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Australian Primary Principals Association Presidency appointment welcomed
Published: Thu 2 Aug 2018, 11:50am
I am very pleased to congratulate Malcolm Elliott as the next President of the Australian Primary Principals Association (APPA). Malcolm has been a strong voice and advocate for principals and public education broadly across his [Read more]
Labor lies on Cricket Australia matter
Published: Thu 2 Aug 2018, 11:50am
Sarah Lovell’s attempt to try to implicate the Government in an employment decision made by Cricket Australia is wrong. Labor has a shameful track record of resorting to personal attacks and false claims to attempt [Read more]
Supporting our first responders
Published: Wed 1 Aug 2018, 1:30pm
The Hodgman Liberal Government is committed to continuing to support our hardworking first responders. We know first responders are exposed to stressful situations, which is why we are putting more resources into mental health and [Read more]
Tasmanian businesses to set sail with RSV Nuyina
Published: Wed 1 Aug 2018, 1:30pm
Today, more than 100 businesses attended a briefing in Hobart to hear the opportunities that Australia’s new icebreaker, RSV Nuyina, will provide for local business to join the project. The new icebreaker represents a $1.9 [Read more]
ABS confirms dwelling approvals continue to rise
Published: Wed 1 Aug 2018, 1:30pm
Building approvals in Tasmania continue to increase according to today’s Australian Bureau of Statistics Building Approvals data release. The number of dwelling approvals in June 2018 is 13 per cent higher in trend terms than [Read more]
Tasmania confirmed to have lowest electricity prices in Australia
Published: Wed 1 Aug 2018, 1:30pm
Under the Hodgman Liberal Government’s Tasmania-First Energy Policy, we are committed to delivering the lowest regulated electricity prices in the nation by 2022, and our task is to now ensure we remain in this position. [Read more]
Building and Construction confidence soars
Published: Wed 1 Aug 2018, 1:30pm
Tasmania’s booming building and construction sector is critical to our growing economy. Two reports on Tasmania’s building and construction industry released by Master Builders Australia confirm that business confidence is being supported by investment growth [Read more]
New Bank of us centre another sign of confidence in Tasmania's economy
Published: Wed 1 Aug 2018, 1:30pm
Tasmania’s economy is going from strength to strength under the Hodgman Liberal Government. CommSec’s State of the States Report released yesterday reported that Tasmania recorded the fastest annual pace of economic growth over the last [Read more]
Cricket Australia matter
Published: Tue 31 Jul 2018, 11:40am
The Tasmanian Government understands there are legal proceedings against Cricket Australia by a former employee and is therefore limited in what it can say. It is inappropriate for the Government to comment on matters before [Read more]
Supporting pharmacies to deliver meningococcal vaccines
Published: Tue 31 Jul 2018, 11:40am
Public Health Services is working with the Pharmacy Guild of Tasmania and Pharmaceutical Society so that authorised immunisers can help deliver meningococcal ACWY vaccines to eligible Tasmanians. To enable this, existing authorised pharmacist immunisers will [Read more]