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Published: Sat 21 Jun 2014, 12:55pm

Shadow Education Minister Michelle O’Byrne has called on the State Government to condemn FamilyVoice Australia’s vile attack on a more inclusive education system. “The group has attacked the Safe Schools [Read more]

Published: Fri 20 Jun 2014, 6:05pm

Only a year after voting unanimously to extend Tasmania's World Heritage Area, the United Nations World Heritage Committee is being asked to repeal its decision. Topics: business-economics-and-finance, industry, timber, national-parks, environmental-policy, forests, government-and-politics, tas [Read more]

Published: Fri 20 Jun 2014, 5:55pm

Only a year after voting unanimously to extend Tasmania's World Heritage Area, the United Nations World Heritage Committee is being asked to repeal its decision. Topics: business-economics-and-finance, industry, timber, national-parks, environmental-policy, forests, government-and-politics, tas [Read more]

Published: Fri 20 Jun 2014, 3:05pm

I would like to pay tribute to the renowned Tasmanian sculptor Stephen Walker AM, who passed away this week aged 86. Born in Victoria in 1927, Mr Walker relocated to Tasmania in 1948. As a [Read more]

Published: Fri 20 Jun 2014, 3:05pm

The Liberal Government has started work on a new approach of joined-up and streamlined support systems for vulnerable and disadvantaged Tasmanians. Today I hosted a roundtable with the peak organisations and lead agencies working in [Read more]

Published: Fri 20 Jun 2014, 3:05pm

The Liberal Government is delivering what we promised. Returning to Government after 16-years of opposition is a great honour and a great responsibility for the Liberal Party. We are getting on with the job of [Read more]

Published: Fri 20 Jun 2014, 3:05pm

The Liberal's plan is to deliver a brighter future for Tasmanians and we are getting on with the job of delivering it. There is a great cynicism in the community about politicians breaking promises and [Read more]

Published: Fri 20 Jun 2014, 3:05pm

The Liberal Government is committed to growing the economy and creating jobs. We believe that the best thing a government can do to help grow investment and create jobs is to provide the best possible [Read more]

Published: Fri 20 Jun 2014, 3:05pm

The Liberal Government is delivering on one of its major commitments to Tasmanian primary producers: a review of the Primary Industry Activities Protection Act. We pledged to begin a review of the Act within our [Read more]

Published: Fri 20 Jun 2014, 2:40pm

The world's peak science body has put the Australian Government on notice, warning it could lose out on lucrative contracts following cuts to science in the federal budget. In Hobart, the CSIRO's staff numbers are [Read more]