News
National Water Week
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It’s National Water Week - an important opportunity to reflect on the genuine threat posed to Tasmania by over-exploitation & mismanagement of our rivers |
Howlett Must Listen to Welfare Advocates and Ban the Whi...
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The Greens strongly support the RSPCA and PETA in their call for the Gutwein Government to ban horse whips on the race track. |
Gutwein's Net Zero Greenwash
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Today’s announcement from the Premier on net zero carbon emissions is greenwash, not “nation-leading” climate action. |
Public Transport Should Be Free For Everyone, Always
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Granting seniors free public transport during Seniors Week is nice enough, but public transport should be free for everyone, always |
Plantation Sector Leadership on Forest Protection
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The Liberals would do well to look to Tasmania’s largest plantation manager for an example of real leadership in best-practice forest management & protection. |
Parliamentary Activity
Gaming Control Amendment (Future Gaming Market) Bill 202...
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Our opposition to this bill, which entrenches a rotten, life destroying, poker machine empire in disadvantaged communities has been long and consistent. |
Gaming Control Amendment (Future Gaming Market) Bill 202...
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As we know, the proliferation of poker machines in areas of socio-economic disadvantage across the state has had a profoundly harmful impact. |
Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Amendment Bi...
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I think we all agree that we get better outcomes when people are as involved as possible and able to talk as comfortably as possible. |
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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The Government announced a 2030 greenhouse gas emissions target that we reached six years ago, thanks in large part to the carbon stored in our forests. |
Gambling Losses from Poker Machines
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Between August last year and August this year Tasmanians lost $205 million to poker machines. Fewer Tasmanians are losing more of their money to these machines. |