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Woodchip sale questions
The Tasmanian Government has been criticised for announcing a plan to sell an extra 800,000 tonnes of woodchips to Asia, before the sale had been finalised. [MORE]
Timber industry's 'false hope' at woodchip sale
Tasmanian forest contractors say they were given false hope from the state government, that a major woodchip sale would prevent job losses. [MORE]
Woodchip deal fuels concern
There is concern a new woodchip deal may jeopardise future price negotiations with overseas buyers.[MORE]
Government announces woodchips export plan to save mill jobs
The Tasmanian Government has announced a plan to export an extra 800,000 tonnes of woodchips to Asia, as soon as possible.[MORE]
Gunns urged to drop 'Triabunna 13' case
Conservationists are calling on Gunns to drop legal action against the group known as the 'Triabunna 13'.[MORE]
Police fear for missing fisherman
Tasmanian Police hold grave fears for a New Zealand fisherman who was last seen on Monday night.[MORE]
Gunns settles case against activists
Timber company Gunns Limited has settled a case against two forest campaigners on the condition they stay away from certain woodchip mills.[MORE]
Protesters to pay Gunns' legal costs
Environmental protesters being sued by Gunns have been ordered to pay some of the timber company's legal costs. [MORE]
Court ruling 'a worry' for drink driving habits
Senior lawyers say a High Court ruling clearing a publican of responsibility for a drunken patron is worrying. [MORE]
High Court clears pub over drunk driver's death
The High Court of Australia has ruled a Tasmanian pub did not have a legal duty of care to stop a drunk motorcyclist from riding home.[MORE]
Jobs lost and towns squeezed as forestry gets the chop
Tasmanian forestry contractors are feeling the pinch.[MORE]
Next Tas broadband roll-outs announced
Tasmania's Premier has announced the second phase of the state roll-out of the National Broadband Network.[MORE]
Young Tasmanians lifts above their weight
Tasmanian junior weightlifters have won gold at the National Championships in Launceston over the weekend.[MORE]
Councils' merger up for debate
The Local Government Board is calling for public submissions on the possible merger of two east coast councils.[MORE]
Pub to appeal against drunk driver ruling
The High Court of Australia has agreed to hear an appeal from a hotel and publican who were found liable for a drunk motorcycle rider's death.[MORE]
Appeal sought over drunk driver's death
The insurer of a Tasmanian hotel found liable for the death of a drunk motorcyclist in 2002 is seeking a High Court appeal. [MORE]
Gunns tells protesters to back off
The Tasmanian timber company, Gunns, says it will not take legal action against protesters who chained themselves to equipment at the company's east coast woodchip mill.[MORE]
Mill protesters face legal action
The Tasmanian timber company Gunns is considering taking legal action against people who protested at its woodchip mill at Triabunna on the state's East Coast this morning.[MORE]
Three states hit with carbon protests
Forest activists have staged protests in three states, calling on the Federal Government to recognise native forests in the carbon pollution reduction scheme.[MORE]
Protest shuts woodchip mill
Timber company Gunns says it will review its approach to protest action after activists raided an east coast woodchip mill this morning, for the second time in six months. [MORE]
Anti-logging protesters sentenced
A group of activists who chained themselves to machinery at Gunns' Triabunna woodchip mill in December have been sentenced in the Hobart Magistrates Court.[MORE]
Reserved decision in protest case against Gunns
A judge has reserved his decision in a case where the timber company Gunns had sought to strike out legal action being taken by a group of forest protesters. [MORE]
Protesters claim Govt intimidation
Anti-logging activists have accused Workplace Standards Tasmania of intimidation over its investigation of a protest at a woodchip mill late last year.[MORE]
Workers expecting job cuts at Gunns
There is speculation of looming job cuts at Gunns timber mills, with the company announcing shutdowns.[MORE]
