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766Lara goes mute
PREMIER Lara Giddings says she can’t speak out about the furore surrounding Labor MP Brenton Best for fear of legal action. Mr...
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Caught on camera!
[Extracts from Save the Tasmanian Devil newsletter June 2011] prepared by David Obendorf Tasmanian devil populations are persisting at ‘ground zero’ –...
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Forestry Tasmania powers on with biomass plan. Is it because they have to …
… and are they now hoping the Aprin Triabunna woodchip mill deal will sink without trace? On June 22, Tasmanian Times ran...
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Spending on schools is part of Tasmania’s budgetary problem …
When I wrote, the day after last month’s State Budget, that the Government’s track record in delivering on commitments to reduce spending...
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The reason we grow trees for wood production
Reader responses to the many articles on TT regarding forestry, highlights to me the sad state of understanding in the community, AND...
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Riding the Spirit
The Ash cloud experience of last month found me trapped on the mainland when I wanted to be home, and gave the...
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Carbon tax: A very great move in the teeth of the Big End of Town
This is a huge step forwards, and shows considerable dexterity in making it actually a positive for most Australians dollar wise. And...
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WORTH THE WAIT? A Look at the Auditor General’s review of Forestry Tasmania
What on earth was Auditor General Mike Blake doing? Three years after commencing his investigation into the Financial and Economic Performance of...
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The Inconvenient Truth: Forestry is in crisis
When Gunns – Australia’s biggest buyer of native forest wood – said ‘no more’, resistance abounded. Instead of grabbing the opportunity for...
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Tasmania … and the Conquest of Australia
Well before 1820 the island was home to the majority of Australia’s sheep – in that year Van Diemen’s Land was also...
