Labor leader and Lord Mayor clash over night economy
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.
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Spirit leasing costs ‘money down the toilet’, says Labor
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.
Liberal government’s wage bill for staffers grows
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.
How Tasmanians feel about the state of our parliament
In a year when Tasmania’s parliament went slow, Mercury readers were split on whether restoring it to 35 seats was successful.
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Premier ‘increasingly concerned’ about conduct of dairy owner
‘2024 has tested the resolve of King Island like never before.’ Mayor remains confident despite the Premier claiming not enough is being done to secure new owners for King Island Dairy.
Key figures redacted from pokies report
Key sections of a report used to justify ditching plans for a mandatory card-based poker machine play system in Tasmania have been kept secret from the public.
What makes learning a trade so ‘lucrative’ for school leavers
Tradies are urging school leavers to consider an alternative to studying at university. Here’s why the decision could set young Tasmanians up for life.
Endangered parrots make Christmas comeback
The state’s Environment Minister Madeleine Ogilvie said the recent return of 92 endangered parrots to their Tassie breeding grounds is another milestone comeback from extinction for the species.
Devastating news for Tasmanian MP a week before Christmas
Independent Bass MP Rebekah Pentland has revealed some devastating personal news a week out from Christmas.
Govt sends out private funding SOS for stadium
Experienced project financiers have been called on to plug the funding gap at Hobart’s $775m stadium, as the government seeks a broad coalition to deliver Macquarie Point’s renewal project.
Out of the box: cherries signal start of Tasmanian Christmas
Nothing says Christmas in Tasmania quite like a bowl of fresh cherries, with fruit growers delivering the first harvest of the season on Tuesday just in time for the festive break.
‘Disaster in the making’: Business lobby’s scathing review of state budget
Tasmania’s peak business body has called for a drastic intervention after it was revealed the state’s budget position had declined even further.
Tassie practices make room for more GPs with $1.7m in grants
General practices across Tasmania are set to receive infrastructure upgrades through a unique, ‘nation-leading’, training model only found in this state. How clinics will use the money.
Teacher revealed as PM’s top pick for Labor’s Bass candidate
The Labor candidate who will take on sitting federal Liberal MHR Bridget Archer has finally been announced. Find out who it is.
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