Liberal Forest Policy
Sign of the Times: Picture taken last week at the Gunns ex (fairly recently) sawmill at Austins Ferry (between Granton and Claremont)....
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Kyoto 2 commitment needs serious pollution cuts
Australian Greens Leader, Senator Christine Milne, said: “Minister Combet is taking a hugely important step by committing to the next phase of...
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Quamby – The Trashing of Aboriginal History
On 17 July this year I described the importance of the area around Quamby Bluff to the Big Nation and Pallittorre clans...
