Tasmanian Times
National
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Cundall: Turnbull hated pulp-mill plan
Scopical Peter Cundall, the host of ABC’s Gardening Australia has today claimed that Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull told him he “hated” the...
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Carbon stink
Barnaby Drake The system that nobody wants to understand.WE HAVE politicians and business united in an effort to defraud the public into...
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Expert warns of climate change impact on Tassie’s forests
ABC Posted Tue Nov 6, 2007 6:26pm AEDT An American climate change expert has warned that Tasmania’s forests will be among the...
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Forum: Secrecy and Lies
David Obendorf An emerging issue that was raised by Mr Quin in his opening address to the forum was his concerns over...
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Anti-Corruption Laws – can they deliver?
Isla MacGregor, Jennie Herrera The recent comments by the Tasmanian Attorney General on ABC radio (1st November) that “there isn’t an entrenched...
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Saving ourselves from catastrophe
Mike Bolan State government priorities are with trees, not food production. The PAL Act being supported by Councils effectively prevents farmers from...
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Destroyers
Helen Tait Out beyond the hills that shelter the city, on the mountain slopes, the valleys and the plains, remarkable forests are...
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Wealthy nations must not “pass the buck” on forest conservation.
Will Mooney Australia is a case in point. As a wealthy, industrialised country Australia can afford to commit $200 million to protect...
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The food shock
Jon Sumby Making cuts to emissions will cause economic stress and Australia is extremely vulnerable. In an ABC news report, ‘The latest...
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Mopping up the farmers
John Hayward To give it more bite, the loggers had themselves removed from rural zone planning jurisdiction via Private Timber Reserves, and...
