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Abbott says voters were 'on notice' for budget cuts
Published: Sun 18 May 2014, 10:30am
Prime Minister Tony Abbott says voters were "on notice" before the election that the Coalition would make big cuts to spending. The states and territories are unhappy, with most leaders meeting in Sydney later today [Read more]
State, territory leaders rebel against budget cuts
Published: Sun 18 May 2014, 12:35am
State and territory leaders will meet in Sydney today to discuss their concerns over planned cuts to health and education funding. Most states have reacted angrily to the Federal Government's plan to rip $80 billion [Read more]
State and territory leaders to meet in Sydney to discuss budget response
Published: Sun 18 May 2014, 12:25am
State and territory leaders will meet in Sydney today to discuss their concerns over planned cuts to health and education funding. Most states have reacted angrily to the Federal Government's plan to rip $80 billion [Read more]
WHA delist bid hits a hurdle
Published: Sun 18 May 2014, 12:10am
THE Federal Government remains committed to delisting 74,000ha of Tasmanian World Heritage Area forest despite a setback. [Read more]
Blow to WHA wind-back bid
Published: Sat 17 May 2014, 2:35pm
THE Federal Government’s bid to wind back 74,000ha of World Heritage Area-listed forest has been dealt a blow. [Read more]
World Heritage advised to reject delisting of Tasmanian forest
Published: Sat 17 May 2014, 8:35am
The World Heritage Committee has been advised to reject a bid by the Federal Government to delist 74,000 hectares of forest in Tasmania. Topics: conservation, forestry, rural, environment, forests, rain-forests-and-forest, federal-government, government-and-politics, tas, australia [Read more]
Tasmanian Government sinks Labor deal to give away police boat
Published: Fri 16 May 2014, 8:10pm
The Tasmanian Government is putting its troubled police boat on the market after scrapping a deal to give it away. Topics: police, sea-transport, states-and-territories, tas, hobart-7000 [Read more]
Union anger over $1m govt legal bill fighting paramedics' pay rise
Published: Fri 16 May 2014, 7:45pm
There's union anger over revelations the Tasmanian Government has spent $1 million fighting a pay rise for paramedics. The Government launched an appeal after Tasmania's 300 ambulance workers were awarded a 14 per cent pay [Read more]
Union anger over $1m government legal bill fighting paramedics' pay rise
Published: Fri 16 May 2014, 5:10pm
There's union anger over revelations the Tasmanian Government has spent $1 million fighting a pay rise for paramedics. The Government launched an appeal after Tasmania's 300 ambulance workers were awarded a 14 per cent pay [Read more]
State Treasurers engaged in 'theatrics' over federal budget, says Gutwein
Published: Fri 16 May 2014, 4:40pm
Tasmanian Treasurer Peter Gutwein is suggesting conservative leaders interstate have been engaging in political theatrics over the federal budget. State leaders will meet this weekend to work out how they will deal with plans to [Read more]