It’s about time we better protected the right of workers and employers to go abut their business, unhindered by misplaced, illegal activism. The article in today’s Examiner reflects on the Federal Liberal Council’s decision yesterday (1 July) to support a motion designed to achieve this outcome. MATT MALONEY 01 Jul, 2012 04:00 AM The federal [...] Continue reading » » »
Forestry deserves our support
The Examiner’s editorial today (link below) reflects a growing realisation in our community that Labor-Greens governments in Hobart and Canberra can’t see the forest for the trees. Half of our state is already locked up in national parks or reserves and approximately 50 million old growth trees are protected forever. Most Tasmanians believe that a strategic [...] Continue reading » » »
Forestry Policy Confusion
On the last sitting day of Parliament for 2011 (24 November), Labor MHR Geoff Lyons gave a short speech on forestry, stating that the industry’s future in Tasmania is bright.” (Link is at: http://www.openaustralia.org/debates/?id=2011-11-24.120.2&s=speaker%3A10737#g123.1). But his recent statements on forestry are in severe conflict and it’s time he stuck to one position rather than having [...] Continue reading » » »
