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Newspaper items used in the compilation of this issue outline; these meet VCE (Victorian Certificate of Education) English requirements



The Age: January 10, page 5, news item (with statistics) by B Cubby, `Garrett set to push for ban on plastic bags'.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/garrett-set-to-push-for-ban-on-plastic-bags/2008/01/09/1199554741743.html

The Australian: January 16, page 12, cartoon.
http://newmatilda.com/2008/03/11/penguins-saved-plastic-bag-ban-0

The Australian: January 15, page 12, comment by Alan Tudge, `Verdict too harsh on plastic bags'.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23051800-7583,00.html

The Australian: January 11, page 11, editorial, `A load of rubbish'.
no online link

The Australian: January 11, page 5, news item by Matthew Warren, `Researchers bag plastic plan'.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23035724-11949,00.html

The Australian: March 3, page 2, news item by Akerman and Warren, `(SA) State to ban plastic bags'. (Link below is to the same news item in the Daily Telegraph
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23306180-5001028,00.html

The Australian: March 3, page 17, editorial, `A load of garbage'
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23307523-25209,00.html

The Age: March 2, page 18, editorial, `Cleaning up is fine but we should recycle more, discard less'.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/editorial/cleaning-up-is-fine-but-we-should-recycle-more-discard-less/2008/03/01/1204227046659.html

Herald-Sun:, March 12, page 22, comment by Andrew Bolt, `Plastic bags choke Garrett'.
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23359068-5000117,00.html

The Australian: March 10, page 2, news item by Matthew Franklin, `Scientists trash plastic bag plan'.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23347190-30417,00.html

The Australian: March 27, page 8, news item by Greg Roberts, `Plastic threat to sea life "exaggerated"'.
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23438890-2,00.html

The Australian: March 22, page 14, editorial, `Weighty advice'.
no online link

Herald-Sun:, April 2, page 18, comment by Andrew Bolt, `Crossing a plastic border'.
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23469370-5000117,00.html

The Age: April 22, page 13, comment by Larissa Dubecki, `Pollies just won't grasp the plastic bag'.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/opinion/pollies-just-wont-grasp-the-plastic-bag/2008/04/21/1208742848989.html

The Age: April 19, Insight section, page 8, cartoon by Tandberg.
no online link

Herald-Sun:, April 18, page 5, news item by Wotherspoon and McManus, `Plastic shopping bag levy looms'.
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23557632-661,00.html

The Age: April 17, page 13, comment by Mike Ritchie, `Getting rid of plastic bags is a good start'.
http://www.theage.com.au/environment/conservation/getting-rid-of-plastic-bags-is-a-good-start-20080514-2e5b.html

The Age: April 17, page 4, news item by Andrew Morton, `States row over plastic bags'.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/environment/states-row-over-plastic-bags/2008/04/16/1208025283449.html