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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Discrimination complaint by pro-logging protesters against Bob Brown Foundation dismissed following film confrontation

ABC

In the days leading up to a screening of a Bob Brown documentary 'The Giants' in the small Tasmanian town of Franklin in June last year, organisers were concerned about who had bought eight tickets. Pro-logging protesters were refused entry to a film screening put on by the Bob Brown Foundation in June last year. Three days later, Ms Price …

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6 months, 4 weeks ago

Timothée Chalamet and Elle Fanning share a sweet moment as they film a New York scene for the upcoming Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown

Daily Mail

Timothée Chalamet and Elle Fanning shared a sweet moment as they filmed an outdoor scene for the upcoming biopic, A Complete Unknown on Tuesday. Timothée Chalamet and Elle Fanning shared a sweet moment as they filmed an outdoor scene for the upcoming biopic, A Complete Unknown on Tuesday The two acting titans gazed down the barrel of the camera as …

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9 months ago

Thousands more of Tasmania 'giant' native trees could be spared from logging under policy change

ABC

In short: When a tree meets the definition of 'giant' in Tasmania, it means it can't be logged, and neither can some of the forest around it. Now, the state's public forestry company, which trades as Sustainable Timber Tasmania, has changed its policy around the logging of "giant" trees. Centuries-old trees still available for logging The policy change brings Tasmania …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Hobart protest rally calls for end to native forest logging in Tasmania, as Liberals vow to increase timber harvest

ABC

In short: With the state election looming, the Tasmanian Liberals have vowed they plan to ramp up the logging of Tasmania's native forests, dismissing the call to end the practice as an "anti-jobs pledge". With the state election looming, the Tasmanian Liberals have vowed they plan to ramp up the logging of Tasmania's native forests, dismissing the call to end …

Labor Earth Protest Forest End Brown Native

1 year ago

Bob Brown Foundation claims thousands of salmon have died in Tassal pens due to marine heatwave

ABC

In short: Environmentalists claim thousands of fish have died at a salmon farm on Tasmania's east coast due to a marine heatwave. Video captured by the Bob Brown Foundation on Wednesday shows a barge with crates of dead salmon onboard parked next to one of Tassal's fish farm pens at Okehampton Bay, near Triabunna. Fish mortality event is 'minor', Tassal …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Bob Brown Foundation activist Colette Harmsen sentenced to three months' jail over mining protest in Tasmania

ABC

In short: Colette Joan Harmsen has been sentenced to three months in jail over her protest against mining in Tasmania's north west, the first time in 12 years an activist has received prison time Colette Joan Harmsen has been sentenced to three months in jail over her protest against mining in Tasmania's north west, the first time in 12 years …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Saving the Franklin River

ABC

The Franklin River on a misty morning. They held rallies in support of saving the Franklin, and the symbol of the movement became a yellow "No Dams" sticker that started popping up around Australia. "I remember running through the bush and jumping over trees and eventually arresting people and marching them back to the river," he says. "It was clear …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Bob Brown Foundation, Sea Shepherd Global say krill super trawlers 'ploughing' through whale pods

ABC

Two environmental groups are calling for krill fishing to be outlawed, saying super trawlers are endangering pods of whales in the Southern Ocean. Key points: The Shen Lan and Fong La ships were filmed by activists near the South Orkney Islands, in the Southern Ocean, off the Antarctic Peninsula An academic says there are concerns about the potential for super …

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3 years, 9 months ago

Tasmania has a long history of environmental activism, and there's no end in sight

ABC

Environmental protests are almost synonymous with Tasmania. Key points: Tasmania's history of environmental activism dates back to 1972's protests against flooding Lake Pedder Protests against the Franklin Dam plan and the timber industry have divided the state The state government's latest attempts to introduce harsh penalties for protesters who disrupt workplaces have failed, but it has vowed not to give …

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5 years, 5 months ago

Bob Brown's opposition to wind farm on Tasmania's Robbins Island labelled 'the height of hypocrisy'

ABC

Environmentalists are supposed to like wind farms. Key points: There are plans to build a wind farm with 163 turbines on Robbins Island, Tasmania Bob Brown opposes the project, saying it will kill endangered birds The local mayor welcomes the prospect of new jobs if the project goes ahead But former leader of the Greens, Bob Brown, has come out …

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5 years, 7 months ago

Election 2019: Why Queensland turned its back on Labor and helped Scott Morrison to victory

ABC

If there's one thing Queenslanders don't like, it's being told what to do. Full election results Photo shows A mobile phone showing the ABC's 2019 federal election results Search all electorates, find out which seats are changing, and keep up-to-date on the latest vote count. "People up here in central Queensland aren't stupid, they can work out that unsure what's …

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5 years, 8 months ago

Adani mine delay after management plan for black-throated finch rejected

ABC

Adani's Australian boss says he is scratching his head over an "11th-hour" decision by the Queensland Government to reject its management plan for an endangered finch, further delaying its multi-billion-dollar project. Key points: The largest known population of the endangered black-throated finch, southern subspecies, is on the mine's site Queensland Government wants more information on population and available seed before …

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