Labor Leader Rebecca White has confirmed that the party will provide a pair in parliament when it returns, meaning one of their members will be removed from the chamber to even the field. “We need Parliament to be able to return without any further delay,” White said. “We’ve had enormous disruption over the course of […]
Mon Oct 9, 2023 - 4:00amElise Archer says she will quit state parliament, withdrawing her threat to topple the Tasmanian Government. The announcement came an hour after Premier Jeremy Rockliff sent a letter to Archer asking for her to make a decision or force the state into an early election. In a Statement on Wednesday morning, Archer said her relationship […]
Wed Oct 4, 2023 - 11:28amAfter a Rocky week for the State Government, Premier Jeremy Rockliff has warned those set on ‘destroying’ Tasmania’s AFL team and Macquarie Point Stadium that he will do ‘everything he can’ to keep the project alive. Taking to the ‘Yes AFL Team, Yes Stadium’ supporters group on Tuesday night, the Premier said he was “fully prepared […]
Wed Oct 4, 2023 - 5:00amLabor leader Rebecca White has declared her party ‘ready to go’ for an election and prepared to form a government if elected. White says the Liberal government has “completely lost the ability to govern” and believes they are ‘unlikely to survive the next fortnight’ before Parliament returns. “The people of our state were promised stable, […]
Mon Oct 2, 2023 - 4:10pmTasmania’s current Premier and Liberal leader Jeremy Rockliff has regained the title of preferred premier in the latest opinion poll. Rockliff received 42% support, up from 38% in May, while Labor leader Rebecca White’s support dropped to 39%. The Liberal party maintains a 38-32% lead over Labor, with a six-point gap, up from five percent […]
Fri Aug 25, 2023 - 4:00amTasmania’s Premier has accused the Labor Party of scaring households and vulnerable Tasmanian’s by sending “fake power bills”. Premier Jeremy Rockliff said the the ‘Liberal Energy’ letters, which have been made to look exactly like the standard electricity bills from Aurora Energy, are a “disgraceful scam”. “[Labor Leader Rebecca] White must immediately apologise for her […]
Wed Aug 9, 2023 - 3:22pmThe cost of the Marinus Link Bass Strait power cable project is expected to rise even further, according to a letter sent by the government to the federal government last month. The project, originally estimated to cost between $3.1 billion and $3.8 billion, has experienced a ‘material increase’ in price, although the exact figures were […]
Wed Aug 9, 2023 - 5:00amThe Tasmanian state parliament is likely to gain the final say over projects like the Macquarie Point stadium after Labor said it will back changes to existing laws in the lower house. The State Policies and Projects Amendment Bill will let both parliament houses approve projects, following an assessment by the Tasmanian Planning Commission. In […]
Wed Aug 9, 2023 - 4:00amAmbulance ramping has “spiralled out control under” and is “now occurring five times more frequently than it did just seven years ago,” according to the Tasmanian Greens. Greens Leader Rosalie Woodruff has announced that the party will initiate a parliamentary inquiry into ambulance ramping, focusing on its causes, effects, and potential solutions, as parliament resumes […]
Mon Aug 7, 2023 - 6:00pmDorset Councillors have been suspended from their positions amid a ‘non-compliance’ investigation, Minister for Local Government Nic Street has announced today. All councillors are suspended from office for the duration of the inquiry, which is expected to take around seven months. This decision came after the Tasmanian Government revealed their plan to investigate allegations of widespread […]
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