Murray Watt Archives - Tasmanian Times

Environment Bill Leaves Native Forests Unprotected 1

Environment Bill Leaves Native Forests Unprotected 2

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Environment Bill Leaves Native Forests Unprotected

A rare photograph of a breeding Swift Parrot pair at their nesting hollow in the last two weeks in a forest on...

Bob Brown's $10,000 Challenge to Minister Watt 3

Bob Brown's $10,000 Challenge to Minister Watt 4

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Bob Brown’s $10,000 Challenge to Minister Watt

Bob Brown has challenged Environment Minister Watt to personally guarantee the safety of protected wildlife at the Robbins Island wind farm project....

Robbins Island Wind Farm Approved with Varied Reactions 6

Robbins Island Wind Farm Approved with Varied Reactions 7

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Robbins Island Wind Farm Approved with Varied Reactions

The Australian Government has approved the construction of a new wind farm on Robbins Island, Tasmania. The decision, announced today by Minister...

News Highlights - Politics, Economy & Environment 15

News Highlights - Politics, Economy & Environment 16

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News Highlights – Politics, Economy & Environment

In a series of media releases from late August 2025, a range of issues affecting Tasmania have been brought to the fore...

New Legislation to be Challenged After Minister's Decision on Macquarie Harbour 29

New Legislation to be Challenged After Minister's Decision on Macquarie Harbour 30

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New Legislation to be Challenged After Minister’s Decision on Macquarie Harbour

Salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour, on Tasmania's west coast, and the sole remaining habitat for the Maugean skate

Bob Brown Vows to Fight Albanese, Watt on Environment 31

Bob Brown Vows to Fight Albanese, Watt on Environment 32

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Bob Brown Vows to Fight Albanese, Watt on Environment

Media release – Bob Brown Foundation, 12 August 2025 Albanese and Watt to turn both barrels on Tasmania’s environment “We will take...

BBF: Murray Watt's 'Unsustainable Chicanery' 34

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BBF: Murray Watt’s ‘Unsustainable Chicanery’

Media release – Bob Brown Foundation, 6 October 2023 Forestry Minister Murray Watt’s unsustainable chicanery The Albanese government’s Minister for Forests, Murray...