Tasmanian Times
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868Murdoch buries the lead as reshuffle has Hartigan bowing out at News Ltd
RUPERT Murdoch underplayed a key move of his own in his announcement that John Hartigan would step down as chairman and chief...
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Giant Freshwater Crayfish latest Forestry Tasmania collateral damage …
Experts fear a planned logging operation in Tasmania’s north-west threatens the survival of the Tasmanian giant freshwater lobster. A river system near...
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UK Olympic scandal with endangered Tassie timber
• The Independent, UK: So much for the ‘truly Green Games’: Olympic athletes to train on timber from ‘endangered’ forests Wood from...
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Afghan soldier shoots 3 diggers
Three Australian soldiers are in hospital this morning after being shot by a rogue Afghan soldier, just 10 days after three diggers...
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Our new climate laws will not endanger economic growth. Tasmania’s Temco smokestacks
THE Hollywood blockbuster 2012 is based on the premise that the end of that year was destined to be the end of...
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Public disdain for journalism has never been greater
I am currently involved – as a shareholder, active participant and in two cases as a director – in four independent Australian...
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Historic Senate vote changes climate
The Australian Greens are celebrating the historic Senate vote for world-leading legislation to tackle the global nemesis of climate change. Australian Greens...
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Roundtable Creation Myth Has No Vision Splendid
The Crikey Mayne man certainly created a ruckus last week with his support for the Tamar Valley pulp mill (HERE), and it...
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Industry wants mill loan
Tasmania’s forest industry believes the Government should offer a commercial loan to parties interested in building a new woodchip facility in the...
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Mayne on the Mill: Inaccurate puffery
Stephen Mayne (TT: HERE) tries to frame Gunns Pulp Mill as an economic messiah and proven environmental performer, the proponent as suffering...
