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Published: Wed 14 May 2014, 8:30am

The federal budget delivers on key Liberal election spending pledges in Tasmania, but the State Opposition is warning its cuts go deep. Only half of the $400 million promised for the Midland Highway upgrade has [Read more]

Published: Tue 13 May 2014, 9:35pm

The Federal Coalition has allocated half the $400 million it promised to upgrade Tasmania's main north-south corridor. The Treasurer Joe Hockey's first budget says the rest of the money will not be delivered in this [Read more]

Published: Tue 13 May 2014, 9:20pm

Resources Minister Paul Harriss must explain to North-West voters his true intentions on the relocation of Mineral Resources Tasmania to Burnie. [Read more]

Published: Tue 13 May 2014, 6:10pm

Developers in Tasmania will no longer have to pay a one-off charge for headworks when their projects are close to existing water and sewerage infrastructure. Councils have agreed to abolish the charge once the State [Read more]

Published: Tue 13 May 2014, 4:40pm

Problems continue to dog the rollout of the National Broadband Network in Tasmania, just 10 days before the switchover. Residents in six Tasmanian towns have until next Friday to order an NBN connection. [Read more]

Published: Tue 13 May 2014, 10:45am

The Glenorchy City Council is pushing for a proposed Mount Wellington cable car to operate from the municipality. Topics: urban-development-and-planning, local-government, tourism, glenorchy-7010, hobart-7000 [Read more]

Published: Tue 13 May 2014, 9:50am

Tasmanian Premier Will Hodgman has warned the Federal Budget will have an impact on Tasmania, but says the state will be the better for it in the long run. Topics: budget, federal---state-issues, states-and-territories, hobart-7000 [Read more]

Published: Mon 12 May 2014, 2:35pm

Tasmania's volunteer 'industry' is ranked the state's eighth biggest employer, worth almost $640 million to the economy, in a new report. The State Government-commissioned report says almost 160,000 Tasmanians donate their time every year and [Read more]

Published: Mon 12 May 2014, 1:50pm

The Liberal Government's commitment to fixing the budget mess will be supported by a freeze on board fees. The Cabinet agreed to freeze board fees for a year from July, foregoing the annual [Read more]

Published: Mon 12 May 2014, 1:50pm

Improving education outcomes is at the heart of this government, that's why the Liberals are delivering on our commitment to improve educational support for people living with a disability. [Read more]