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Getting rid of red tape to support local businesses and create jobs
Published: Mon 28 Apr 2014, 10:45am
The Liberal Government is getting on with the job of cutting red tape so that we can help local businesses and create jobs. [Read more]
Tasmanian Treasurer reveals $1.1b budget black hole
Published: Mon 28 Apr 2014, 10:25am
The Tasmanian Treasurer has revealed what he says is a $1.1 billion budget black hole. Peter Gutwein has blamed the previous Labor-Green Government for leaving Tasmania in a financial mess. [Read more]
Hundreds rally in Florentine over world heritage forest delisting
Published: Mon 28 Apr 2014, 8:15am
Forest activists are vowing to continue their fight against Federal Government plans to delist part of Tasmania's World Heritage Area. They say a rally which attracted about 400 people to the Upper Florentine Valley yesterday [Read more]
Premier's uncle to play key role in government if elected
Published: Sun 27 Apr 2014, 4:40pm
The Premier Will Hodgman says he is confident his uncle will play a key role in government if elected. Former Tasmanian Liberal Minister Peter Hodgman is contesting the Upper House seat of Huon, after [Read more]
Hundreds rally in the Florentine over world heritage forest delisting
Published: Sun 27 Apr 2014, 2:40pm
Hundreds of people have attended a rally in Tasmania's world heritage area, protesting against the federal government's push to have some forest delisted. The Commonwealth has applied to the world heritage committee to have 74,000 [Read more]
Stanley Primary School 100th anniversary: pictures, photos
Published: Sun 27 Apr 2014, 11:45am
Stanley Primary School celebrates it's 100th anniversary with alumni, present pupils and the North-West community. [Read more]
Victim of crime representative to be appointed to parole board
Published: Sat 26 Apr 2014, 2:45pm
Tasmania's Attorney-General is pushing ahead with a plan to provide a victims of crime representative on the parole board. It was a Liberals election commitment. [Read more]
Premier commits to group overseeing Macquarie Point project
Published: Fri 25 Apr 2014, 8:35am
The Tasmanian Premier will retain the Macquarie Point Development Corporation, despite previous criticism. Topics: states-and-territories, urban-development-and-planning, hobart-7000 [Read more]
Sudanese concern over violence
Published: Fri 25 Apr 2014, 12:40am
MEMBERS of the Tasmanian Sudanese community are hoping the Australian Government will help them contact loved ones as the civil war in their homeland escalates. [Read more]
Free-range egg crackdown
Published: Thu 24 Apr 2014, 4:15pm
A CRACKDOWN on free-range eggs has left producers scrambling to supply Tasmanian government departments. [Read more]