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787Mid year report: pass or fail?
Image: J The countdown to both the State and Federal elections has started. The State Government claims with the recent release of...
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A lack of confidence in the integrity of the Upper House
Updated 20/02/2013: A small but significant mistake within the submission to the Legislative Council Select Committee on the Tasmanian Forests Agreement Bill...
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Peaceful action to halt logging of World Heritage nominated forests.
Today conservationists from Still Wild Still Threatened have halted logging operations that are occurring within the World Heritage nominated forests of Butlers...
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A Plea for Help from Stawell Victoria
Until recently, my wife and I were pensioners enjoying our garden and the wooded landscape of “Big Hill” beyond our back fence....
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The euthanasia debate
Image: The Dying Gaul, Wikipedia, here I would like to make a contribution to the ongoing euthanasia debate by relating some of...
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Ombudsman Refuses Release of Gunns Pulp Mill Appendices
ABC Image here After a delay of 15 months the Tasmanian Ombudsman has notified me of his decision to refuse the release...
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Democracy and ratepayers winners in LG reform
The Tasmanian Greens today welcomed the package of local government reforms announced by the Minister for Local Government, Bryan Green MP, as...
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Gillard’s poll support collapses
Labor’s support has plummeted and Julia Gillard has lost her lead over Tony Abbott as preferred prime minister in findings that threaten...
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New report on forest certification in Tasmania
Research from UTAS’ Institute for Regional Development: From UTAS here: A new study has revealed the attitudes and intentions of Tasmania’s private...
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Destroy the better mousetrap
If only the pokies wars would become an election issue. The problems they cause in our communities are more than enough to...
