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Fears dumping of Bass Strait freight ship plan will cost jobs
Published: Wed 21 May 2014, 12:40pm
The State Government is being accused of threatening local jobs and stifling investment through its decision to drop Labor's plan for two new freight ships. Topics: sea-transport, states-and-territories, tas [Read more]
Tasmanian Liberals dip in latest opinion poll
Published: Wed 21 May 2014, 12:00pm
Support for the Liberal Party in Tasmania has fallen to its lowest level since May 2011. The party has fallen 2 per cent since February, with both Labor and the Greens picking up more support. [Read more]
CSIRO research ship Investigator set to sail soon
Published: Wed 21 May 2014, 11:50am
RV Investigator will be based in Hobart. Topics: research-organisations, marine-biology, federal-government, tas, hobart-7000, launceston-7250 [Read more]
Hobart council tensions over cable car project
Published: Wed 21 May 2014, 10:10am
A Hobart Alderman is accusing the city's Lord Mayor of bias over support for the Mount Wellington cable car proposal. Topics: urban-development-and-planning, conservation, local-government, tas, hobart-7000, launceston-7250 [Read more]
Nurses 'left in the dark' about health budget cuts
Published: Wed 21 May 2014, 8:40am
Nurses and midwives are hoping a meeting with the Health Minister today will shed light on how Tasmania will cope with deep federal budget cuts. The nursing union's Neroli Ellis says there has been no [Read more]
PUP's Lambie flags tax on big banks as budget solution
Published: Tue 20 May 2014, 9:45pm
The Government should be forcing the big banks to pay more tax, rather than reforming the welfare sector, according to Palmer United Party senator-elect Jacqui Lambie. Topics: federal-government, government-and-politics, banking, industry, business-economics-and-finance, tax, budget, [Read more]
Lambie flags tax on big banks to raise Commonwealth funds
Published: Tue 20 May 2014, 9:30pm
The Government should be forcing the big banks to pay more tax, rather than reforming the welfare sector, according to Palmer United Party senator-elect Jacqui Lambie. Topics: federal-government, government-and-politics, banking, industry, business-economics-and-finance, tax, budget, [Read more]
Liberals ditch plan for two freight-only Bass Strait ships
Published: Tue 20 May 2014, 12:00pm
The Tasmanian Government has ditched Labor's plan for the state-owned ferry operator to buy two freight-only ships for Bass Strait. It will instead spend $10 million refurbishing the two Spirit ferries. [Read more]
Pensioner on concessions may be next to feel budget axe
Published: Tue 20 May 2014, 11:35am
Pensioners could be the next to feel the impact from last week's federal budget with revelations concessions may be cut. The Federal Government is to axe a concession fund, leaving the state to find $9 [Read more]
Pensioner concessions may be next to feel budget axe
Published: Tue 20 May 2014, 8:40am
Pensioners could be the next to feel the impact from last week's federal budget with revelations concessions may be cut. The Federal Government is to axe a concession fund, leaving the state to find $9 [Read more]