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The Mercury

ATO set for more job losses

Published: Tue 3 Jun 2014, 1:50pm

THE Australian Services Union says as many as 60 Hobart ATO workers could be made redundant by October. [Read more]

ABC News Tasmania

Hundreds of jobs axed as electrical firm folds

Published: Tue 3 Jun 2014, 1:30pm

About 600 workers across Australia are to lose their jobs after a major electrical firm announced it has gone into receivership. Topics: unemployment, unions, states-and-territories, vic, australia, sa, qld, tas [Read more]

ABC News Tasmania

PSG Electrical axes 200 Tasmanian jobs after company fails

Published: Tue 3 Jun 2014, 1:20pm

Hundreds of Tasmanians have lost their jobs after a national electrical company went into administration. The electrical union says about 200 workers at PSG Electrical were told this morning they no longer had jobs. [Read more]

ABC News Tasmania

Hundreds of jobs axed as electrical contractor folds

Published: Tue 3 Jun 2014, 1:10pm

Around 600 workers across Australia are to lose their jobs after a major electrical contractor announced it has gone into receivership. Topics: unemployment, unions, states-and-territories, vic, australia, sa, qld, tas [Read more]

ABC News Tasmania

Pay freeze for Tasmanian MPs, despite tribunal tick for 8 pc rise

Published: Tue 3 Jun 2014, 10:55am

The Tasmanian Premier will not act on an independent recommendation for an 8 per cent pay rise for politicians. Labor and the Greens have both declared now is not the time for a pay rise. [Read more]

ABC News Tasmania

Sidelined Tasmanian health boss Jane Holden's future unclear

Published: Mon 2 Jun 2014, 8:35pm

The Tasmanian Government is not saying whether sidelined health manager, Jane Holden, met today's deadline to explain why she should not be sacked. Topics: health-administration, states-and-territories, public-sector, hobart-7000, launceston-7250 [Read more]

Tasmanian Liberals

Report on Northern Suburbs Rail proposal

Published: Mon 2 Jun 2014, 3:50pm

The Government has received the PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC) report into the Hobart Northern Suburbs Light Rail proposal. [Read more]

Tasmanian Liberals

Growing Tasmania's tourism industry

Published: Mon 2 Jun 2014, 3:50pm

The Liberal Government has set a target of growing our tourism industry to 1.5 million visitors per year, creating 8,000 new jobs. QantasLink's decision to replace its 737 and Q400 planes with Boeing [Read more]

Tasmanian Liberals

Smoking rates decreasing

Published: Mon 2 Jun 2014, 3:50pm

The Liberal Government is committed to improving the health of all Tasmanians. I welcome news that smoking in Tasmania has reached an historic low according to the latest figures. [Read more]

Tasmanian Liberals

Westbury Water Treatment Plant

Published: Mon 2 Jun 2014, 3:50pm

The Liberal Government is committed to delivering our long-term plan for the future of Tasmania and rebuilding our essential services. I am extremely pleased to officially open TasWater's new Westbury Water Treatment Plant. [Read more]


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