Environment | Tasmanian Greens MPs

Mar 2016 21

TWWHA Still in Limbo

Tasmanians need to know what the Liberals really mean when they say they 'accept the United Nations' Report recommendations'.

Bushwalkers on the overland track, Tasmania

Mar 2016 17

Burning Questions Unanswered over TWWHA Fires

By Cassy O'Connor MLC

It is clear from a Right to Information request we lodged that Mr Groom sat on his hands for at least two weeks after the fires began on 13 January.

The remains of a forest after a bushfire

Mar 2016 16

Urgent Bruny Waste Problem Dismissed By Premier

By Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP

Premier Hodgman refused to promise action on the waste problem on Bruny Island before the Easter tourist rush.

Mar 2016 10

Anti-Protest Laws to be Challenged in High Court

By Cassy O'Connor MLC

Tasmania's undemocratic anti-protest laws will be tested in the High Court and we applaud those who are prepared to challenge this extreme legislation.

crowded climate rally in Hobart, Tasmania

Mar 2016 9

Has Groom Breached the Ministerial Code of Conduct?

By Cassy O'Connor MLC

The Minister's brother is a partner in a consortium development at Bernacchi Lodge in the Central Highlands, inside the boundary of the TWWHA.

Franklin river in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area

Mar 2016 3

Duck Shooters Need Knowledge of Gun Safety

By Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP

The comments, and apparent lack of understanding of gun laws, from the President of Field Hunting and Conservation are extremely concerning.

Handgun on a tabletop next to ammunition

Mar 2016 1

FSC Audit Should End Lapoinya and Mutual Valley Logging

By Andrea Dawkins MP

If Forestry Tasmania ever wants to obtain Forest Stewardship Certification it will have to make significant changes to its practises.

Mar 2016 1

Forest Stewardship Certification

By Cassy O'Connor MLC

The long-awaited Forest Stewardship Council audit report on Forestry Tasmania reveals the GBE has a long way to go before it achieves FSC certification.