Tough Choices Ahead for Minister Gutwein
The new Minister for Forests will need to have the courage to make the tough choices Paul Harriss clearly didn't want to make.
Feb
2016
18
Environment
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Feb
2016
16
Secret Salmon Farm Approvals Threaten East Coast
The government's decision to approve fin-fish farming near Triabunna is a serious threat to the future of the seafood industry and the marine environment.
Feb
2016
4
A ‘Review’ into TWWHA Fires is a Cop Out
An independent inquiry that calls for expert input and submissions, along with public hearings and recommendations to be made public is clearly required.
Jan
2016
17
Liberals Locking Up More National Parks
A proposal to double the footprint of Freycinet Lodge in to the Freycinet National Park is yet another Liberal lock up for a selected private developer.
Jan
2016
11
Sustainable Forestry Our Future
The increase in Tasmania's wood exports are thanks to sustainable private sector plantation-based forestry, not politics or state government intervention.
Jan
2016
10
Feral Deer Management Plan Needed
Research from UTAS estimates there may be up to 1.1 million deer across Tasmania by 2050. Compared to about 30,000 in 2000, this is an alarming increase.
Jan
2016
5
Rat Proofing Orange-bellied Parrots
The death of 14 Orange-bellied Parrots by rats from the Environment Department's Hobart breeding facility is a terrible loss.
Dec
2015
9
Tasmania Report Presents Multiple Challenges for the State
The TCCI 'Tasmania Report 2015' is a welcome, evidence-based contribution to the debate about how we, as a state, improve our economic self sufficiency.
Nov
2015
19
Swift Parrot Logging Moratorium
It's pleasing to hear logging operations on Bruny Island will be temporarily halted in an effort to halt the extinction of the Swift Parrot.
Nov
2015
17
Ecosystems and Primary Producers Left High and Dry
In Parliament today, the Minister for Primary Industries confirmed he has no plan to manage our delicate river ecosystems during our state's dry times ahead.
