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The Tasmanian Labor Party and the Tasmanian Greens have reached an agreement to propose a vote of no-confidence against Liberal Premier Jeremy Rockliff. This motion comes off the back of significant state debt, compounded by the proposal of a new stadium in Hobart, and inflated costs due to the delays of the Spirit of Tasmania …
The Tasmanian government has released draft legislation to allow the $945 million Macquarie Point stadium in Hobart to proceed, bypassing the usual planning commission process. The cost has risen by $170 million, and the project is tied to Tasmania securing an AFL team licence. I spoke with Doctor Robert Hortle from University of Tasmania about …
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The Tasmanian Coroner’s Office is facing serious backlash after dropping Aboriginal remains in paper bags at the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre. The ancestral remains were part of two separate coronial investigations, returned to the center evidence bags without prior warning, According to the Coroner’s Act of 1995, the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre must be notified if the …
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As the Tasmania Football Club will be entering the AFL competition by 2028, the state is in a dilemma about a proposed stadium in Hobart. The state government is looking to invest close to a billion dollars for the new stadium. A group of Tasmanians are standing against the proposed stadium, furious about the money …
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Tasmania is looking at a hung parliament following last Saturday’s election, with the Liberal party under Jeremy Rockcliff winning the most seats – but not enough to form a majority government. Votes are still being counted though, and Tasmanians could be waiting up to a fortnight to find out what their new government will look …
The Maugean Skate is a ray found on the West Coast of Tasmania in Macquarie Harbour. Due to the effects of salmon farming reducing the oxygen in the water, the Maugean Skate is now facing extinction with numbers sitting at around 1500 individual skate remaining. The Australian Marine Conservation Society and the Humane Society International …
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A new report released by the Australia Institute is urging the Tasmanian government to produce a State of the Environment report. The Tasmanian Planning Commission has failed to produce these reports since 2009 because of a lack of funds. The Commission announced they will release their latest report in 2024. The report called Get Your …
Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff announced the government will introduce a bill banning conversion therapy early next year after the Tasmanian Law Reform Institute report was released this year. However, there’s a targeted campaign against the bill saying it will criminalise parents who question their children’s wish to change gender. Supporters of the bill say this …
Anti conversion therapy ban bill campaign is disinforming Tasmanians Read More »