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New pokies policies will 'make things worse' for problem gamblers
By Adam HolmesThe body tasked with implementing Tasmania's new pokies policies says they won't work to reduce harm to problem gamblers and could make things worse. The Liquor and Gaming Commission was not consulted on the changes, which include ATMs in gaming venues.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-14/tasmania-gaming-commission-new-pokies-policies-harm/106910674
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New pokies policies will 'make things worse' for problem gamblers
By Adam HolmesThe body tasked with implementing Tasmania's new pokies policies says they won't work to reduce harm to problem gamblers and could make things worse. The Liquor and Gaming Commission was not consulted on the changes, which include ATMs in gaming venues.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-14/tasmania-gaming-commission-new-pokies-policies-harm/106910674
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What happened when a rare bird found a place to nest near a logging coupe
By Adam Holmes and Daniel MillerIt was late 2021 when one of Australia's rarest birds started to arrive in the native forests of Lonnavale. Ecologists had expected it but for a reacting forestry sector, it was "not sustainable".
#Forests #EnvironmentalManagement #ForestryLoggingandTimberIndustry #Birds #EnvironmentalImpacts #Environment #EnvironmentallySustainableBusiness #AdamHolmes #DanielMiller
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What happened when a rare bird found a place to nest near a logging coupe
By Adam Holmes and Daniel MillerIt was late 2021 when one of Australia's rarest birds started to arrive in the native forests of Lonnavale. Ecologists had expected it but for a reacting forestry sector, it was "not sustainable".
#Forests #EnvironmentalManagement #ForestryLoggingandTimberIndustry #Birds #EnvironmentalImpacts #Environment #EnvironmentallySustainableBusiness #AdamHolmes #DanielMiller
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Tasmania set to get strongest vaping restrictions in the country amid federal government 'failure'
By Adam HolmesThe federal government has failed "to protect our children and young people", Tasmania's health minister says, as he unveils new vaping restrictions.
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Liberals plan to give more Tasmanian native forest to loggers. But the industry isn't on side
By Adam Holmes and Adam LangenbergThe Liberals say opening more forests to logging would "give certainty" to sawmillers and logging contractors, but the Tasmanian Forest Products Association says the Liberals are using the industry as a "political football".
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-01/tasmanian-liberals-native-forest-policy/103526640
#Forests #Conservation #EnvironmentalManagement #Forestry #StateandTerritoryElections #AdamHolmes #AdamLangenberg
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Liberals plan to give more Tasmanian native forest to loggers. But the industry isn't on side
By Adam Holmes and Adam LangenbergThe Liberals say opening more forests to logging would "give certainty" to sawmillers and logging contractors, but the Tasmanian Forest Products Association says the Liberals are using the industry as a "political football".
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-01/tasmanian-liberals-native-forest-policy/103526640
#Forests #Conservation #EnvironmentalManagement #Forestry #StateandTerritoryElections #AdamHolmes #AdamLangenberg
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Liberals promise a levy on Airbnb in Tasmania, saying short stay is impacting rental supply
By Adam HolmesFor six years, the Tasmanian Liberals have resisted adding further regulation to Airbnb and Stayz. But as hundreds of properties continue to be taken out of the rental market, they have decided to introduce a levy — to be paid by the visitor, not the owner.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-18/tas-airbnb-levy-announcement-liberals/103480560