Tasmanian Times
Society
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1.1KDon’t believe the miners’ hype
The Tasmanian Minerals Council is a partisan pro-mining lobby group that participates in the campaign to encourage mining in Tasmania. As part...
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Ex-staffer lashes Huon council
Huon Valley Guessing Games A remarkable insight into manoeuvrings behind the scenes at Huon Valley Council (HVC) arrived by email at Tasmanian...
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Advocating for the jobless …
Advocating for the jobless. The Burnie daily, The Advocate, has launched a campaign to find and fill $25 million worth of jobs...
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Abbott-Abetz: Environment? What environment?
Pic: This plan would see World Heritage listed rainforest logged in the Weld Valley. Rob Blakers http://www.robblakers.com Well, within the week we’ll...
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New danger for Australian World Heritage wilderness. Ferguson joins plantations panel
Main pic: The federal government plans to log World Heritage listed forests, such as these in the Styx Valley. Rob Blakers www.robblakers.com...
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We are on an insane and irreversible path to environmental destruction
*Pic: from Frank Giles’ Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/bandicoot.blu/photos With Abbott in full swing, reversing the carbon tax, making way for open slather in...
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Is the Tasmanian Government telling us the real facts about a Tasmanian smart meter rollout?
On 26 May 2013, an inaugural public information meeting was held in Hobart about the proposed Tasmanian Government’s introduction of a smart...
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Afghanistan’s cabinet has more women
Tony Abbott has defended his first cabinet line-up as the right mix to deliver ”strong and stable government” despite naming just one...
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Divestment from fossil fuels, an important health measure?
Divestment. Everyone’s talking about it. From President Obama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu to the International Energy Agency and Professor Lord Stern. The...
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Developing 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,...
