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Outside the castle walls
Published: Mon 17 Mar 2014, 11:10pm
THE dismal performance of Labor and the Greens reflects the complete failure of either party to sell a plausible or reasonable message. [Read more]
Huge challenges for new government
Published: Mon 17 Mar 2014, 11:10pm
WHAT happens after the buzz has gone, in the dreams that Will Hodgman and his new government may have for Tasmania? [Read more]
Greenpeace sues Russia over Arctic 30 detention
Published: Mon 17 Mar 2014, 11:05pm
Greenpeace is suing Russia before the European Court of Human Rights for detaining its members during a protest last year against Arctic drilling. Topics: activism-and-lobbying, world-politics, environment, russian-federation, australia, tas [Read more]
Green groups denied say in Libs forest policy
Published: Mon 17 Mar 2014, 7:50pm
Tasmania's incoming Liberal Government is under attack for shutting environmentalists out of talks on the future of the forest industry. Topics: political-parties, liberals, forests, rain-forests-and-forest, rural, forestry, hobart-7000, launceston-7250 [Read more]
Incoming Hodgman government seeks fresh budget figures
Published: Mon 17 Mar 2014, 3:10pm
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]
Liberals' off the shelf post-election strategy
Published: Mon 17 Mar 2014, 2:35pm
The new Liberal government is paving the way for its first broken election promises, exactly as incoming Liberal governments around the country have done. [Read more]
Greens warn against ‘forest war’
Published: Mon 17 Mar 2014, 1:15pm
TASMANIAN Greens leader Nick McKim is warning the incoming Liberal premier Will Hodgman not to take the state “back to war” by tearing up the forestry peace deal. [Read more]
Regret over Labor leadership: analysis
Published: Mon 17 Mar 2014, 12:20pm
ABOUT 30 minutes into the count on Saturday night many in the Labor camp must have regretted not ... [Read more]
Liberals get down to task of running state
Published: Mon 17 Mar 2014, 12:15pm
TASMANIA'S next premier, Will Hodgman, has spent day one after the Liberals' thumping election victory familiarising himself with ... [Read more]
Adam Brooks in hard run to victory
Published: Mon 17 Mar 2014, 12:15pm
AFTER running his hardest in the 2014 election, re-elected member for Braddon Adam Brooks spent yesterday morning running ... [Read more]