Tasmanian Times
Politics
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868Forest ‘deal’ chaos. Forestry accused of doing over sawmillers. Contractors left to rot
An administrative error has led to the premature release of a forest peace deal aimed at ending almost all native forest logging...
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‘Peace deal struck in Tasmanian forests’. Read the agreement
Warring parties in Tasmania have signed a historic agreement designed to end 30 years of conflict over logging in public native forests....
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Blow for wind farms as senators push probe into noise and health fears
URGENT research should be undertaken into the potentially damaging health effects of wind farms on nearby residents, says a landmark Senate report...
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Briscoe bids to be Lord Mayor
Hobart City Alderman Jeff Briscoe and a full time college teacher with the Education Department said today after much careful consideration of...
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On the anniversary of the ‘assassination’ Australia’s political leaders clouded by negativity
A political analyst says word clouds produced by the ABC reflect a “dangerous” sense of disillusion within the community for Australian democracy...
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Go back to where you came from
SYDNEY — Leaning against a bed in the modest home that she shares here with six other family members, Maisara Masudi, 37,...
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Woodchips or Live Exports …
There is talk, by certain Liberals, that many starving people in Indonesia will no longer be able to afford meat, should live...
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End 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...
