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Published: Fri 16 May 2014, 1:15pm

The appointment of John Ramsay to head up Minister Ferguson’s expensive, six month review of the Royal Hobart Hospital redevelopment is an excellent choice and the Greens wish him and the review team every success [Read more]

Published: Fri 16 May 2014, 1:10pm

Tasmania's Government still hoping to attract federal funding for Australia's biggest nature tourism project. Topics: federal---state-issues, national-parks, port-arthur-7182 [Read more]

Published: Fri 16 May 2014, 1:05pm

The Tasmanian Greens today paid tribute to Tasmanian conservation icon and music maker Jessie Luckman, who has died after a very big life at the age of 104. [Read more]

Published: Fri 16 May 2014, 9:30am

Hobart's Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) has been asked to provide more details about its hotel application to the Glenorchy City Council. Topics: urban-development-and-planning, local-government, library-museum-and-gallery, berriedale-7011 [Read more]

Published: Fri 16 May 2014, 8:30am

The public sector union is urging the Premier to explain how state coffers will cope with massive federal budget cuts. The budget includes savings of $80 billion over 10 years by slashing Commonwealth health and [Read more]

Published: Fri 16 May 2014, 12:10am

The Federal Government is ignoring a Senate inquiry's advice on a World Heritage-listed forest in Tasmania after the inquiry condemned plans to delist the forest. Topics: conservation, forests, timber, industry, environment, government-and-politics, federal-government, tas, [Read more]

Published: Thu 15 May 2014, 11:55pm

The Federal Government is ignoring a Senate inquiry's advice on a World Heritage-listed forest in Tasmania after the inquiry condemned plans to delist the forest. Topics: conservation, forests, timber, industry, environment, government-and-politics, federal-government, tas, [Read more]

Published: Thu 15 May 2014, 4:30pm

State and territory leaders will meet this weekend for emergency talks on the federal budget's $80 billion cuts to health and education, with the contentious issue of raising the GST likely to be on the [Read more]

Published: Thu 15 May 2014, 3:20pm

Last year’s minor boundary extension to the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area (TWWHA) has been vindicated following the release of a Senate Committee report, Greens Leader Kim Booth MP said today. [Read more]

Published: Thu 15 May 2014, 3:20pm

The move by Labor and Liberal parties to block the Australian Greens’ legislation to establish a National Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) highlights the need to strengthen the powers of Tasmania’s Integrity Commission, Greens Justice [Read more]