International

The End of Growth … as Greece teeters

Looking at the state of the global financial crisis, is it time to question the accepted wisdom that modern democracies must continuously...

Going bananas to restrict weapons … as Aung San Suu Kyi accepts Nobel peace prize …

Kirsty Maddeb from Amnesty City Group We had a successful action at Salamanca Market today (17/6/’12) at the Amnesty International stall. We...

Outside the tent

The Regional Forests Agreement signed in 1997 recognised that there were significant areas with high value conservation forest values on private land....

Australia must act on violence in West Papua: Greens

Assessing Gunns Ltd

Public Briefing Paper for Forest Management Certification Assessment of Gunns Limited in Tasmania, Australia 15th of June, 2012 Introduction – The Rainforest...

Key forestry negotiations make progress

JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT TASMANIAN FORESTS REFERENCE GROUP OF SIGNATORIES KEY FORESTRY NEGOTIATIONS MAKE PROGRESS The Signatories Reference Group established under the Tasmanian...

$325M rescue package to revive Tasmania’s public health system

$325M RESCUE PACKAGE TO REVIVE TASMANIA’S PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM The Independent Member for Denison, Andrew Wilkie, has welcomed the Federal Government’s $325m...

Court rules Assange cannot reopen appeal

Britain’s Supreme Court has dismissed a bid by Australian WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to reopen his appeal against extradition to Sweden over...

Six month milestone for Tasmanian tree sitter

The visit from mum Today marks six months since conservationist Miranda Gibson climbed to the top of a tree in Tasmania’s threatened...

Government planning huge marine park expansion as new study lays blame for warming oceans

The ABC has obtained an Environment Department proposal for a network of marine parks that would make up the biggest ocean conservation...