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Draft Code of Practice - Fuel Price ReportingThis will require fuel retailers to - largely in real time - provide information to motorists about the retail price of petrol through their outlet. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 19 Aug 2020 |
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Premier Needs to Stand Up to PM on Pandemic Income SupportsPremier Peter Gutwein needs to muscle up to the Prime Minister to prevent tens of thousands of Tasmanians from being driven to below the breadline. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 31 Jul 2020 |
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Gutwein Government Will Have to Follow WA's Lead on Waiving Fees and ChargesStimulating the local economy to buffer it from COVID-19 is important but the Gutwein Government needs to do more to support low income people. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 18 Mar 2020 |
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Barnett Misleads Over Pensioner Payment AdviceEnergy Minister, Guy Barnett, today wilfully refused to answer questions in GBE hearings on the $125 pre-election payout to pensioners. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 6 Dec 2017 |
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Fair Approach to Fines NeededThe Tasmanian Greens support calls from Community Legal Centres for Tasmania to change the way fines are structured. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 31 Oct 2017 |
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Liberals Attempt to Buy Votes with Pensioner PaymentsThe Liberals’ announcement of a $150 one-off payment to aged pensioners is a cynical attempt to buy votes. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 20 Oct 2017 |
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Liberals Mislead Tasmanians over TEELS SchemeThe Energy Minister confirmed the Westpac credit card scheme the Liberals have fraudulently badged as a cost of living measure won't cost the government a cent. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 6 Jun 2017 |
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Real Cost of Living Relief in Greens' Alternative BudgetOur Alternative Budget allocates more than $6 million each year to genuine cost of living measures that produce long term savings to households. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 29 May 2017 |
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A State Budget Bloated with PorkThe more you look at this Budget, the more cynical you become. It’s very clear that it is designed to help the Liberals buy their way to the next election. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 26 May 2017 |
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Liberals Caught Out Misleading on Energy CostsToday the Treasurer confirmed he expects power prices will rise under his Government after the 1st of July. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 4 May 2017 |
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Liberals' Pre-Election Tinkering on EnergyThe Hodgman Government has shied away from the hard work of restructuring how power prices are set in Tasmania. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 2 May 2017 |
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Westpac's Return on Investment for Donations to Tasmanian Liberals?Having scrapped the Labor Green Government's free energy efficiency scheme, The Liberals have adopted a Harvey Norman style credit scheme to be run by Westpac. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 2 May 2017 |
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Courtney's Water FailTasmania’s ailing water and sewerage infrastructure needs to be dealt with as a matter of urgency. Andrea Dawkins | Media Release | 24 Apr 2017 |
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Tasmanians Lose Out On Power BillsRosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 15 Dec 2016 |
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Businesses Win at Expense of Low Income HouseholdsRosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 8 Dec 2016 |
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Energy Sector Reforms InsufficientTasmanian families will pay more for their power than they should despite the state moving to full retail competition (FRC) today. Kim Booth | Media Release | 1 Jul 2014 |