Tasmanian Times
Wellbeing & Lifestyle
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1.0KHolding up Gunns through secret deals
Gunns, once the billion dollar super company of Tasmania, is today on its knees and needing its pulp mill — a project...
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The failure of government to govern has paralyzed the state
Does corruption really matter ? Future students of governance will see Tasmania as a perfect case study in how perverting planning laws...
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The Parable of the Insolvent Company
Gunns and Forestry Tasmania are both in serious financial difficulty. FT is only accountable to the government, and to the beleaguered Tasmanian...
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Pictures of protests
Forest activists hang a banner from the ceiling of Forestry Tasmania head office in Hobart. A forest activists plays the sound of...
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Why were 22 NEW PS (public service/servant) jobs advertised
Why were 22 NEW PS (public service/servant) jobs advertised in the Mercury this past fortnight (12/3, 7 jobs, page 63; 19/3, 15...
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How can this be possible?
From two newspaper reports: 1. An elderly couple, the husband 82 yo. and the wife 80 yo. are facing eviction from their...
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The failure to think
This is an important article and a clear demonstration of the value of taking a fresh look at a subject which many...
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Confused 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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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...
