How Forestry Tasmania lost the plotForestry Tasmania’s treatment of protesters in the Upper Florentine has failed to stand up in court, reports Andrew Darby. But after a generation of fighting, the bitter battles over trees in Tasmania continues to grow — even if the forests don’t.
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Political snippets: Crikey Election Indicator meets Dancing With the Stars
Worlds collide as Richard Farmer applies the Crikey Election Indicator to Dancing With the Stars. Not that he watches it, of course.
Howard’s dead hand behind the Bob Brown bankruptcy scare
The possible bankruptcy of Greens Senator Bob Brown as a consequence of Forestry Tasmania’s demand for legal fees would be a victory from beyond the political grave for Paul Lennon and John Howard.
Piers Akerman embraces recycling
I was pleased to see that Piers Akerman is once again seeking to draw the nation’s attention to an article I wrote almost two years ago and delighted that Piers is now embracing recycling, writes Richard Flanagan.
Tasmanians are struggling as much as their trees
Tasmania is Australia’s Mississippi or Alabama, writes Greg Barns.
Plantations tax and Gunns Ltd
The supply of quality sawn timber from Australian trees — as distinct from the commodities of woodchips and pulp — looks more bleak than ever, writes Native forest owner John Maddock.
Crikey’s NRL Hot Form Chart: Round 22
Round 22 NRL action saw thrillers and thrashings; grapples and gripes; and at the end of it all, powerful portents in Crikey’s NRL Hot Form Chart.
