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Published: Mon 16 Jun 2014, 4:15pm

Bryan Green MP Labor Leader Australia’s Liberal Premiers have all come out and expressed their thoughts on last night’s Budget. NSW Liberal Premier Mike Baird: “What we saw last night [Read more]

Published: Mon 16 Jun 2014, 12:40pm

Tasmania's economy faces significant challenges in the year ahead, the Australian Local Government Association's latest State of the Regions report has found. Disposable incomes in the state's north and north-west were found to be some [Read more]

Published: Sun 15 Jun 2014, 7:40pm

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has begun its annual meeting in Qatar, where a decision will be made on the Federal Government's application to have 74,000 hectares of Tasmanian forests delisted. Topics: forests, environment, [Read more]

Published: Sun 15 Jun 2014, 4:35pm

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has begun its annual meeting in Qatar, where a decision will be made on the Federal Government's application to have 74,000 hectares of Tasmanian forests delisted. Topics: forests, environment, [Read more]

Published: Sat 14 Jun 2014, 11:50am

Tasmanian recruitment agencies are bracing for an influx of jobless public servants after the State Government flagged 1,500 full-time equivalent jobs will go over four years. Topics: unemployment, community-and-society, public-sector, government-and-politics, people, tas, australia [Read more]

Published: Sat 14 Jun 2014, 11:30am

Tasmania's best university staff members could be lured interstate because of Federal Government funding changes, academics and unions fear. Topics: university-and-further-education, budget, government-and-politics, tas, university-of-tasmania-7005 [Read more]

Published: Fri 13 Jun 2014, 2:55pm

As a part of the sham Tasmanian Forest Agreement, ENGOs proposed logging inside the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. Senator Richard Colbeck, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, said ENGOs chose areas inside the [Read more]

Published: Fri 13 Jun 2014, 2:55pm

I am extremely pleased to announce the program of activities celebrating the centenary year of Hydro Tasmania. The story of The Hydro is a big part of the story of Tasmania. We should take the [Read more]

Published: Fri 13 Jun 2014, 2:55pm

The Liberal Government welcomes Professor Peter Rathjen's reappointment as Vice Chancellor of the University of Tasmania. Professor Rathjen has been a passionate advocate of UTAS and higher education in Tasmania since his appointment in 2011. [Read more]

Published: Fri 13 Jun 2014, 2:55pm

The latest ABS figures show positive signs for jobs under the Liberal Government. 1,700 new full time jobs have been created since the Liberal Government was elected two months ago, 700 of those in May. [Read more]