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Published: Fri 7 Mar 2014, 9:55am

POLITICAL leaders fielded questions on their plans for palliative care, mental health, preventative health,  exercise physiology and health literacy at a forum at Launceston General Hospital last night. [Read more]

Published: Fri 7 Mar 2014, 9:55am

PEAK bodies for housing and homelessness services want the next government to be an "absolute champion" when it comes to housing. [Read more]

Published: Fri 7 Mar 2014, 9:55am

THE Liberals have committed $2.5million to boost Hydro Tasmania's generation output and push for a second Basslink cable should the party win government. [Read more]

Published: Fri 7 Mar 2014, 9:55am

WORK officially began on a George Town development yesterday as politician Michelle O'Byrne put foot to shovel. [Read more]

Published: Fri 7 Mar 2014, 9:40am

PREMIER Lara Giddings has shown she still has plenty of fight after dominating the final verdict in the Mercury Sky News People’s Forum last night. [Read more]

Published: Fri 7 Mar 2014, 8:30am

Labor is accusing the Liberals of being fraudulent over refusing to reveal their budget revisions. The Liberals have set a target of returning the Budget to surplus in their first term, if they win government. [Read more]

Published: Fri 7 Mar 2014, 7:40am

HEALTH Minister Michelle O'Byrne spent the morning campaigning and doorknocking. [Read more]

Published: Fri 7 Mar 2014, 7:40am

DETAILS of region- specific policy funding should be made explicit by all major political parties, according to the ... [Read more]

Published: Fri 7 Mar 2014, 7:15am

Reside at Elizabeth Town for the past 22 years, married to Sheryl for 36 years, 2 children and 4 grandchildren, lived and worked in Tasmania all my life. [Read more]

Published: Fri 7 Mar 2014, 6:55am

TASMANIA’S peak business lobby wants the Opposition to provide more details about how it is going to pay for its election promises. [Read more]