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Labor desperately trying to buy the election
Published: Mon 24 Feb 2014, 10:05am
In a desperate attempt to buy the election, Labor have now embarked on a massive spendathon with money the State doesn’t have. Yesterday, Labor announced $30 million worth of new spending, today it’s another $28 [Read more]
Liberals’ Plan to Rebuild Essential Services: Keeping our Tasmanian-trained nurses at home
Published: Mon 24 Feb 2014, 10:05am
As over 300 potential new nurses start their degree this week, the Liberals have recognised the importance of retaining our Tasmanian-trained nurses. A majority Liberal Government will invest $5.4 million in the future of nursing [Read more]
Anti-development PUP must come clean on wind farm position
Published: Mon 24 Feb 2014, 10:05am
The Palmer United Party must come clean on where it really stands on wind farm development. Kevin Morgan, the supposed leader of the PUP must say whether or not he agrees with his candidate's assertion [Read more]
Liberal Plan to rebuild essential services – Reducing trail bike hooning
Published: Mon 24 Feb 2014, 10:05am
A majority Hodgman Liberal Government will act to reduce trail bike hooning in housing estates and outer suburbs, by providing $160,000 to establish a fund to assist with the cost of public liability insurance and [Read more]
Premier McKim on the cards – Don’t risk it
Published: Mon 24 Feb 2014, 10:05am
Nick McKim has today confirmed a vote for Labor, the Greens or PUP is a vote for a Green minority Government with him as Premier. Tasmanians should not underrate the capacity of the Hare Clark [Read more]
Claims of whaling protest clash prompts Minister to seek more detail
Published: Mon 24 Feb 2014, 10:05am
The Federal Environment Minister is seeking to clarify reports by anti-whaling activists that Japanese whalers tried to disable one of their ships in the Southern Ocean overnight. Topics: whaling, activism-and-lobbying, federal-government, antarctica, tas [Read more]
$1.2m not enough to fix Mount St: Brenton Best
Published: Mon 24 Feb 2014, 10:00am
BRADDON Labor MP Brenton Best says his party's pledge of $1.2million to upgrade Burnie's Mount Street is not ... [Read more]
Welfare group says youth unemployment at crisis point
Published: Mon 24 Feb 2014, 8:25am
Youth unemployment has reached crisis point in Australia, the Brotherhood of St Lawrence says, in its analysis of the latest official figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Topics: unemployment, community-and-society, welfare, federal-government, government-and-politics, [Read more]
McKim leading state 'a fantasy'
Published: Mon 24 Feb 2014, 8:20am
Premier Lara Giddings says there is no danger of Greens leader Nick McKim taking her job on March 15. [Read more]
Support plan for autism
Published: Mon 24 Feb 2014, 8:20am
A 10-YEAR strategic plan devised by The Greens to assist Tasmanians with autism would focus on creating "autism friendly schools and workplaces". [Read more]