Tasmanian Times
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782End to Tasmanian timber conflict ‘in sight’ … as Aprin puts its hand out
A DEAL to end 30 years of conflict in Tasmania’s forestry industry could be announced as early as today. Timber groups and...
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George, throw those barbs at the forest miners
I also use Tasmanian timbers to craft sculptural objects. Like George Harris, I am proud to be represented in the Wood Design...
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Feds may bill as school closure bill looms … and pay bonus for elite
Goodwood Primary School, February 2007: Then Labor backbencher Graeme Sturges visits Goodwood to inspect improvements courtesy of Federal funds. Now Goodwood faces...
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Marine extinction threat … as study sinks Libs’ tree-planting remedy
A high-level international workshop convened by International Programme on the State of the Ocean (IPSO) met at the University of Oxford earlier...
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Death threats for animal advocates
Animal advocates across Australia are still being targeted with death threats following the enormously successful rallies against live exports across the country...
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Who would you trust more … Andrew Wilkie or Warnie?
Independent Member for Denison Andrew Wilkie is Australia’s most trusted politician, according to a new Reader’s Digest poll. Andrew Wilkie is 35th...
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Contract signed to turn forests into pellets: Is this true?
Tasmanian Times has been told Austrian-based pulping/power generation expert Andritz has signed a contract with a Tasmanian government body – most likely...
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Keep our native forests open!
I design and make furniture and timber products. I sell them through the craft shops and galleries, such as here in Salamanca...
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43.7 million displaced: a reality beyond politics
Today is World Refugee Day and while we continue to bicker about a few thousand refugees arriving by boat to Australia, the...
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‘Get out of the way’
FOREST CONTRACTORS PUSH FOR FULL EXIT FUNDING OF BROKEN INDUSTRY Industry Reps and Liberals Need to Get Out of The Way and...
