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Money for Carers Can't Hide the CarnageMillions of native animals, including wallabies, green rosellas, cockatoos and wombats have been killed in Tasmania under property protection permits. |
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Greens Back Tenants Union Calls to Give Renters a Fair GoThe Greens support the Tenants Union of Tasmania’s push to reform the outdated and unfair Residential Tenancy Act 1997. |
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Restoration of Tasmania’s ParliamentAdvice from the Tasmanian Electoral Commission confirms the best way to restore the House of Assembly is to simply reverse the legislative change made in 1998. |
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Robbins Island Development Should be Rejected Under Precautionary PrincipleFederal and state environment ministers must heed a recent Federal Court decision and apply the precautionary principle to the proposed Robbins Island windfarm. |
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State of the Environment Needs Action, Not Another ReviewThe Deputy Premier’s comments, saying he intends to delay this legally required work by yet another unnecessary review, are concerning. |
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Covid Crisis as Hospitalisations TrebleYesterday the number of Covid hospitalisations reached a new peak of 184 – more than three times higher than the highest ever peak of 58 in April. |
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State of Environment is DevastatingThe Australian State of the Environment Report paints a devastating picture of Australia’s ecosystems and biodiversity. |
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Mask Wearing in Schools Necessary for WinterThe Victorian Education Department is protecting young Victorians during the current Covid wave by requiring all students aged 8 and over to wear masks. |
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Archer’s Cold War Cannabis Response OutdatedTasmanians overwhelmingly want to decriminalise the personal use of marihuana, and Minister Archer’s views are way behind the community. |
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National Cabinet Needs Low-Covid StrategyThe ripple effect of a single person’s infection on their absence in the workplace or the loss of a hospital bed is having damaging effects in Tasmania. |
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Health and Aged Care Facilities Hit as Covid Hospitalisations Hit Record NumberToday, Tasmania has also recorded 100 people in hospital who have Covid, as new subvariants spread rapidly in the community. |
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HIF Must Rule out Native Forest Biomass for E-Fuel PlantHIF must rule out using native forest products to feed their proposed e-fuel plant. Biofuels are not renewable if they include Tasmania’s carbon bank forests. |
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Rockliff Must Act as Hospitals are Struck by CovidPredictably, Tasmanians hospitals are struggling as the current Covid wave continues. |
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Draft Animal Welfare Amendment Bill 2022While this Bill is welcome, we note with some frustration that it comes almost an entire decade after the expert and stakeholder review. |
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Rockliff Must Follow ATAGI and AHPPC Advice, as Tasmania Hits 200,000 Covid CasesTasmania’s Covid case numbers topped 200,000 yesterday, another grave milestone in the ongoing pandemic. |
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