Tasmanian Times
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802Deal or No Deal
Deals have been struck between individuals, groups, organisations and nation states from time immemorial. Some have changed the course of history –...
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Maths, law and Gunns’ Tamar Valley pulp mill – a story of beer and effluent
Numbers feature prominently in many articles about the Gunns Tamar Valley Pulp Mill, and they can be very confusing. This might help...
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Can anyone remember the CFMEU going into bat for forestry workers cast aside
Spare a thought for the workers … Not just all workers, but ordinary workers performing ordinary jobs in what used to be...
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Gunns reels as Japan paper mills shut. Moratorium meeeting, Tuesday
Tasmanian forestry company Gunns shares slumped as much as 14 per cent this morning amid concern about the impact of closure of...
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Compo for Gunns – Deja vu? Lara, Tony on YouTube. No seal of approval. Greens rift? More please …
Six months ago, it was widely reported that Gunns would seek compensation for terminating wood supply contracts with Forestry Tasmania. A round...
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The Tasmanian Plantation Elephant
The whole question of Tasmania’s long term land and water management is now up for grabs. Tasmania’s plantation estate is the elephant...
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Call to Arms: Environmental activists urged to regroup
Tasmanian Public and Environmental Health Network today calls on the main environment organisations to seriously rethink future strategies in environmental activism. Healthy,...
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Two-faced policy on refugees exposes Liberals’ ugly side
Independent MP Andrew Wilkie should be applauded for his stand against racism in the Liberal Party and, in particular, the recent comments...
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Can we restore the rainforests?
Humans can recreate destroyed rainforests, but the question is whether they ever live up to the original. Credit: iStockphoto. As the world...
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Daily Star reporter quits in protest at tabloid’s ‘anti-Muslim’ coverage
The Daily Star has been accused of printing fictional stories by a disgruntled reporter who has resigned over its “hatemongering” anti-Muslim propaganda....
