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Liberal Plan to build a modern economy, to create jobs - Cultivating prosperity in agriculture
Published: Wed 5 Mar 2014, 2:50pm
A majority Hodgman Liberal Government will invest more than $37 million over four years to support our goal to grow the value of the agricultural sector in Tasmania tenfold to $10 billion per year by [Read more]
Greens 2014 election campaign launch
Published: Wed 5 Mar 2014, 2:45pm
The Tasmanian Greens today launched their election campaign with three major policy initiatives. [Read more]
Greens leader Nick McKim pitches for power
Published: Wed 5 Mar 2014, 2:45pm
Greens supporters have been told the party is ready to gain more power at the Tasmanian election. Leader Nick Mckim has pitched for Liberal Party progressives to switch allegiance as he launched the party's campaign [Read more]
Liberals split on forestry policy
Published: Wed 5 Mar 2014, 2:15pm
The Deputy Premier Bryan Green said a split in the Liberal Party over forestry has opened up more big questions over Will Hodgman’s weak leadership. “Mr Hodgman has been forced [Read more]
$120,000 for a new George Town Skate Park
Published: Wed 5 Mar 2014, 1:45pm
A re-elected Labor Government will support the upgrade of George Town’s skate park, creating a state-of-the-art facility for the community. The Member for Bass, Michelle O’Byrne, said Labor would commit [Read more]
A Healthier Tasmania
Published: Wed 5 Mar 2014, 1:45pm
Labor will invest in preventative health and early intervention mental health care while driving innovation in Tasmanian hospitals. The Minister for Health, Michelle O’Byrne, today announced the Labor Party’s health [Read more]
Jobs central to McKim’s poll pitch
Published: Wed 5 Mar 2014, 1:45pm
TASMANIAN Greens leader Nick McKim has hopped into the job-creation contest, pledging 10,000 new jobs would be created if his party won power. [Read more]
Libs in poll position, say bookies
Published: Wed 5 Mar 2014, 12:05pm
ONLINE bookies have a Tasmanian Liberal candidate as favourite in every electorate less than two weeks out from the State Election. [Read more]
Abbott tells timber industry too many forests are 'locked up'
Published: Wed 5 Mar 2014, 10:30am
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has declared that too many of Australia's forests are "locked up" and vowed to set up a new advisory council to support the timber industry. Speaking at a timber industry [Read more]