Stephen Mayne is wrong. Gunns does not have “a strong environmental story to tell”. It has been the author of an epic Tasmanian tragedy, a tale that has reduced good people to tears, writes Greens MP Cassy O’Connor.
Pulp mills
Howard act fails to protect Australia’s biodiversity
The Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, put in place by the Howard Government in 2000, isn’t working, writes Bernard Keane.
Gunns: What the Chief Scientist said to the Minister
Malcolm Turnbull has made his decision, and here is the advice he was acting on. Compiled by Thomas Hunter.
Pulp politics: over to you Gunns
The voices in the pulp mill debate are many. Here’s what they are saying following the Minister announcement.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups
World’s best practice pulp mills … respecting legal wigs and gowns … Xenical scaremongering … getting tropical with Kath & Kim … Fairfax traineeships … drugs in sport …
The Tuesday Top 20
The brouhaha over Kevin Rudd’s visit to Scores hasn’t been able to topple Prime Minister John Howard from his perennial Number 1 spot in Crikey/Media Monitors Top 20.
Turnbull and the curse of Wentworth
Can Malcolm Turnbull defy the Curse of Wentworth? It’s a blue ribbon Liberal seat, but the last member who had anything like a successful career was Bob Ellicott, Malcolm Fraser’s first attorney-general, who retired back in 1981, writes Christian Kerr.
