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Published: Fri 2 May 2014, 9:30am

Premiers and chief ministers have gathered for a COAG meeting in Canberra today, less than 24 hours after significant changes to federal funding were flagged in the Commission of Audit report. The audit report made [Read more]

Published: Fri 2 May 2014, 8:15am

Tasmanian NBN contractors are today meeting lawyers in Sydney to begin legal action against the company rolling out the National Broadband Network. Topics: telecommunications, internet-technology, federal---state-issues, tas, hobart-7000, launceston-7250 [Read more]

Published: Fri 2 May 2014, 8:05am

Unions fear Tasmanians are set to be hit hard by state budget cuts. They say government departments have been ordered to find savings of up to 8 per cent across the entire public sector budget. [Read more]

Published: Fri 2 May 2014, 6:05am

State premiers will attend a COAG meeting in Canberra today, less than 24 hours after significant changes to federal funding were flagged in the Commission of Audit report. Topics: federal-government, business-economics-and-finance, budget, states-and-territories, government-and-politics, [Read more]

Published: Thu 1 May 2014, 5:15pm

Rebecca White MP Shadow Minister for Health Premier Will Hodgman must come clean over his Government’s plan for the health budget. Shadow Health Minister Rebecca White says reports of a [Read more]

Published: Thu 1 May 2014, 3:30pm

The Federal Government's Commission of Audit report recommends scrapping the Bass Strait freight and passenger subsidies. The recommendation is contained in the wide-ranging report released today by Treasurer Joe Hockey. [Read more]

Published: Thu 1 May 2014, 3:10pm

The Federal Government's Commission of Audit report recommends scrapping the Bass Strait Freight Equalisation Scheme. Topics: states-and-territories, federal---state-issues, federal-government, sea-transport, tas, hobart-7000, launceston-7250 [Read more]

Published: Thu 1 May 2014, 1:20pm

Michelle O’Byrne Deputy Labor Leader Deputy Labor Leader Michelle O’Byrne says Health Minister Michael Ferguson must tell Tasmanians what he has planned for the Royal Hobart Hospital redevelopment. “The Minister [Read more]

Published: Thu 1 May 2014, 1:10pm

The Deputy Premier is refusing to say if his Government will make the same cuts to public hospitals that he criticised Labor for. The ABC has been told between 5-8 per cent cent could be [Read more]

Published: Wed 30 Apr 2014, 9:05pm

Tasmania's Health Minister is under pressure to release a report on the financial status of the Royal Hobart Hospital project. Michael Ferguson has warned the redevelopment could cost taxpayers up to $70 million more unless [Read more]