Tasmanian Times
National
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754Gunns tries to clear-fell a forest of speculation
RECENT days have seen a swirl of speculation surround Gunns, Australia’s largest woodchipping company. Chairman John Gay has come out swinging as...
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Gunns: on an expedition to discover the headwaters of S—t Creek without any Plan B
IT WAS bound to happen. The institutions growing weary of propping up Gunns, whilst seeing its share price plummeting. They’ve been too...
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Forestry burns Tasmania … and Labor
Tim Morris The Tasmanian Greens today accused the Bartlett Labor Government of putting the interests of the forest industry before the health...
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Unhealthy relationship: Open letter to politicians
Open letter sent to Messrs Bartlett, Hodgman and McKim from 26 Hobart UTAS academics, plus the Hon. Justice Slicer and lawyer Roland...
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Beware the ‘eco-terrorism’ dirty tricks brigade
As the last week of 2010 election campaign gets dirty, its a good time to reflect on the saga of the Black...
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Labor … supporting walking families
Last week, in the middle of the state election campaign, Kevin Rudd’s national government pledged itself to provide $12.5 million of Australian...
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Who can you trust on forests this Saturday?
The Wilderness Society is urging Tasmanians to consider the forests when they vote on 20 March. After an election campaign that featured...
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Union boss Kevin Harkins ‘paid for ALP memberships’
ELECTRICAL trades union leader Kevin Harkins has been accused of paying for members of his union to join the ALP. Mr Harkins,...
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Foxoff and the wallabies
What we are all losing sight of here is the type of 1080 baits now being used in Tasmania for fox (?)...
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Even Gunns owners support ending native forest logging
Our Common Ground warmly welcomed news today that the institutional owners of Gunns Ltd have decided it is time the company stopped...
