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By the titles of his article Mark Poynter condemns himself as a hypocrite of the highest order. You see it is well know to Mark and infact most Australians that Tasmanians and in particular residents of the Tamar Valley are unwilling victims of having the Gunns Pulp Mill rammed down their necks. Mark Poynter has been a cheerleaser of this horrid situation from day 1. Mark Poynter shows that he cares only about the rights of loggers not the wider community.

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Why not have a referendum on this issue too?
Of course, that would raise issues that Tasmanians would be subsidizing a government with their taxes that no longer works for them, unless the agreement was that Tasmania would neither pay federal tax nor receive federal funding; but then would mean that Tasmanians get to vote for a government they don't pay for- but are subjected to this government- except in exception to their own referendum- and warrants that the island be granted independence to pursue its own foresting policy without our input at all, and without worrying about whether they deserve our precious money or not.

Alternatively, all electorates and local areas get to have referendums about what is done with their backyard- ensuring that the collective financial interests of other electorates cannot single out another to dump on, so the electorates surrounding the forests get no particular preferential treatment over another.

Can someone please inform me of how a 400 year old tree is more benificial to the environment than a 40 year old tree?