Tasmanian Times
National
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788Deal 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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Has Australian politics ever been more depressing?
If the polls are to be believed (and there’s not cogent reason to reject them) both major parties are now led by...
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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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The Burning Question
Forestry Tasmania says there will be over 300 planned burns this year but they won’t say when these will be conducted and...
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Journos’ fury as Mercury, Voice of Tasmania, outsources editing to Melbourne. Happy Birthday Rupert
MEDIA RELEASE ON BEHALF OF MERCURY JOURNALISTS Journalists at Tasmania’s Mercury newspaper last night (March 10) vowed to oppose the shifting of...
