Tasmanian Times
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821Stop delaying marine reserves. Green overrides experts
Picture: Geoff Rollins The Tasmanian Greens today called on the Environment Minister Brian Wightman to stop delaying the implementation of a comprehensive...
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Liberal and Labor water down fish farm planning laws
The Tasmanian Greens said the passage of the Marine Farming Planning Amendment Bill 2011 with the support of Labor and Liberal last...
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Shame on Tasmania. The Tasmanian detective …
Darren Tubb and incriminating photo The three Tasmanian hunters arrested in Idaho had brought shame upon the state. Audio is available here:...
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Not only in Tassie
The sale of a timber mill in the south-west Western Australian town of Manjimup is taking longer than expected, frustrating the local...
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Good government is about making decisions and setting priorities
Tom Lynch, right of photo While external forces often determine the overall direction a government takes, the path it chooses to get...
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Obama: China reacts angrily. Watch Obama live
Picture, from HERE The first deployment of around 250 US Marines will be sent to the city of Darwin in Australia’s Northern...
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Is Gillard attempting to revive China free trade
With the increasing ascent of China and India as superpowers, Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced a review of Australia’s place in...
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Lara’s Metaphor
I was recently at a meeting addressed by Premier Lara Giddings. She told a story about how as a young child she...
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Parties’ support for LG compulsory voting
The Tasmanian Greens today welcomed the passage of their motion to have the introduction of compulsory voting for local government elections examined...
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Tasmania’s forests vanish as logging continues
Tasmania’s grassroots environment groups have taken peaceful action today to highlight the ongoing loss of forests that should have been protected, after...
