Tasmania Updates
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Historic Tasmanian Forest Agreement legislation passed - April 30, 2013
After decades of conflict between forestry and conservation groups, a real path forward to the formal protection of new national parks and reserves in Tasmania has now been realised.
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The Tasmanian Forest Agreement: your questions answered - April 30, 2013
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Upper House makes big changes to Forest Agreement - April 18, 2013
Debate on the legislation to implement the Tasmanian Forests Agreement – one of the final hurdles to secure historic protection for Tasmania’s forests - concluded yesterday with the Tasmanian Upper House adding amendments that significantly change the structure and delivery of the agreement.
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Forest stoush helps Abbott - February 28, 2013
The Tarkine wilderness in northwest Tasmania has become a trigger for an escalating war of words between Labor and the Greens. This war will have only one winner: Tony Abbott. Our National Director, Lyndon Schneiders, shares his opinion on the state of play.
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Australians share the love on ValenTarkine's Day - February 24, 2013
Less than a fortnight after Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke’s bizarre decision to ignore protection for the beautiful Tarkine wilderness in north-west Tasmania, concerned Australians gathered around the nation on the first ValenTarkine's Day to express their love for this spectacular corner of the country.
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Supertrawler floating freezer plan scuttled - February 13, 2013
The Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke has refused Seafish Tasmania's application to use its super trawler as a floating freezer.
