Antarctic Division move ‘should not happen’, Abetz says
Tasmanian Liberal senator Eric Abetz says a proposal to move the Australian Antarctic Division headquarters from Kingston to to the Hobart City lacks “credibility”.
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Under fire ministers say sorry for abuse question groans
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Why the federal election will be the most important in history: Greens
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Political heavyweight hired as UTAS ‘spin doctor’
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EXPLAINED: Changes to Check In Tas
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Covid detected in half of state schools across Tasmania
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Tasmania records lowest unemployment figure on record
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Winner and losers: Major shake-up in government reshuffle
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‘Lots of people died’: McGowan ridicules Tassie’s border plan
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Lobster catch cap rocks the boat
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