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‘World’s largest’ electric ship measuring 130 metres launched by Tasmanian boatbuilder | Tasmania

An Australian boatbuilder has launched what it describes as the world’s largest battery-power ship, describing it as a “a giant…

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Is eating Tasmanian farmed salmon worth snuffing out 40m years of evolution? | Tim Flannery

Australia is justly famous as a place where ancient species, long extinct elsewhere, live on. After aeons of adversity, Australia’s…

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Controversial bill to protect Tasmanian salmon industry passes despite environmental concerns | Endangered species

Controversial legislation to protect the Tasmanian salmon industry has passed parliament after the government guillotined debate to bring on a…

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‘Alarming’ bill to protect Tasmanian salmon farming could stop communities challenging other projects | Tasmania

A new bill being introduced by the Albanese government to protect Tasmanian salmon farming could stop communities challenging other decisions,…

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Labor’s bid to protect Tasmanian salmon industry met with unease from pro-environment MPs | Tasmania

Labor’s bid to protect Tasmania’s salmon industry from legal challenge over its impact on the endangered Maugean Skate is one…

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More than a million salmon dumped after ‘unprecedented’ mass mortality at Tasmanian fish farms | Tasmania

At least 1 million salmon died at Tasmanian fish farms and were dumped at landfill sites and rendering plants in…

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I’ve been climbing Tasmanian mountains for years – but I’m terrified of heights | Ben Walter

Earlier this year, I finally climbed Mount Anne. This has taken an unlikely amount of time – I’ve been climbing…

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