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Published: Wed 26 Feb 2014, 11:00am

A Medicare co-payment will make healthcare more expensive for Tasmanians, increase pressure on hospital emergency departments and add significant costs to the State’s budget. The Minister for Health, Michelle O’Byrne, [Read more]

Published: Wed 26 Feb 2014, 10:05am

The Tasmanian Greens Member for Braddon Paul O’Halloran MP today condemned the Liberal Party’s proposal to open up new areas of the Tarkine coastline to unrestrained off-road vehicle access. [Read more]

Published: Wed 26 Feb 2014, 9:35am

ALL 65 recreational vehicle tracks in and out of the Arthur-Pieman Conservation Area at Circular Head will be ... [Read more]

Published: Wed 26 Feb 2014, 8:20am

The Liberals’ election fraud has now topped $370 million in extravagant promises. With two-and-a-half weeks until polling day, the Liberals are now outspending Labor’s promises by five to one – and need to say whether [Read more]

Published: Wed 26 Feb 2014, 8:10am

There is uncertainty about the future of the contract between NBN Co and the company rolling out Tasmania's broadband. A Senate committee has heard Visionstream has not been employed beyond the fibre-to-the-home rollout, which winds [Read more]

Published: Wed 26 Feb 2014, 7:55am

GREENS leader Nick McKim has called for Tasmania to borrow the funds for the full roll out of the National Broadband Network. [Read more]

Published: Wed 26 Feb 2014, 6:20am

The Tasmanian Greens Leader has received mixed reviews for his speech about the state's future, with some accusing him of lacking substance and others saying his address was visionary. Topics: state-parliament, federal---state-issues, political-parties, hobart-7000 [Read more]

Published: Tue 25 Feb 2014, 11:15pm

TASMANIAN nurses have welcomed moves to re-employ health nurses in government schools. [Read more]

Published: Tue 25 Feb 2014, 11:15pm

THE day after new analysis showed Tasmania had the worst youth unemployment in the country, Labor announced two new job policies. [Read more]

Published: Tue 25 Feb 2014, 7:45pm

A Senate committee hears there is no guarantee Visionstream will continue building Tasmania's NBN beyond next year. Topics: internet-technology, telecommunications, federal---state-issues, tas [Read more]