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Published: Wed 12 Mar 2014, 10:10am

LABOR has switched focus in the final days of the election campaign, using robocalls to launch an attack on the Greens. [Read more]

Published: Wed 12 Mar 2014, 9:40am

A majority Liberal government in Tasmania is the only way to restore the Public Order Response Team cut by a Labor-Greens alliance with scant regard for public safety.  Reports in today's Mercury that the Police Association [Read more]

Published: Wed 12 Mar 2014, 9:35am

TWO Bass Liberal candidates are among those cited as supporting same-sex marriage by lobby group Australian Marriage Equality. [Read more]

Published: Wed 12 Mar 2014, 9:35am

AN UGLY dispute has broken out between federal Minister for Employment Eric Abetz and Franklin Labor MHA David O'Byrne over a review into workplace laws. [Read more]

Published: Wed 12 Mar 2014, 9:35am

Tasmania's capital city Hobart is to become an honorary home port for the anti-whaling ship, Bob Barker. Topics: whaling, activism-and-lobbying, local-government, hobart-7000 [Read more]

Published: Wed 12 Mar 2014, 9:35am

Tasmania's Premier has flagged tax incentives to discourage Qantas from cutting jobs at its Hobart call centre. Qantas met unions yesterday and revealed its reviewing its three Australian call centres, including the Glenorchy centre which [Read more]

Published: Wed 12 Mar 2014, 8:35am

A union is furious Qantas is reviewing its call centres, including 300 positions at its Hobart operation, while expanding an operation in New Zealand. Topics: unions, air-transport, hobart-7000, melbourne-3000, brisbane-4000 [Read more]

Published: Wed 12 Mar 2014, 6:35am

A union is furious Qantas is reviewing its call centres, including 300-positions at its Hobart operation, while expanding an operation in New Zealand. Topics: air-transport, unemployment, tas [Read more]

Published: Wed 12 Mar 2014, 6:20am

THE Liberal Party has promised more than $50,000 to Northern youth and families if elected this Saturday. [Read more]

Published: Wed 12 Mar 2014, 6:20am

PALMER United Party boss Clive Palmer and Tasmanian senator-elect Jacqui Lambie say they are prepared to go to jail as political prisoners over alleged breaches of the Tasmanian Electoral Act.  [Read more]