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Published: Mon 19 May 2014, 3:20pm

The Federal Government has shortlisted two European companies to build the Australian Antarctic Division's new icebreaker. Topics: science-and-technology, research-organisations, hobart-7000 [Read more]

Published: Mon 19 May 2014, 2:55pm

Community Legal Centres are not only facing horrendous budget cuts, but also attempts by the Liberal party to prevent them advocating for policy and law reform. [Read more]

Published: Mon 19 May 2014, 2:20pm

“Despite the extraordinary Federal Budget crisis meeting of, predominantly Liberal, Premiers and First Ministers on Sunday, Mr Abbott has arrogantly dismissed their call for an urgent formal COAG meeting,” Mr Booth said. [Read more]

Published: Mon 19 May 2014, 11:55am

The highly successful ‘Move Well, Eat Well’ program being delivered in Tasmanian schools is another victim of the first Abbott Budget, Greens Health spokesperson, Cassy O’Connor MP, said today. [Read more]

Published: Mon 19 May 2014, 11:50am

Greens Justice spokesperson Nick McKim MP, used today’s celebration of International Day A gainst Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) to call upon Channel 9’s Footy Show presenter Sam Newman to apologise for his unacceptable comments [Read more]

Published: Mon 19 May 2014, 11:45am

Minister for Education Jeremy Rockliff must guarantee not to reduce funding available to support students with disabilities for the 2015 school year after massive cuts announced by the Liberals in the Commonwealth budget, Tasmanian Greens [Read more]

Published: Mon 19 May 2014, 11:35am

The World Heritage Committee’s draft decision to not approve the Federal Government’s attempt to delist 74, 000 hectares of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area (TWWHA), is a wake-up call to both Tony Abbott and [Read more]

Published: Mon 19 May 2014, 8:30am

Tasmania's health system faces a $27 million shortfall next financial year as a result of federal budget cuts. The Premier Will Hodgman attended a crisis meeting of state and territory leaders in Sydney yesterday. [Read more]

Published: Sun 18 May 2014, 2:45pm

State and territory leaders have called for an urgent meeting with the Prime Minister, amid the continuing fallout from Commonwealth budget cuts. The Federal Government plans to slash $80 billion from schools and hospitals over [Read more]

Published: Sun 18 May 2014, 2:35pm

State and territory leaders have called for an urgent meeting with the Prime Minister, amid the continuing fallout from Commonwealth budget cuts. The Federal Government plans to slash $80 billion from schools and hospitals over [Read more]