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Published: Wed 19 Feb 2014, 8:20am

CONSTRUCTION at Huon Aquaculture's $12 million factory upgrade will start this month. [Read more]

Published: Tue 18 Feb 2014, 7:00pm

The Tasmanian Liberals have taken objection to comments made by some senior public servants in the lead up to the March poll. Topics: public-sector, states-and-territories, alp, liberals, tas [Read more]

Published: Tue 18 Feb 2014, 3:30pm

THE major parties must clearly articulate their health plans for the state, AMA Tasmania says. [Read more]

Published: Tue 18 Feb 2014, 3:20pm

The Minister for Resources, Bryan Green, today announced a new program to support forest workers as part of the restructuring of Tasmania’s sawmilling industry. Mr Green said the Employee Transitional Support Program would provide $7 [Read more]

Published: Tue 18 Feb 2014, 3:20pm

The Labor Member for Franklin, David O’Byrne, today called on the Liberal Party to outline whether or not it plans to sack school attendants as part of its so-called savings measures. Mr O’Byrne said today’s revelations [Read more]

Published: Tue 18 Feb 2014, 2:40pm

Since the election was formally called, public servants have been forced to justify dud Labor policies to the media, tweet positive stories about Labor ministers and post highly political statements to taxpayer-funded public service websites, [Read more]

Published: Tue 18 Feb 2014, 2:40pm

The announcement by the Federal Government that 56 ICT positions will now be retained in Hobart is a win for the Tasmanian Liberals and demonstrates that co-operating with the Federal Government, produces better results than shouting at them. I wrote to the [Read more]

Published: Tue 18 Feb 2014, 2:40pm

The West Coast will benefit from a targeted $750,000 investment aimed at creating jobs and building stronger communities under a majority Liberal Government. Labor has long taken the region for granted, even standing by while [Read more]

Published: Tue 18 Feb 2014, 2:40pm

It’s time Brian Wightman stood up for children with disabilities in our schools. Yesterday’s release of the Tasmanian Disability Education Reform Lobby Survey Results shows once again that parents and students with disabilities feel they [Read more]

Published: Tue 18 Feb 2014, 1:40pm

A re-elected Labor Government will provide an extra $300,000 to give at-risk teenagers a better future through Police and Citizens Youth Clubs. The Premier and Labor Member for Franklin, Lara Giddings, said the funding boost [Read more]