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Hodgman scraps forestry council
Published: Wed 19 Mar 2014, 7:00am
THE special council set up to implement the Tasmanian Forests Agreement will be scrapped by the new Liberal government as it prepares to flesh out its plan to open up more forests for logging. [Read more]
Close go for fifth Braddon seat
Published: Wed 19 Mar 2014, 6:50am
BOTH major parties remain confident of snaring the tightly- contested fifth seat in Braddon as the first of two full ballot paper rechecks draws to a close. [Read more]
It’s my way or the highway
Published: Wed 19 Mar 2014, 6:15am
ENVIRONMENT Tasmania is confident timber groups will not desert the forestry agreement in meetings with the new Government tomorrow. [Read more]
Pressure on Giddings grows daily
Published: Tue 18 Mar 2014, 11:15pm
THE likelihood of a leadership showdown in the Labor Party looks to be increasing daily. [Read more]
Ex-members say Clive fails own party
Published: Tue 18 Mar 2014, 11:05pm
PALMER United Party insiders have revealed leader Clive Palmer is a man so taken with his own image he ended up derailing his Tasmanian campaign. [Read more]
Labor, Palmer United Party still in the hunt for some seats
Published: Tue 18 Mar 2014, 7:35pm
Labor is still considered an outside chance to win another three seats, in Lyons, Braddon and Bass, as the election count continues. The Liberals have secured at least 13 of the 25 seats in Parliament's [Read more]
Will Hodgman fails first leadership test
Published: Tue 18 Mar 2014, 3:10pm
Will Hodgman has failed the first test of his leadership by refusing to meet with ENGOs to discuss his nonexistent forest policy. [Read more]
Tasmanians have spoken twice: enough is enough
Published: Tue 18 Mar 2014, 11:40am
The result of the Tasmanian election sends a very clear message that the time has come to restore common-sense to forest policy, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture Senator Richard Colbeck [Read more]
Labor gets square with Best
Published: Tue 18 Mar 2014, 11:40am
Today’s story about the disastrous Sirolli program, leaked to the The Examiner, has all the hallmarks of a Labor stitch up. It's a clear case of Bryan Green getting square with his enemy Brenton Best. [Read more]
Hodgman reveals six-point plan
Published: Tue 18 Mar 2014, 11:30am
“THERE is a new way of doing business in this state,” declared Premier-elect Will Hodgman today in his first presser since his big election win. [Read more]