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Tasmania needs to leave the past behind
Published: Thu 13 Mar 2014, 2:45pm
The Tasmanian Greens responded to comments by environment groups today by saying that the only threat to the Tasmanian Forest Agreement is Liberal Leader Will Hodgman. [Read more]
Jobs on the increase
Published: Thu 13 Mar 2014, 1:55pm
Tasmania’s jobs market has officially turned the corner. Today’s ABS jobs figures show that the strongest employment growth in four years. Unemployment fell to 7.4 per cent in trend terms [Read more]
Overhead NBN already trialled
Published: Thu 13 Mar 2014, 1:45pm
Overhead cables have been delivering the NBN to homes and businesses in Midway Point since 2009. The Premier, Lara Giddings, and Member for Lyons, Rebecca White, today visited Higson Street [Read more]
Labor to Create Defence Contract Secretariat
Published: Thu 13 Mar 2014, 1:45pm
A re-elected Labor Government will appoint a Defence Contract Secretariat to attract and manage major defence work projected to be worth more than $50 billion nationally over the next decade. [Read more]
Liberals Will Make Health More Expensive
Published: Thu 13 Mar 2014, 1:45pm
Federal Coalition plans to introduce a $6 Medicare co-payment could see Tasmania’s emergency department presentations skyrocket by 74 per cent to over 250,000 a year. The Minister for Health, Michelle [Read more]
World Heritage Committee advisor 'alarmed' by Tasmania's heritage area reduction plan
Published: Thu 13 Mar 2014, 12:25pm
A key advisor to the World Heritage Committee has flagged concerns with the Federal Government's plan to delist 74,000 hectares of Tasmania's World Heritage Area. Topics: forests, environment, government-and-politics, federal-government, federal---state-issues, tas, australia [Read more]
Tasmania's heritage area reduction plan concerns World Heritage Committee advisor
Published: Thu 13 Mar 2014, 12:00pm
A key advisor to the World Heritage Committee has flagged concerns with the Federal Government's plan to delist 74,000 hectares of Tasmania's World Heritage Area. Topics: forests, environment, government-and-politics, federal-government, federal---state-issues, tas, australia [Read more]
The election: what the parties are promising
Published: Thu 13 Mar 2014, 10:30am
The Advocate asked the three major parties to outline their rural policies ahead of Saturday's election. [Read more]
Tasmania Votes: What to watch for on election night
Published: Thu 13 Mar 2014, 9:40am
We take a look at seven things to look out for as Tasmania tallies its votes on Saturday night. Topics: states-and-territories, government-and-politics, elections, tas, australia [Read more]
Greens aim to establish national park in Tarkine
Published: Thu 13 Mar 2014, 8:30am
A TARKINE national park will be created and protected under legislation if the Greens win enough seats at Saturday's election. [Read more]