Tasmanian Times
International
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722Guantánamo: Ten Years and Counting
On January 11 it will have been a decade since the first of the men we once called “the worst of the...
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IGA: Tear it up, says Colbeck … as FT ‘runs amok’
Miranda Gibson in the Observer Tree. Pic: Alan Lesheim Bryan Green, MP Minister for Energy and Resources Friday, 13 January 2012 MILESTONE...
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Case against Gunns dismissed
Today in the Launceston Magistrate’s Court, Magistrate Hill refused to allow Pulp the Mill to withdraw its case against Gunns. Pulp the...
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Three Forest Conservationists Arrested on Hobart Wharf
Early this morning, three conservationists were arrested after attaching themselves to a truck that was in the loading area for a Ta...
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NZ threatens WTO action on Tasmania’s apple import ban
THE federal government is putting pressure on Tasmania to allow imports into the state of New Zealand apples. The state’s ban risks...
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So who actually owns Gunns Ltd, right now?
On its share price (10.5 cents), Gunns Ltd is now worth about $90 million. They were in debt as of the last...
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Four weeks in tree-sit while PM fails to keep forest promise
Pic: Bob Brown Today marks four weeks since conservationist Miranda Gibson set foot on the ground. Miranda Gibson, spokesperson for Still Wild...
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Connorville reaps $250,000 for letting its trees remain
Seventh generation Connorville Station owner Roderic O’Connor (right) with workman Gary McGrath and property overseer Adrian Carpenter. Image HERE A Northern Midlands...
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The only game in town. The Age: The policy failures
These news items are a bit old now but I wonder if they are indicative of what 2012 may bring. I will...
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MIS growers felled again
What happens to MIS Growers’ plantations once the Responsible Entity supposedly looking after the tree crops runs into financial difficulties? What has...
