Unions and environmentalists are battling over the future of Tasmania's pristine Tarkine region in the state's north-west. The area, which is home to the largest tract of temperate rainforest in the ...

SHANE MCLEOD: The Federal Government is once again involving itself in controversy in Tasmania's forests. The Environment Minister Peter Garrett has used his emergency powers to put the Tarkine area ...

The Tarkine is the largest unprotected wilderness area in Tasmania, covering some 377,000 hectares of the state's northwest. It is a beautiful and dramatic region, with wild rivers, deep gorges and ...

ENVIRONMENTAL advocate Patagonia says the campaign to save the Tarkine forest in North-West Tasmania is gaining momentum as 60,000 people sign a petition calling for the region’s protection. The ...

Work has halted on a proposed iron ore mine in Tasmania’s fragile Tarkine region. WORK ON A CONTROVERSIAL mine in Tasmania’s Tarkine region remains in limbo following a hearing in the Federal Court.

The clock is ticking until federal politician Tanya Plibersek hands down a decision that could precipitate a “showdown” for Tasmania’s most heated environmental conflict in years. In the coming months ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Tasmania. Followed categories will be added to My News. The Melbourne runner, who grew up in Ulverstone, said he had not been to the Tarkine in 20 years and the ...

Federal environment minister Tony Burke has rejected National Heritage listing for the Tarkine wilderness. On February 8, Burke announced 10 new mines proposed over the next five years for the Tarkine ...