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MYSTERIOUS: Franklin river - What They Never Told You

‘He was wedged like an hourglass’: rescuers describe 20-hour ordeal ending with amputation of rafter’s leg

Lithuanian tourist pack rafting on Franklin River still fighting for life in Tasmanian hospital

The Guardian - AU · Nov 24, 2024

Man fights for life after leg amputated in river rescue

A man is fighting for life and his leg has been amputated after he became stuck in rapids in the Franklin River while out on the water with friends.

AAP · Nov 23, 2024

Their fight made history, but Franklin blockade activists say their tactics wouldn't work today

Activists involved in the protest that saved the Franklin River say the environmental win would not have been possible under today's anti-protest laws.

ABC News · May 30, 2023

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Saving the Franklin River

Decades before any climate change blockades, young people put their bodies on the line to save a wild river. Here's what we can learn from them today.

ABC News · May 2, 2023

Four decades on, has the Franklin River and those who fought to save it been forgotten?

Each year, a few hundred people tackle the eight-day journey down the wild Tasmanian rafting river. For former blockaders who helped prevent it being dammed, the trip has added poignancy

The Guardian - AU · Apr 2, 2023

40 years ago, protesters were celebrated for saving the Franklin River. Today they could be jailed for months

The 1982 campaign to stop the building of Tasmania’s Franklin River dam was a defining moment in the history of Australia’s social movements. Those events are now being recounted in the documentary Franklin, screening throughout the country.

The Conversation · Oct 31, 2022

Would the campaign to save the Franklin River work today?

A new film celebrates the 1980s battle to protect the Tasmanian environment, but now protest rights in Australia are under attack

The Guardian - AU · Sep 17, 2022

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Movement marks 50 years of green politics, 40 years since the Franklin Dam campaign turning point

The Franklin Dam debate divided a state 40 years ago. It was a turning point in a political environment movement that is marking 50 years of impact far beyond its genesis in Tasmania.

ABC News · Mar 19, 2022

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