The News Review:
- Turnbull under fire over Tasmanian pulp mill
- New pulp mill may cost state jobs $3.3bn
- Research underlines powerline cancer risk
- Heritage treasures ‘at risk’
- Giant Squid to be preserved
Turnbull under fire over Tasmanian pulp mill
ABC Regional nline – ABC Regional nline – Aug 22, 2007
TranscriptTNY JNES PRESENTER: It’s a long way from northern Tasmania but the Environment Minister’s Sydney electorate is shaping up as the new battleground in the fight over a controversial pulp mill. Malcolm Turnbull is under fire for his approach to the planned mill but not from his usual critics on the left. ne of John Howard’s former advisers has accused the Minister of not applying a rigorous approach to the Tasmanian project a charge Mr Turnbull angrily rejects. Meanwhile a sharp difference of opinion has emerged between the two major parties over the Exclusive Brethren religious sect.
New pulp mill may cost state jobs $3.3bn
NEWS.com.au – Aug 22, 2007
article-tools –> By Matthew Denholm August 22 2007 10:00pm THE Gunns pulp mill in Tasmania’s Tamar Valley could destroy more jobs and wealth than it creates a new economic analysis of the project suggests. A report by local and national economists prepared for a Tasmanian business round table and released last night suggests the $2 billion mill could cause a net economic loss to the state. A group of businesses in the Tamar Valley angered at the state Government’s refusal to conduct a cost-benefit study or risk analysis of the controversial project commissioned their own. Conducted by Wells Economic Analysis headed by University of Tasmania economist Graeme Wells and the Melbourne-based Economist@Large it was presented to members of the state’s Upper House last night. Gunns’s analysis conducted by Monash University predicts the project will add $6… A report by local and national economists prepared for a Tasmanian business round table and released last night suggests the $2 billion mill could cause a net economic loss to the state. A group of businesses in the Tamar Valley angered at the state Government’s refusal to conduct a cost-benefit study or risk analysis of the controversial project commissioned their own. Conducted by Wells Economic Analysis headed by University of Tasmania economist Graeme Wells and the Melbourne-based Economist@Large it was presented to members of the state’s Upper House last night. Gunns’s analysis conducted by Monash University predicts the project will add $6. 5 per cent to the Tasmanian economy and an additional $894 million in extra tax revenue between 2008-2030. Gunns estimates 284 permanent jobs will be created when the mill is operating and almost 700 direct jobs on average during construction.
Research underlines powerline cancer risk
Sydney Morning Herald – Aug 22, 2007
The Tasmanian study of more than 850 patients adds weight to thelink between electromagnetic fields and cancers such as leukaemialymphoma and multiple myeloma. It is still not known whether thereis a cause and effect relationship. Those who lived within 300 metres of a powerline up to the ageof five were five times more likely to develop cancer while thosewho lived that close to a powerline at any point during their first15 years were three times more likely to develop cancer as anadult according to the study published in the Internal MedicineJournal. Researchers from the University of Tasmania and BristolUniversity in Britain compared an existing database of all patientsin Tasmania diagnosed with lymphatic and bone marrow cancersbetween 1972 and 1980 with controls matched for sex and age. Residential histories were then gathered… It is still not known whether thereis a cause and effect relationship. Those who lived within 300 metres of a powerline up to the ageof five were five times more likely to develop cancer while thosewho lived that close to a powerline at any point during their first15 years were three times more likely to develop cancer as anadult according to the study published in the Internal MedicineJournal. Researchers from the University of Tasmania and BristolUniversity in Britain compared an existing database of all patientsin Tasmania diagnosed with lymphatic and bone marrow cancersbetween 1972 and 1980 with controls matched for sex and age. Residential histories were then gathered. People who had lived within 50 metres of a high-voltagepowerline at any time were at double the risk of developing cancerthan those who had never lived within 300 metres of a powerline. For every year lived within 50 metres of a powerline the risk ofcancer increased by 7 per cent the study found. There was alsoevidence the risk of cancer increased with higher voltages.
Heritage treasures ‘at risk’
NEWS.com.au – Aug 22, 2007
25 million in funding to Fraser Island in the past 10 years. More than $8 million has been provided to world heritage properties in Queensland over the same period excluding funding to the Great Barrier Reef and wet tropics. Latest funding in Tasmania includes $24. 6 million in equal share with the Tasmanian Government for a rabbit and rodent eradication plan on Macquarie Island. Mr Smith said Fraser Island attracted more than 350000 visitors a years more visitors than Kakadu. QTIC chief executive officer Daniel Gschwind said lack of funding for Fraser Island could potentially threaten obligations under the Commonwealth World Heritage Agreement. Share this article.
Giant Squid to be preserved
ABC Regional nline – ABC Regional nline – Aug 22, 2007
org:20031010:topicset. The squid was later shipped off to the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery to be stored in a freezer and preserved for future studies.