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Published: Fri 22 Aug 2014, 5:25pm

The Liberal Government is committed to building on our competitive strengths to attract visitors and grow our economy. A major investment in national park walking tracks will grow Tasmania's international reputation as a bushwalking destination [Read more]

Published: Fri 22 Aug 2014, 5:25pm

The Liberal Government is diligently working to secure an opportunity to showcase our state to Chinese President Xi Jinping. I extended a personal invitation to visit Tasmania to the President shortly after being elected as [Read more]

Published: Fri 22 Aug 2014, 5:25pm

The State Budget next week will deliver on our promises, fix the budget mess and lay the foundations for the future. Already our Government has saved the taxpayer $27,000 in the three months to July [Read more]

Published: Fri 22 Aug 2014, 4:40pm

THE State Government says it can do 2000 extra elective surgery operations over the next two years as a result of a Federal Government funding of $23.4 million. [Read more]

Published: Fri 22 Aug 2014, 3:40pm

A $23.4m funding boost to improve elective surgery waiting times was described as a "drop in the ocean" by the state greens. Topics: health, government-and-politics, health-policy, tas [Read more]

Published: Fri 22 Aug 2014, 9:20am

The company behind a failed bid to grow medicinal cannabis in Tasmania has released a letter from the former health minister encouraging the University of Tasmania to consider a trial. Topics: states-and-territories, government-and-politics, medical-research, [Read more]

Published: Fri 22 Aug 2014, 7:45am

Tasmania's Health Minister has intervened to allow nurses to hold a meeting about the state budget at the Launceston General Hospital. The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Union's state secretary Neroli Ellis said they initially received [Read more]

Published: Thu 21 Aug 2014, 9:45pm

A perception of favouritism in the hiring and firing of the state's public servants was a concern for Tasmania's Auditor General Topics: government-and-politics, public-sector, law-crime-and-justice, tas [Read more]

Published: Thu 21 Aug 2014, 7:40pm

THE State Government has been forced to defend transport arrangements for ministers after revelations the Health Minister spent $776 on a taxi fare. [Read more]

Published: Thu 21 Aug 2014, 4:20pm

The Liberal Government has broken its promise to back local business by awarding $300,000 in consultancies to interstate companies. On July 7 this year DSG awarded the contracts, two to [Read more]