Tasmanian Times
National
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824Toxins in our water …
Much of the antagonism expressed towards current forest practices is directed towards its effect upon water quality, particularly in the catchments, where...
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CFMEU quits forest council ‘sideshow’
THE forestry union has pulled out of the Forests and Forest Industry Council of Tasmania, slamming it as a “sideshow”. The forestry...
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The mucky country: a nation of spivs, shonks and con artists
Now that the political platitudes about good ol’ Aussie mateship have been packed away until next Anzac Day, time for a cold...
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Advance Australia … Where?
The Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott is claiming that Australia’s population needs to stay under 36 million. Compared with our current 22...
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Government dysfunction
Here’s the Big Picture #78 that looks across the news at patterns of government dysfunction, notes what’s missing from the much vaunted...
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Barry blames the banks, not the Greens …
THE rise and fall of Forest Enterprises Australia is a very sad story of a great Tasmanian company brought undone by callous...
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Superannuation changes; too little, too late. The Kohler analysis
LIFTING the superannuation guarantee rate to 12 per cent isn’t nearly enough to address a critical shortfall in retirement savings, according to...
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Launch of 100% Renewable energy campaign
29th April 2010 Hobart climate activists to take part in national launch of 100% Renewable energy campaign An exciting campaign calling for...
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Governor opens design school with forestry dig
GOVERNOR Peter Underwood has delivered a good-humoured swipe at the forestry industry while opening the University of Tasmania’s new $2.3 million furniture...
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Georgina vs Goliath
“If the government isn’t going to tell people the facts, then, with all the scientific evidence I have amassed over the last...
