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Port Botany, pine plantations & foxes

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Subject: Port Botany, pine plantations & foxes
From: (Andrew Taylor)
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2004 08:41:30 +1000
Three stories from this morning's news.  The first may be good news for
birds - the P&O proposal might have less impact on wader habitat??
Andrew

 A new plan for expanding Port Botany will be considered by a State
 Government inquiry, in a setback for Sydney Ports' proposed $580 million
 expansion of the container terminal. ...
 http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/05/31/1085855502744.html
 
 A $1 billion privatisation of the state's network of pine plantations
 could lead to environmental mismanagement and job losses in vulnerable
 regional areas, environmentalists and unions claim.  ...
 http://smh.com.au/articles/2004/05/31/1085855502777.html

 There was ample evidence to show Tasmania had more than one fox, a
 parliamentary committee was told yesterday. ...
 
http://www.themercury.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,9710664%255E3462,00.html
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