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Published: Thu 17 Apr 2014, 9:05pm

WORK on the redevelopment of the Royal Hobart Hospital has been stopped by the State Government. [Read more]

Published: Thu 17 Apr 2014, 4:30pm

Slow down and arrive alive, is the Easter message for Tasmanian drivers. "Many people are going on holiday and there may the temptation to go a bit faster to get there quicker," Police and Emergency [Read more]

Published: Thu 17 Apr 2014, 4:30pm

I was very pleased to today wish 'bon voyage' to six young Tasmanians who are embarking on a once in a lifetime experience. As recipients of the 2013-14 Frank MacDonald Memorial Prize, the high school students [Read more]

Published: Thu 17 Apr 2014, 4:30pm

The proposed sale of the Avebury Mine is a major confidence boost for the West Coast.  It will create jobs and boost business confidence right around the State. The West Coast has been [Read more]

Published: Thu 17 Apr 2014, 4:30pm

I've held a number of successful meetings with Japanese companies to discuss and promote Tasmania's wood trade with Japan. [Read more]

Published: Thu 17 Apr 2014, 4:30pm

The drive to make Tasmania a year-round tourist destination has already attracted strong interest with more than 30,000 visits to Tourism Tasmania's promotional microsite since it opened last week. [Read more]

Published: Thu 17 Apr 2014, 3:30pm

Easter is a busy time for Australia’s seafood industry which supports thousands of jobs nationally.   Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Senator Richard Colbeck, said an Easter tradition for many Australian families involves [Read more]

Published: Thu 17 Apr 2014, 1:20pm

The Tasmanian Government is standing by its promise to deliver its pre-election "100-day plan" despite a three-month delay in the state budget. Cabinet minister Paul Harriss has defended the decision to delay the state budget [Read more]

Published: Thu 17 Apr 2014, 9:25am

Tasmanian NBN civil contractors have put a class action on hold and want the Tasmanian Government to help sort out their lack of work on the rollout. The businesses say they could go bust after [Read more]

Published: Thu 17 Apr 2014, 8:55am

Tasmania's Premier is not ruling out making a Mount Wellington cable car project a project of state significance. Topics: tourism, travel-and-tourism, urban-development-and-planning, hobart-7000 [Read more]