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Hodgman Fails to Explain How He'll Fill Federal Budget Hole
Published: Thu 15 May 2014, 3:20pm
The silence from Premier Will Hodgman regarding potential deep cuts to state public sector workers and services while he is busy ruling out tax hikes and asset sales, is very telling, Greens Leader Kim Booth [Read more]
States organise urgent meeting over $80b cuts package
Published: Thu 15 May 2014, 1:10pm
State and territory leaders will meet this weekend for emergency talks on the federal budget's $80 billion cuts to health and education. Topics: budget, government-and-politics, federal---state-issues, states-and-territories, australia, act, qld, nsw, nt, sa, tas, [Read more]
Senate inquiry urges Coalition to drop plans to delist World Heritage Area
Published: Thu 15 May 2014, 1:05pm
A Senate inquiry has called on the Federal Government to drop a bid to reduce Tasmania's World Heritage Area, claiming the move is short-sighted. Topics: timber, federal---state-issues, forests, forestry, tas, hobart-7000, launceston-7250 [Read more]
Premier rules out higher state taxes to make up federal revenue shortfall
Published: Thu 15 May 2014, 11:40am
Tasmania's Premier has ruled out higher state taxes and charges as a way for Tasmania to make up the revenue it is set to lose from the Commonwealth. Topics: states-and-territories, federal---state-issues, federal-government, tax, budget, [Read more]
University warns budget changes will cause hardship for students
Published: Thu 15 May 2014, 9:55am
University students in Tasmania are expected to be hit hard by the Federal Government's policy to deregulate higher education. Topics: university-and-further-education, federal---state-issues, federal-government, budget, hobart-7000 [Read more]
States rebel over 'unfair' health and education cuts
Published: Thu 15 May 2014, 6:15am
State premiers have reacted angrily to an $80 billion federal budget cut to schools and hospitals funding, accusing the Commonwealth of trying to "wedge" them into pushing for a hike to the GST. Commonwealth funding [Read more]
States fume over 'unfair' health and education cuts
Published: Thu 15 May 2014, 5:45am
State premiers have reacted angrily to an $80 billion federal budget cut to schools and hospitals funding, accusing the Commonwealth of trying to "wedge" them into pushing for a hike to the GST. Commonwealth funding [Read more]
States react to health and education cuts in budget
Published: Wed 14 May 2014, 9:15pm
State premiers have reacted angrily to an $80 billion federal budget cut to schools and hospitals funding, accusing the Commonwealth of trying to "wedge" them into pushing for a hike to the GST. Commonwealth funding [Read more]
Tasmanian Premier won't be goaded into GST hike
Published: Wed 14 May 2014, 4:20pm
Tasmania's Premer has reaffirmed his Government's resistance to any change in the Goods and Services Tax. Labor says the tough federal budget aims to force Premiers into seeking a rise in the GST. [Read more]
Coastal search for endangered parrots
Published: Wed 14 May 2014, 1:45pm
A coastal search of Victoria and South Australia will check on the numbers of one of Australia's most-threatened bird species, the orange-bellied parrot. Topics: endangered-and-protected-species, conservation, environment, birds, melbourne-3000, horsham-3400, warrnambool-3280, vic, ballarat-3350, sale-3850, [Read more]