Vacant land included in government’s new homes target
Vacant blocks of land will be counted towards the government’s 10,000 new homes target, but only when someone had agreed to build a house on them, Housing and Planning Minister Felix Ellis says.
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Government commits to abuse report recommendations
Recommendations from a review into the pedophile police officer who groomed or sexually abused dozens of boys during his 30-year-career will be adopted, state government says.
Stadium must do better for local jobs than Bridgewater Bridge: ALP
The state government must do all it can to ensure Tasmanians are the ones who build the proposed Macquarie Point stadium, Opposition leader Dean Winter says. Here’s why.
Pledge to crush ‘TikTok turkeys’ caught hooning
Police impound yards are filling with vehicles seized from hoons and new laws to send them to the crusher are being drafted by the state government. Here’s how it’s progressing.
Labor accused of ‘bullying’ Lambies
Labor has been accused of “bullying” new Jacqui Lambie Network MPs as questions arose over their commitment to back government budget bills.
Cashed up activists hell bent on closing industry: Salmon boss
Claims environmental groups are cashed up from “unsuspecting inner city donors” to conduct “open lawfare” — with Salmon boss naming three he believes are the biggest culprits.
‘Told you so’ THA tells government on pokies
Described as a “huge, nation leading and complex project” to tackle problem gambling, the state government’s pledge for reform has been slammed by the hospitality industry. Here’s why.
Gambling card delay angers MPs
Anti-gambling MPs have expressed disappointment that plans for a card-based precommitment scheme for poker machines have been delayed by at least 18 months.
Plan to reverse Tassie’s ageing population revealed
Tasmania has the oldest population in the nation. The state government has revealed its plan to reverse that. Here’s how.
‘We’re not sheep’: Lambie MP smothers talk of disunity
A Jacqui Lambie Network state MP has denied sending an ultimatum to the party’s federal leader to butt out of state affairs. He signalled what’s ahead for the network.
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