‘Failure’: Libs lambasted for lack of progress on electric vehicle target
The state government has been criticised for a lack of progress on a key target it set for itself five years ago, aimed at lowering Tasmania’s greenhouse gas emissions.
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A record number of Australians will vote in the 2025 federal election, a fact the Australian Electoral Commissioner says “doesn’t happen by accident”.
Federal election 2025: All your questions answered
With the end of the three-year federal government term rapidly approaching, here’s everything you need to know about casting your vote.
New faces, ‘ghosts’, ring-ins: Full list of federal election candidates
With a total of 63 candidates running for Tasmanian Senate and House of Representatives seats from 12 parties plus independents, names can get a little lost. Here’s a guide for the May 3 election.
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‘Lacks balance’: Mac Point rejects planning report
The Macquarie Point Development Corporation has issued a blistering rejection of an independent expert panel’s assessment of its proposed stadium.
Bikini shoots and death threats: Rise and rise of Lee Hanson
The Hanson name has long been a headline-act in Australian politics – and it is likely to stay that way for some time yet.
Crossbenchers ‘in disgust’ of Labor’s stadium move
A team of crossbenchers unite in ‘disgust’ of Labor’s unconditional support of the proposed Macquarie Point stadium.
Rockliff’s privatisation push snuffed out by both houses
The minority Liberal government’s privatisation push looks doomed after both Houses of Parliament passed motions opposing the sale of state-owned assets.
Coalition pledges to cut funding for ‘job destroying organisation’
If elected, the Coalition has vowed to cut federal government funding for an organisation that was one of the driving forces behind the review of salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour.
‘I’m not my mother … I’m far more diplomatic’: Pauline Hanson’s daughter
With a ‘polarising’ political figure as a mother, Tasmania’s One Nation senate hopeful never planned to enter politics but now feels compelled to do so.
Govt MPs using same messaging app tied up in US scandal
Government ministers routinely use encrypted messaging apps including WhatsApp and Signal amid concerns they might be used to evade legitimate public scrutiny, state parliament has heard.
Lambie MP quizzes Premier on Integrity Commission reforms
Premier Jeremy Rockliff makes a pledge on when reforms to the Integrity Commission, proposed ten years ago, would progress after Andrew Jenner raises the issue in parliament.
‘Get the job done’: Rockliff looking at all options to build Mac Point stadium
The premier has responded to concerns the government may consider special legislation to bypass planning laws and get the stadium built.
Labor’s election pledge on Bass Strait freight
Federal Labor is announcing its plan to inject cash into subsidies for freight crossing Bass Strait.
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