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840Developing new gas fields could hurt the Tasmanian economy. The Yes Minister moment
The Tasmanian Climate Action Council today urged the Government to act with great caution around the extraction of so-called ‘unconventional’ natural gases,...
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Call for fracking moratorium
The Tasmanian Greens today renewed calls the Minister for Resources to reject an application to explore for shale oil and gas in...
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“And the ice will refreeze”
“And the ice will refreeze” So quipped George Megalogensis on the ABC’s Insiders the day after an Abbott government was elected. In...
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Tony Abbott’s Great Big Carbon Tax Lies – Part 2
It’s been a while since I wrote Part 1 of this article – Abbott’s Great Big Carbon Tax Lies – Part 1...
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Pulp Mill: Back on the Agenda … ?
Passing through Hong Kong airport last night, a casual conversation with a stranger in the boarding queue suggests that a pulp mill...
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Pull the other one …
Dear Editor The consequences of the Gunns, and other tree plantation Managed Investment Schemes (MIS), collapse for Franklin landholder David McGrath and...
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For residents of Pioneer, it’s back to the village well
The Tasmanian Greens today called for action to assist in the installation of water tanks for the residents of Pioneer due to...
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Wynyard pokies forum calls for better deal for the North-West
Last night’s candidates’ forum at Wynyard’s Wharf hotel, a dedicated pokie-free pub, saw a robust and engaged discussion on poker machines. About...
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For the rest of the year humans will use more resources than the earth can provide
For the past several years, as the days of summer start getting just enough shorter for you to realize that fall is...
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Internet muddies ethics on child pornography
A Tasmanian study finds that one in ten people believe there is nothing wrong with viewing or distributing child pornography. (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-18/survey-finds-acceptable-of-child-porn/4894764?section=tas) Researchers...
