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Small businesses to benefit from Hiring New Employees Guide
Published: Wed 26 Mar 2014, 8:30am
A new guide released today aims to assist small business owners to hire new employees. Minister for Employment Senator Eric Abetz said the guide is the latest measure in a suite of measures aimed [Read more]
Nyrstar smelter future may be more secure after SA election
Published: Wed 26 Mar 2014, 12:30am
The close result in South Australia's election could help secure the future of a Tasmanian zinc smelter. Topics: manufacturing, states-and-territories, hobart-7000, port-pirie-5540 [Read more]
Tense time for political hopefuls still in the race
Published: Tue 25 Mar 2014, 9:10pm
The final composition of the Tasmanian parliament is still unclear 10 days after voters went to the polls. But after the closure of postal votes and as the distribution of preferences picks up, analysts say [Read more]
Tense time for Tasmania's political hopefuls
Published: Tue 25 Mar 2014, 8:20pm
The fifth seats in three Tasmanian seats are still hanging in the balance ten days after voters went to the polls. But after the closure of postal votes and the distribution of preferences picks up, [Read more]
Tasmanian tiger maze goes the way of the thylacine
Published: Tue 25 Mar 2014, 12:55pm
An elaborate crop maze cut into the shape of a Tasmanian tiger has gone the way of the thylacine and is no more. Topics: agribusiness, community-and-society, hagley-7292 [Read more]
Nystar smelter future may be more secure after SA election
Published: Tue 25 Mar 2014, 10:45am
The close result in South Australia's election could help secure the future of a Tasmanian zinc smelter. Topics: manufacturing, states-and-territories, hobart-7000, port-pirie-5540 [Read more]
NBN take up rate still slow as deadline for phone changeover looms
Published: Tue 25 Mar 2014, 9:35am
Only half the residents of six Tasmanian communities about to lose copper phone lines have signed up for the National Broadband Network. About 45 per cent of residents in towns like Sorrell and George Town [Read more]
Tasmanian Planning Reform Taskforce
Published: Tue 25 Mar 2014, 9:15am
Establishing a single state-wide planning scheme that is fairer, faster, cheaper, and simpler for all Tasmanians is a majority Liberal government priority. We are taking decisive action to deliver on this commitment by advertising [Read more]
Reducing Youth unemployment a majority Liberal Government priority
Published: Tue 25 Mar 2014, 9:15am
Reducing Tasmania’s appalling youth unemployment is a top priority of the incoming majority Liberal Government. This report, which shows that the biggest increases were in the north-east and north-west, confirms the damage that the [Read more]
Big housing plot to replace old brickworks after green light from Hobart council
Published: Tue 25 Mar 2014, 7:35am
The Hobart City Council has approved the city's largest residential subdivision in more than 20 years. Topics: building-and-construction, local-government, hobart-7000 [Read more]