Tasmanian Times
Politics
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698Confused about carbon reduction plans?
Confused about carbon reduction plans … Download: Confused_about_carbon_reduction_plans.pdf The_Switkowski_report_-_opportunity_knocks.pdf Before his retirement Ted Pritchard was the Executive General Manager and Chief Operations...
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The Faintest Whiff
I have a rather uneasy feeling about some of Gunns comments recently – the comments that secured them their licences from the...
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High toxicity in Tasmanian waterways
The Tasmanian Greens today expressed concern over recent report from the state Director of Public Health Roscoe Taylor, that high nutrient levels...
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The Asturias Pledge, A Shoppers Guide To Pesticides
UN press release EXPERTS AT UN MEETING URGE ACTION TO COMBAT ENVIRONMENTAL CAUSES OF CANCER. (New York; 18 March, 2011) Medical experts...
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What Gunns told me
Gunns Limited approached me to comment on how they were doing with their draft plantation harvest residue burning policy (burning their waste)....
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Merkel calls for nuclear power changes
BRUSSELS — German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday nuclear energy policy across the European Union has to fundamentally change to take the...
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Once a jolly clever swagman tried in vain to help homeless
You don’t expect Australian charities to be winning international design awards. Then again, you mightn’t expect the world epicentre of supersize houses...
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Christmas Island asylum seekers desperate to escape hell
Imagine the following scenario: you are innocent of any crime, yet you are locked up behind rings of chain-link fences and razor...
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Withdrawal fails to dent Forestry commitment
Dear [First Name|Subscriber], I was honoured to accept on behalf of Forestry Tasmania the Commonwealth Forestry Association Regional Award for South East...
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Submission to allow hempseed for human consumption in Australia
Hempseed is the most amazing food stuff containing high levels of omega 3,6 and 9 fatty acids and about 25% protein. In...
