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Green groups to back forestry peace deal
Sydney :: Australia | 19 days ago
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The deal will protect half-a-million hectares of forest from logging and requires enabling legislation to be passed in State Parliament today. Earlier this month, Tasmania's Upper House supported the legislation, but made significant amendments. The
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Laser beam uncovers giants of the forest
Sydney :: Australia | 1 month ago
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Forestry Tasmania has discovered another 17 hardwood eucalyptus trees in the state's southern forests, with some of the giants believed to be up to 500 years old. The manager of Forestry Tasmania's Giant Tree Program, Daniel Hodge, says the trees,
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Forestry Tasmania sheds executives
Brisbane :: Australia | 7 months ago
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Forestry Tasmania (FT) is parting ways with two of its senior executives. Corporate relations manager Ken Jeffrey, who wrote an email critical of the state government that was leaked in August, has been made redundant. Chief operating officer Mike
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Govt 'starving' Forestry Tasmania of cash
Sydney :: Australia | 8 months ago
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Mr Hampton said he could no longer support the policies of the Government and accused it of trying to starve Forestry Tasmania of cash. Resources Minister Bryan Green wants to create a statutory authority to take control of production forests from
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Tassie forest talks on hold again
Sydney :: Canada | 8 months ago
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S long-running forest peace talks have stalled again with a key player suspending its involvement for a second time...At issue is the Labor-Green government's decision to restructure the agency. It announced last month FT would retain its commercial
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Tasmanian MP pulls threat to quit ALP
Brisbane :: Australia | 9 months ago
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THE Gillard government has averted a potential headache after long-serving federal MP Dick Adams pulled back on a threat to break ranks with Labor over the carve-up of Tasmania's forestry business...It is understood federal colleagues, including the
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ALP rolled by Greens: Tas forestry chief
Sydney :: Canada | 9 months ago
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Tasmania stands accused of being "rolled" by the Greens in a leaked email which claims the government's struggling forestry business will be split in two. Controversial enterprise Forestry Tasmania (FT) is set for a "public execution", says the email
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Tasmanian logging double the sustainable rate: report
Hobart :: Australia | 1 year ago
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Matt Thompson A report key to settling Tasmania's forests conflict has found the government agency, Forestry Tasmania, is overseeing the logging of public native forests at double the sustainable rate...The group's chairman, Jonathan West, told state
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Old growth, new life
Launceston :: Australia | 1 year ago
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Story continues below It's on the edge of this wilderness, off an old mining track near the west-coast town of Waratah, two hours' drive west of Launceston, that I join Rob Fairlie, of Tarkine Trails, a small trekking company based in Hobart. We're
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Throne among the gum trees poignant reminder of a PM's promise
Sydney :: Australia | over 1 year ago
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While not involved in negotiations, I had urged federal ministers to help out. On August 7 last year, the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, flew to Hobart to join the Tasmanian Premier, Lara Giddings, in signing an agreement which would deliver $277
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