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$150 million boost to take Tasmanian agriculture to the next level
Published: Thu 1 Feb 2018, 11:45am
Jeremy Rockliff, Minister for Primary Industries and Water A re-elected majority Hodgman Liberal Government will invest an additional $35 million into research and innovation as part of a massive $150 million boost to our agriculture [Read more]
JLN Candidates gagged
Published: Thu 1 Feb 2018, 9:50am
Adam Brooks, Liberal Member for Braddon Jacqui Lambie appears to have gagged her candidates from talking to the media. Earlier this week the Advocate newspaper reported that two female candidates had refused to comment on [Read more]
Where is the money coming from? - More magic pudding economics from White on health
Published: Thu 1 Feb 2018, 9:50am
Peter Gutwein, Treasurer Labor leader Rebecca White is clearly clueless when it comes to managing a Budget and has been caught out at her CEDA speech yesterday. Ms White claims that she would spend more [Read more]
Report on Government Services highlight success of Year 11 and 12 High School extensions
Published: Thu 1 Feb 2018, 9:50am
Jeremy Rockliff, Minister for Education and Training Today’s release of the Education Report on Government Services (ROGS) confirms the rollout of our Year 11 and 12 High School extension program is working. The Year 12 [Read more]
Hobart traffic vision
Published: Thu 1 Feb 2018, 9:10am
Will Hodgman, Premier Rene Hidding, Minister for Infrastructure An underground design for a major new Hobart bus interchange headlines a suite of measures designed to reduce Hobart traffic congestion under a re-elected majority Tasmanian Liberal [Read more]
Coordinator-General abolition back on Labor agenda
Published: Wed 31 Jan 2018, 3:05pm
Sarah Courtney, Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier Rebecca White and Labor have once again switched their position on abolishing the Coordinator-General position – confirming once again that the Coordinator-General and the Coordinator-General office in Launceston [Read more]
Update on pregnancy options available to Tasmanian women
Published: Wed 31 Jan 2018, 3:05pm
Michael Ferguson, Minister for Health It is wrong to say that Tasmanian women must fly to Melbourne to have a surgical abortion. I am advised that women wishing to explore the full range of pregnancy [Read more]
Lambie misleads Tasmanians on donations
Published: Wed 31 Jan 2018, 12:10pm
Adam Brooks, Liberal Member for Braddon Jacqui Lambie is not being straight with Tasmanians about the political donations she has received. Yesterday on Tasmania Talks* she was asked whether she had received donations of more [Read more]
Labor blows the budget in just three days
Published: Wed 31 Jan 2018, 11:20am
Peter Gutwein, Treasurer Tasmanians know they can't trust Labor with money. Just three days into the election campaign Labor has already blown the budget. [Read more]
Sawmill jobs benefits to flow statewide
Published: Wed 31 Jan 2018, 10:55am
Guy Barnett, Minister for Resources Yesterday's announcement by Hermal Group that they are establishing a $190 million plantation-based sawmill and production plant has been widely welcomed for the hundreds of direct and thousands of indirect [Read more]