Tasmania

Tasmanian Labor and Greens Launch Motion of No-Confidence Against Premier Jeremy Rockliff

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 …

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Macquarie Point Stadium bill unveiled as costs climb to $945M

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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Tasmanian Coroner’s Office under fire over Aboriginal remains

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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Skating on thin ice: Endangered Tasmanian skate approaching extinction

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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Anti conversion therapy ban bill campaign is disinforming Tasmanians

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 …

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