Making some noise: Tassie resident’s 1475 flight complaints
A single resident of Primrose Sands is responsible for 94 per cent of the complaints about aircraft noise from Hobart Airport.
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‘Like an obsessed 13-year-old:’ Lambie blasts Dean Winter
Jacqui Lambie has called on Labor Leader Dean Winter to get over his obsession with her state MPs, likening repeated opposition attacks to “puppy love”.
Tennis, TAB, Tom Cruise: Pentland opens up during inaugural speech
Member for Bass Rebekah Pentland unveiled a set of guiding “personal policies” and revealed her encounter with a Hollywood superstar during an inaugural speech to parliament on Tuesday.
Revealed: New images show Stadium impact on Cenotaph
Images have been releases showing the impact of the proposed Macquarie Point AFL stadium on Hobart’s Cenotaph.
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Backbencher’s $85k office refit ‘extravagant’ Labor says
An MP is under fire for the cost of his office fit out — but the government says there are very good reasons why it is costing so much.
Rotten: LGH executive team’s ‘inertia’ sledge in damning report
The embattled hospital’s “senior executive management team” showed a “level of inertia” in engaging with the review and a “lack of the responsive leadership” needed to fix the woes.
‘Nowhere to go’: Why Tassie women are living in fear
More than 520 Tasmanian women on the public housing waiting list are experiencing family violence, Labor says, as women going to shelters are being turned away. LATEST >>
Abetz could add some ‘grunt’ to Tassie state seat
Speculation is mounting former Liberal Senator Eric Abetz is about to make a tilt at state politics as his ‘lobbyist’ status angers the Greens. See the latest >>
Single mum, hardworking MP ready to run again
She was the surprise winner against former Clarence alderman Tony Mulder — and Sarah Lovell has revealed her motivations behind recontesting her seat of Rumney.
Wooley: I owe a huge debt of thanks to free uni education
Liberals could win favour with young Aussie voters by removing the tax on knowledge — making uni free and cancelling HECS debts of millions of students. HIS SAY >>
‘Strong support’: Cableway co speaks after Premier meeting
The boss of Mount Wellington Cableway Company remains optimistic on the project’s future after a letter from the Premier revealed his support of the cable car. SEE THE LATEST
REVEALED: Stadium poll shows overwhelming majority
Labor has called for the state to walk away from the plan to build a stadium on the Hobart waterfront, but the Premier is convinced he can win people over. SEE THE RESULTS >>>
Tasmanian Vietnam veterans oppose Mac Point stadium
The group representing the state’s Vietnam veterans has written to the Premier expressing opposition to a proposed AFL stadium. Find out why.
UTAS staff despair over uni chief’s million-dollar pay packet
Staff at the University of Tasmania are not happy, criticising what they described as poor governance as well as cuts to staff numbers, excessive casualisation and shoddy consultation.
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