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Published: Tue 8 Jul 2014, 2:15pm

Labor Leader Bryan Green says Labor stands ready to work with the management and employees of the Henty gold mine. “News of the mine’s pending closure is of great concern [Read more]

Published: Tue 8 Jul 2014, 1:30pm

Glamorgan Spring Bay Council Mayor Bertrand Cadart said he will not be stepping down, even if his fellow councillors declare they have lost confidence in him. He made the comments after the first council meeting [Read more]

Published: Tue 8 Jul 2014, 6:35am

Tasmania's Governor Peter Underwood has died a month after surgery to remove a kidney tumour. Topics: governors-general-and-state-governors, government-and-politics, death, community-and-society, tas [Read more]

Published: Mon 7 Jul 2014, 7:35pm

Another major player in Tasmania's poppy industry is baffled by the State Government's decision to knock back a bid for a trial of medical cannabis. Tasman Health Cannabinoids had hoped to run a trial in [Read more]

Published: Mon 7 Jul 2014, 5:30pm

Serious questions remain over how the State Government will cope with blows dealt to the health budget by the Abbott Government. Shadow Health Minister Rebecca White said that while Health [Read more]

Published: Mon 7 Jul 2014, 5:30pm

Another major player in Tasmania's poppy industry is baffled by the State Government's decision to knock back a bid for a trial of medical cannabis. Tasman Health Cannabinoids had hoped to run a trial in [Read more]

Published: Mon 7 Jul 2014, 5:00pm

The Federal Government is facing another budgetary headache, with crossbench MP Clive Palmer saying his party will not support the scrapping of measures attached to the mining tax. Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, parliament, liberals, federal-parliament, [Read more]

Published: Mon 7 Jul 2014, 4:15pm

The Federal Government has suffered its first loss in the new Senate, with upper house MPs voting against moves to bring on the carbon tax repeal debate. Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, parliament, liberals, federal-parliament, australia, [Read more]

Published: Mon 7 Jul 2014, 3:45pm

Tasmania's Governor and former Chief Justice Peter Underwood's medical condition has deteriorated. Topics: government-and-politics, health, tas [Read more]

Published: Mon 7 Jul 2014, 1:55pm

New Palmer United Senator Jacqui Lambie has met Prime Minister Tony Abbott for the first time, one week after labelling him a "political psychopath". Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, parliament, liberals, federal-parliament, australia, tas [Read more]