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Published: Thu 10 Apr 2014, 12:25pm

Tasmania's Education Minister has taken the first step in the Government's plan to extend 21 Tasmanian high schools to Year 12. Topics: education, schools, states-and-territories, hobart-7000, launceston-7250 [Read more]

Published: Thu 10 Apr 2014, 11:35am

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Senator Richard Colbeck, has condemned Greens Senator Christine Milne over her misleading comments on forestry certification.   “Senator Milne continues to misinform Australians by claiming a power over [Read more]

Published: Thu 10 Apr 2014, 11:35am

I was pleased to today personally congratulate two talented young North West students who have been presented with scholarships in Radiation Sciences to help deliver expanded cancer services. [Read more]

Published: Thu 10 Apr 2014, 11:35am

Jobs are the Government's top priority and the Premier has had a number of discussions with industry representatives including  Qantas CEO Alan Joyce in recent days. [Read more]

Published: Thu 10 Apr 2014, 11:35am

The Liberal Government is committed to doing everything it can to secure jobs at Mt Lyell. The three deaths at the mine were a terrible tragedy and we must make sure nothing like [Read more]

Published: Thu 10 Apr 2014, 11:35am

Premier and Tourism Minister Will Hodgman has welcomed the latest Tasmanian visitor statistics, which show more visitors came to the state in 2013 than the year before. Mr Hodgman said Tasmania's job creating [Read more]

Published: Thu 10 Apr 2014, 11:35am

The Torres Strait Protected Zone Joint Authority (PZJA) met today on Thursday Island to discuss management of fisheries resources in the Torres Strait region.   Chair of the PZJA, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for [Read more]

Published: Thu 10 Apr 2014, 11:35am

The specialty timber industry accounts for over 2000 full time equivalent jobs in Tasmania while there are thousands more part-time hobbyists. Despite contributing over $70 million a year to the Tasmanian economy the specialty timber [Read more]

Published: Thu 10 Apr 2014, 9:15am

It’s time for Premier Will Hodgman to come clean over whether the Government will continue to support Forestry Tasmania or allow it to become insolvent. “Mr Hodgman yesterday contradicted his [Read more]

Published: Thu 10 Apr 2014, 8:55am

Tasmania’s reputation as a world leader in Antarctic research is under threat as a result of the Federal Liberal Government’s savage budget cuts. Labor Leader, Bryan Green, condemned the uncertainty [Read more]