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'Water is Life' - Mercury Talking PointGiven our dependence on fresh water, you’d think its careful management would be a top government priority. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. |
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Wild Fish Protections AWOLLeaked photos of hundreds of wild fish trapped and killed in a salmon farm are yet another example of the concerning environmental impacts of this indudstry |
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Vale Peter CundallLutruwita/Tasmania has lost one of its kindest, most engaging and feisty sons, with the death today of Peter Cundall |
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On International Day of People with Disability, Tasmania's Attorney General has Abandoned State's Disability ProtectionsProtections for people living with a disability are under threat from a High Court case with its origins in Tasmania. |
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Ferguson Refuses to Deny Plans to Convert Historic City Hall to Transit CentreIn Metro Tasmania GBE hearings today, Michael Ferguson refused to deny plans to convert Hobart’s treasured meeting place, City Hall, into a transit centre. |
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Hobart Water Restrictions More Than Heavy RainsStage 1 water restrictions for the Hobart area have been driven by factors beyond the recent heavy rainfall. |
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Liberals’ Housing Waiting List ShameThe housing waiting list has more than doubled since the Liberals took office. Now new data shows the average wait time for priority applicants is 18 months |
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Passage of Gambling Legislation Has Pokies Barons Popping Champagne CorksIn one of the Tasmanian Parliament’s darkest days, the Liberals’ gambling framework legislation has passed both Houses of Parliament with Labor’s full support. |
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Greens Welcome Pathway to Truth-Telling and Treaty ReportThe generational grief, deep wounds and enduring dispossession of the Tasmanian Aboriginal people have been acknowledged by the Tasmanian Parliament today. |
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Liberals Vote Against Electoral Reform, Back in Damaged DemocracyThe Liberals’ disinterest in a genuinely robust democracy, was on show in Parliament once again today. |
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Liberals Go Slow on Climate ActionThe Liberals’ Climate Change (State Action) Amendment Bill 2021, tabled in Parliament today, represents a step-forward, but is a missed opportunity. |
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Liberals' Agrivision 2050 Plan Comes at Huge Cost to River SystemsThe Liberals’ ‘Agrifood Scorecard 2019-20’ tabled in Parliament today talks up agricultural output and ignores the heavy price paid by Tasmania’s rivers. |
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Vaccine Mandates for High Risk ProfessionsWith borders opening in just three weeks, Premier Peter Gutwein needs to provide certainty around the mandatory vaccination of highly exposed professions. |
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Custodial Inspector Shames Liberals on Prison OvercrowdingThe Custodial Inspector’s Capacity Utilisation Review 2021 is damning. |
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Premier Backtracking on Public Health CommitmentsPremier Peter Gutwein seems to be abandoning some of his previous public health commitments as we approach the date he set for reopening Tasmania's borders. |
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