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The AdvocateWild Asset is an exclusive podcast by Fairfax Med Author: The Advocate
Wild Asset is an exclusive podcast by Fairfax Media that untangles Tasmanias complex forestry debate. The series investigates the local impact of proposed forestry legislation, and its potential influence on the future of the states Tarkine region. It tells the story of a clash of interests over management of about 100,000 hectares of the Tarkine, marked as Future Potential Production Forest by the state government. As the Forestry (Unlocking Production Forests) Bill 2017 moves through the upper house, environmental activists remain on-site near the Tarkines Frankland River. Protest action in the region has led to speculation the states firey forestry wars could be reignited. Visit www.theadvocate.com.au for more information Language: en Genres: News Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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UPDATE: Forestry bill fails
Thursday, 22 June, 2017
The Tasmanian government’s forestry bill has been voted down in the upper house, but the debate is far from over.
