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Humanitarian focus key for Pontville
Published: Tue 24 Jun 2014, 4:55pm
Labor Spokesperson for Multicultural Affairs Madeleine Ogilvie said future use of the Pontville Refugee Reception Centre must be focused on humanitarian outcomes, which in turn have a positive economic effect [Read more]
100 days of inaction
Published: Tue 24 Jun 2014, 4:55pm
A Labor analysis of the Liberals’ first 100 days in Government shows Will Hodgman’s team has no cause to be popping champagne bottles. Labor Leader Bryan Green said the first [Read more]
Green groups turn attention to next Tasmanian forestry battle
Published: Tue 24 Jun 2014, 3:05pm
While an environmental battle may have been won in Tasmania, the war is not over. Some have been celebrating the World Heritage Committee's decision to knock back an Abbott Government bid which would have seen [Read more]
More senior public servants are under scrutiny: Hodgman
Published: Tue 24 Jun 2014, 2:10pm
The future of up to three more senior Health Department staff is being considered by the state government. A recent report found misconduct within the department and the government is considering whether certain employees have [Read more]
UNESCO rejects Coalition's bid to delist Tasmanian World Heritage forest
Published: Tue 24 Jun 2014, 12:45am
The Federal Government has lost a bid to delist more than 70,000 hectares of forest from Tasmania's World Heritage Area (WHA). The United Nations' World Heritage Committee has rejected the Government's application to reverse protection [Read more]
Food charities' future 'in doubt' after cuts
Published: Mon 23 Jun 2014, 9:50pm
Tasmania's food charities have said that funding cuts by both the state and federal governments have placed their future in doubt. Topics: charities-and-community-organisations, government-and-politics, tas [Read more]
Bill to Protect Workers From Protesters to be Tabled in Parliament This Week
Published: Sun 22 Jun 2014, 4:00pm
Spirit fares sail in wrong direction under Libs broken promise
Published: Sun 22 Jun 2014, 11:55am
Spirit of Tasmania fares have risen between 20 per cent and a whopping 87 per cent since the Liberals came to power. [Read more]
Government ready to 'unlock' national parks for developers
Published: Sat 21 Jun 2014, 3:40pm
Tourism developers are being invited to pitch low-impact projects for Tasmania's national parks. Topics: tourism, rural-tourism, environmental-management, environmental-impact, national-parks, tas, hobart-7000, launceston-7250 [Read more]
Tasmania Opens for Ideas
Published: Sat 21 Jun 2014, 1:45pm
Today the Liberal Government has taken the first step towards transforming Tasmania into the environment tourism capital of the world. Expressions of Interest are now open for investors and tourism operators with ideas for sensible [Read more]