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Revocation of Commonwealth Cleaning Services Guidelines
Published: Mon 24 Mar 2014, 9:10am
As part of its repeal of 50,000 pages of superfluous laws and regulations, the Government will revoke the Commonwealth Cleaning Services Guidelines that apply to procurement for Government cleaning contracts, effective from 1 July 2014. [Read more]
Charity warns of 'social disaster' as Tasmania's youth jobless rate spirals
Published: Mon 24 Mar 2014, 7:35am
The incoming government is being urged to do more to bring down the growing youth jobless rate. The Brotherhood of St Laurence says the rate has jumped nearly 60 per cent in the north-west since [Read more]
Seats undecided as count nears end
Published: Sun 23 Mar 2014, 11:20pm
AT least five state parliament seats are still up for grabs as counting in the March 15 election comes to a close. [Read more]
Liberals' planning scheme overhaul needs more funding warns expert
Published: Sun 23 Mar 2014, 1:10pm
A planning expert believes a major increase in funding will be needed to introduce the Liberals proposed single statewide planning scheme within four years. The Liberals have advertised six positions for their new Planning Reform [Read more]
Liberals planning scheme overhaul needs more funding warns expert
Published: Sun 23 Mar 2014, 5:25am
A planning expert believes a major increase in funding will be needed to introduce the Liberals proposed single statewide planning scheme within four years. The Liberals have advertised six positions for their new Planning Reform [Read more]
Soul-searching for poll vanquished
Published: Sat 22 Mar 2014, 11:07pm
THE vanquished Tasmanian political parties will be conducting post-mortem examinations of the election to decipher what went wrong. [Read more]
Giddings under ballot pressure
Published: Sat 22 Mar 2014, 11:05pm
LABOR leader Lara Giddings is headed for a public showdown with the administrative arm of the Labor Party. [Read more]
Senator Eric Abetz promises longer runway for Hobart by 2016
Published: Sat 22 Mar 2014, 2:35pm
The Federal Government has put a timeframe on a major infrastructure upgrade at Hobart airport. Topics: government-and-politics, travel-and-tourism, hobart-7000 [Read more]
Union claims Visionstream fails to pay workers overtime
Published: Sat 22 Mar 2014, 11:45am
The communications union is considering taking Visionstream to the Fair Work Commission. Topics: information-technology, unions, hobart-7000, launceston-7250 [Read more]
Support firming up for Bryan Green to lead the ALP in Opposition
Published: Fri 21 Mar 2014, 5:20pm
Tasmanian Labor's powerful administrative committee is meeting next week to lay the groundwork for a leadership ballot, with the left faction backing Bryan Green. Topics: states-and-territories, alp, tas, hobart-7000, launceston-7250 [Read more]