Ignoring problems identified with the proposed Macquarie Point stadium won’t make them go away, an eminent economist says. Why he has hit back at a ‘bias’ claim by Premier Jeremy Rockliff.
Labor has accused the state’s Energy Minister Nick Duigan of lying to parliament about power price increases faced by the state’s major industrial users — but its no-confidence motion failed.
The state government says it ‘does not believe that forestry is driving the swift parrot to extinction’ as new research reveals how much of the species’ habitat has been lost in Tasmania.
The Tasmanian Planning Commission’s report on the proposed Macquarie Point stadium is fatally flawed by bias and the government had no confidence in its findings, Premier Jeremy Rockliff said.
When PM Anthony Albanese recently announced teacher Jess Teesdale as Labor’s next federal candidate for Bass, he kicked off the latest battle for one of the most turbulent seats in Australia.
The Liberals plan for motorists to see double on a major Tasmanian highway in a cash splash for the state’s north.
For Australia the tide has suddenly turned and Trump’s “America First” agenda has revived one of the darkest times in our history and the awful truth that as a nation we were alone in the world
Aged care residents in almost one in 10 Tasmanian aged care homes feel unsafe, a new survey reveals. See how safe your aged care home is in our online table.
After the surprise announcement Luke Martin was leaving Salmon Tasmania the big question was where is he going. Read about his new job.
In recent months, Metro bus drivers have been subjected to assaults and robberies. Read why that could be about to change.
Exclusive polling shows female voters are backing Prime Minister Anthony Albanese over Peter Dutton. Two young Tasmanian female voters explain why.
The national public sector union has warned that the Coalition’s proposed public sector cuts could see hundreds of Tasmanians sacked and the local economy damaged.
The Greens are hoping their Legislative candidate for the seat of Pembroke will be elected, giving them a second member in the powerful Upper House.
In the space of an hour, Federal Labor Candidate for Bass Jess Teesdale went from wanting to see native forestry logging end in Tasmania to supporting the industry. What went down.
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