UTAS at the crossroads

UTAS is at a pivotal moment in its history, facing a dramatic outflow of local students, controversy around its management decisions and mounting financial pressures.

STT 's bogus sustainability

 

The following contain background notes to assist local groups in their efforts to prevent clear-felling by STT of their favourite bits of remaining Tasmanian native forests.

First there’s a detailed summary of the accounting issues which relate to STT’s approach to valuing its native forests which are shown to underpin STT’s highly questionable claim to being sustainable.

Second there’s a brief note looking at a particular coupe planned for logging in 2026 indicating the likely social losses that will ensue.