‘Every night I go to bed not knowing whether I’m going to wake up or not’. A diabetic pensioner Jack Tims, 77, says he is one of those waiting too long for support from the health system.
Up to $100m on local content has been promised on the new Spirit of Tasmania ferries, however Labor claims the government is lagging behind that mark after an RTI reveals costings.
Social media is brimming with influencers and there’s signs Tasmania’s politicians are seeking out that popularity. Check out Labor leader Dean Winter’s latest pitch. WATCH VIDEO >>
With a housing crisis persisting, the number of private homes approved in Tasmania fell, ABS figures show. The state government has rejected criticism from Labor over the stat.
Labor leader Dean Winter and Hobart Lord Mayor Anna Reynolds are embroiled in a stoush over red tape and the night-time economy. Find out why they disagree.
An update on how negotiations to lease or charter the Spirit of Tasmania IV have been provided as the ship sits idle in a Scottish port.
The Tasmanian Liberal Government’s spending on media advisers has jumped in the past four years. But has it resulted in greater transparency? What readers say.
In a year when Tasmania’s parliament went slow, Mercury readers were split on whether restoring it to 35 seats was successful.
Sheep, goats and bobby calves will be among the first to feel the effect of a suite of legislative changes coming into effect in Tasmania with the new year. Here’s five other things on the way.
More radiography services — such as X-rays, ultrasounds, MRI, PET and CT — are increasingly being outsourced to the private sector as the RHH struggles with demand, a report claims.
A highly qualified adviser is being sought to help guide the future of the Murray St Treasury Building Complex as the government is urged not to sell the site to a hotel operator.
He’s a Liberal Premier but Jeremy Rockliff has praised Labor PM Anthony Albanese ahead of next year’s federal election. Read what he said.
The US president-elect’s words might seem backwards, but it really depends on which way you look at it, Charles Wooley writes.
A Tasmanian MP is worried a constituent has no choice over her next Covid vaccination as she prepares to go to hospital. Read the health department’s response.
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