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Rioli injury sours Hawks win over Suns
Published: Sat 28 Jun 2014, 5:00pm
Hawthorn reinforced its premiership credentials with a dominant 53-point win over the Gold Coast on Saturday. Topics: australian-football-league, sport, launceston-7250, tas, australia, hawthorn-3122, vic, carrara-4211, qld [Read more]
Hawks hammer Suns in Launceston
Published: Sat 28 Jun 2014, 4:40pm
Hawthorn reinforced its premiership credentials with a dominant 53-point win over the Gold Coast on Saturday. Topics: australian-football-league, sport, launceston-7250, tas, australia, hawthorn-3122, vic, carrara-4211, qld [Read more]
Concerns over cuts to high-needs dementia funding
Published: Sat 28 Jun 2014, 11:40am
Tasmania's Council on the Ageing says it has been blindsided by cuts to dementia funding. On Thursday, the Federal Government announced it would no longer fund the Dementia and Severe Behaviours Supplement, citing a cost [Read more]
Brakes put on rushed forest legislation
Published: Fri 27 Jun 2014, 5:55pm
The Government has been left with egg on its face after the Legislative Council rose for the winter recess without debating the Liberals’ poorly put together forestry policy. “For all [Read more]
Tasmania mooted as growing site for medicinal cannabis
Published: Fri 27 Jun 2014, 2:25pm
The bid to legalise cannabis for medical use is gaining momentum, and Tasmania has been suggested as a growing site. A cross-party delegation from New South Wales will be in Tasmania next week for a [Read more]
Libs short changing emergency food relief organisations
Published: Fri 27 Jun 2014, 12:25pm
Shadow Human Services Minister Rebecca White has slammed the Liberals piecemeal funding to vital emergency food relief organisations. [Read more]
Liberals break their word over public service jobs
Published: Fri 27 Jun 2014, 12:25pm
The Liberal Government has sent a clear and alarming message to public servants this afternoon when it comes to forced redundancies. Labor Leader Bryan Green introduced a bill to the [Read more]
Labor demands fair deal for tenants
Published: Fri 27 Jun 2014, 12:25pm
Shadow Human Services Minister Rebecca White has cautiously welcomed the Liberals’ indication that rises in rent setting and water charges for Housing Tasmania tenants are not on the agenda. “Labor [Read more]
Education Minister creates a mess in Tasmanian schools
Published: Fri 27 Jun 2014, 12:25pm
The Liberals have today admitted their ill-thought-out education policy will cause disruption in schools. [Read more]
Six regional schools to offer more Year 11 and 12 subjects
Published: Thu 26 Jun 2014, 5:35pm
Six regional Tasmanian schools will be funded to offer more Year 11 and 12 subjects as part of the State Government's plan to extend high schools to Year 12. Public high schools currently only offer [Read more]