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Premier-elect Will Hodgman tells opponents to face up to election loss
Published: Tue 18 Mar 2014, 10:40am
Tasmania's Premier-elect has used his first media conference since winning the election to take a swipe at his opponents and green groups. Will Hodgman says the former Labor Government and the Greens need to realise [Read more]
Pleas on forest deal rejected
Published: Tue 18 Mar 2014, 9:40am
THE Liberal Party remains committed to tearing up the Tasmanian Forestry Agreement despite renewed calls from industry, union and environmental groups to keep it intact. [Read more]
Incoming Hodgman government seeks 'look at budget books'
Published: Tue 18 Mar 2014, 7:30am
Tasmania's incoming government has asked Treasury officials to work on a budget update, ahead of its plans to make $500 million in spending cuts. Topics: budget, states-and-territories, elections, tas, hobart-7000, launceston-7250 [Read more]
PUP preferences may be decisive factor
Published: Tue 18 Mar 2014, 7:05am
ALTHOUGH the Palmer United Party will not pick up a seat in the state election, where the preferences from PUP voters flow will make the party kingmakers in determining [Read more]
Liberals' budget warning
Published: Tue 18 Mar 2014, 6:55am
THE incoming Liberal government has called on Treasury officials to produce a budget update quantifying risks to the state's finances. [Read more]
Party leaders in state of denial
Published: Mon 17 Mar 2014, 11:45pm
Former Labor powerbroker GRAHAM RICHARDSON says Tasmania’s defeated parties need to face facts. [Read more]
Richo calls for fresh Labor talent
Published: Mon 17 Mar 2014, 11:45pm
THE knives will be out for outgoing Premier Lara Giddings, says former Labor Party kingmaker Graham Richardson, and so they should be. [Read more]
ALP sweats on diced votes
Published: Mon 17 Mar 2014, 11:10pm
ANXIOUS Labor candidates have a tense wait to find out if 83 destroyed ballot papers will affect the outcome of the second Labor seat in Denison. [Read more]
Libs fire first salvo in forest wars
Published: Mon 17 Mar 2014, 11:10pm
TASMANIA’S forest wars look set to flare anew with the new government already barring environment groups from talks on the future of the sector. [Read more]
Tourism operators relish the future
Published: Mon 17 Mar 2014, 11:10pm
TOURISM operators are expecting the new Hodgman Government to deliver big gains for the industry. [Read more]