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Published: Wed 30 Jul 2014, 1:00pm

The Liberal Government is getting on with the job of rebuilding our frontline public services. We have committed to restore police numbers to 1228 officers after they were slashed under the former Labor-Green government, and [Read more]

Published: Wed 30 Jul 2014, 1:00pm

This morning the West Coast Economic Working Group met again in Queenstown, with yesterday's news that the Mt Lyell Motor Inn and the Railway Hotel have gone into administration highlighting the challenges facing the region. This is [Read more]

Published: Wed 30 Jul 2014, 1:00pm

The August budget will deliver on our election promises, fix the budget mess and lay the foundations for a better future. The Liberal Government promised to cut red and green tape to make Tasmania a [Read more]

Published: Wed 30 Jul 2014, 1:00pm

Former Greens leader, Nick McKim, this morning grossly insulted the people of Triabunna who have lost their jobs and had to leave town to look for work because of the closure of the woodchip mill.  [Read more]

Published: Wed 30 Jul 2014, 12:40pm

The Liberal Government should match Labor’s election commitment to build a Child and Family Centre in Invermay following the release of the State of Launceston’s Children report. Labor took a [Read more]

Published: Tue 29 Jul 2014, 8:00pm

A new cloud-computing facility launched by the University of Tasmania will allow scientists all over Australia to store and share their data and work in virtual laboratories. Topics: science-and-technology, research, computers-and-technology, hobart-7000 [Read more]

Published: Tue 29 Jul 2014, 7:00pm

With a combined age of more than 8,000 years this group of partygoers has more life experience than most governments around the world. More than 90 people aged 90 or older gathered to mark [Read more]

Published: Tue 29 Jul 2014, 5:10pm

Shadow Health Minister Rebecca White is seeking a briefing about Health Minister Michael Ferguson’s proposed mergers of Tasmanian Health Organisations and the establishment of the Tasmanian Health Service. “Labor is [Read more]

Published: Tue 29 Jul 2014, 5:10pm

Shadow Attorney-General Lara Giddings has welcomed a reported softening in the Liberals’ stance on medicinal cannabis. “It is pleasing to see the Liberal Government finally supporting the Legislative Council committee’s [Read more]

Published: Tue 29 Jul 2014, 5:10pm

A bipartisan response to the challenges on the West Coast has been rejected by the Premier, Will Hodgman. Labor Leader Bryan Green said he was disappointed that the Premier had [Read more]