Tasmanian Times
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85319 Studies Link GMO Foods to Organ Disruption
GMO Soy BeansA new paper demonstrates that consuming genetically modified (GM) food leads to significant organ disruptions in rats and mice. Researchers...
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Making Trouble: Essays Against the New Australian Complacency & other new books
In Making Trouble Robert Manne takes aim at the new Australian complacency. Making Trouble will enlighten and challenge, as it traces the...
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Massive plantations shortfall in Gippsland
Some sums on the link (HERE) showing the risky investment logic of a plantation based pulp mill. Reality is showing that hardwood...
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Endosulfan Banned Globally
The 150 countries meeting in Geneva at the Stockholm Convention have just banned the pesticide endosulfan. The decision will see endosulfan listed...
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Wilkie’s $20 million boost for denison
The Independent Member for Denison, Andrew Wilkie, is delighted with the Federal Government’s co-operation in directly committing $20 million to ensure the...
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No more smoking Gunns. More smoking Forestry Tasmania
•Tasmanian timber company Gunns is to stop burning waste material left over from plantation forests. In the past, the company would conduct...
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Media release – stage two of the NBN welcomed …
ABC Online: Minister defends NBN rollout The Premier, Lara Giddings, today welcomed the news that seven more Tasmanian towns will have access...
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What The Chaser told the Queen
Crikey: In a controversial move, The Chaser’s Royal Wedding Show (scheduled to air live this Friday night on ABC2) has been cancelled...
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All about the only woodchip mill’s plans
The following link is to the proposed expansion of the Artec woodchip mill at Bell Bay (The only woodchip mill currently operating):...
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FT shutdown. Seven arrests
Where: 79-83 Melville St, Hobart When: From 5am, April 27th 2011 This morning the Hobart office of Forestry Tasmania was shut down...
