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Published: Tue 12 Aug 2014, 9:30pm

The Tasmanian Government is hoping its new energy strategy will deliver cheaper power for businesses and residents. Topics: business-economics-and-finance, electricity-energy-and-utilities, geothermal-energy, energy, science-and-technology, tas [Read more]

Published: Tue 12 Aug 2014, 7:30pm

Tasmania's Treasurer Peter Gutwein has released a dire report into the state's finances a fortnight out from the state budget. Topics: states-and-territories, government-and-politics, budget, business-economics-and-finance, public-sector, hobart-7000, tas [Read more]

Published: Tue 12 Aug 2014, 12:25pm

Councils in Tasmania's south have backed moves to allow trials of growing cannabis for medicinal use. Topics: local-government, states-and-territories, hobart-7000 [Read more]

Published: Tue 12 Aug 2014, 10:45am

Political interference by the then federal government prevented a logging consortium from buying the Triabunna woodchip mill, a parliamentary inquiry has heard. Topics: states-and-territories, timber, forests, triabunna-7190 [Read more]

Published: Tue 12 Aug 2014, 8:15am

Councils in Tasmania's south have backed moves to allow trials of growing cannabis for medicinal use. Topics: local-government, states-and-territories, hobart-7000 [Read more]

Published: Mon 11 Aug 2014, 9:05pm

Tasmania's public sector unions are seeking legal advice about the State Government's plan to freeze public sector wages. Topics: public-sector, unions, government-and-politics, tas [Read more]

Published: Mon 11 Aug 2014, 8:45pm

Tasmania's public sector unions are seeking legal advice about the State Government's plan to freeze public sector wages. Topics: public-sector, unions, government-and-politics, tas [Read more]

Published: Mon 11 Aug 2014, 3:40pm

Tasmania's southern councils want the State Government to commission detailed modelling on the state's future population growth. Think South, the body representing 12 southern councils, insists the move is vital to gauge future service and [Read more]

Published: Mon 11 Aug 2014, 10:40am

The future of the annual V8 Supercars Series round at Symmons Plains is secure until at least 2019, following the agreement of a new five-year deal worth $4.125 million. The Liberal Government is committed to building on [Read more]

Published: Mon 11 Aug 2014, 10:40am

Today I was honoured to launch the fourth in a series of books about Tasmanian convict women, Convict Lives at the George Town Female Factory.  The book is a collection of stories about 31 female [Read more]