Tasmanian Times
International
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748China’s new forests aren’t as green as they seem
In the United Nations’ 2011 International Year of Forests, China is heralded as a superstar. Almost single-handedly, the country has halted long-term...
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Dear Ms Pickin and Mr Schaap
Dear Ms Pickin and Mr Schaap, I am aware that NEPM standards are applicable to a healthy population in Australia and thank...
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Wilkie stunned by Caucus decision on live exports
The Independent Member for Denison, Andrew Wilkie, has expressed his bitter disappointment at the Labor Party’s unwillingness to mandate the stunning of...
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Murdoch v Murdoch in climate change ad stoush
Flick through today’s The Australian and the reader is faced with this amusing scenario: Murdoch money is being used to buy full...
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Protesters stop logging inside the 430,000ha East of Ben Lomond. Doing the Govt’s job: Brown
10 protesters from environmental group Code Green have today blocked a road which leads to at least 2 active logging coupes in...
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Whose hands do I put him in … ?
Prospero I plucked this little cutey, a baby Tasmanian Devil out of the creek. He was cold and shivering so I wrapped...
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The harmful effects of woodsmoke
Dear Ministers Please see the enclosed information with regard to the harmful effects of wood smoke exposure on human health. This is...
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Grim isn’t it?
We have always been led to believe that Cape Grim on the N/W tip of Tasmania has the cleanest air in the...
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Wallaby shows support for Marriage Equality at Rugby World Cup
A leading Australian rugby player and committed Christian, David Pocock, has come out in support of marriage equality, saying he and his...
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Forest activists scale the Sydney Opera House
Forest activists scale the Sydney Opera House and unfurl a huge banner saying No Harvey No! Stop selling Aussie forest destruction! This...
