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Leith Overpass Reversal a Sign of Electoral FearThe stressed residents of Leith will be hugely relieved following the Gutwein Government’s reversal of plans to build a massive overpass at their town. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 13 Jan 2022 |
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TasRacing – Track DesignYour expert, Professor David Eager, from the University of Sydney said in 2017 that straight tracks are the only way to go. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 30 Nov 2021 |
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Liberals' Promise to Ease Hobart Traffic Hollow After Seven YearsSouthern Tasmania residents cannot take seriously the Liberals’ promise to ease worsening traffic congestion in and around Hobart. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 19 Apr 2021 |
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Infrastructure and Transport – Wynyard RailA Facebook group has been established, and they are worried that the tracks will be removed. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 24 Nov 2020 |
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Infrastructure and Transport – Works on the Tasman BridgeEngineers are worried about additional lateral loading on the bridge due to a large blank wall being presented on the windward side. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 24 Nov 2020 |
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HousingWe have an allocation towards infrastructure of around $3.1 billion. The vast majority of that money is going into the construction of roads. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 11 Nov 2020 |
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Building and Construction (Regulatory Reform Amendments) Bill 2020Some stakeholders in the sector that they do not feel they had the sort of consultation they would have liked on the changes in this bill. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 3 Jun 2020 |
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Housing Quarterly Report Shows Need for a Housing Led RecoveryThe Gutwein Government is making some inroads in to the critical housing supply shortage but progress remains too slow. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 29 May 2020 |
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Bridgewater Bridge Cost MadnessTo spend more than half a billion dollars on an over-engineered replacement for the Bridgewater Bridge would be a reckless misuse of taxpayer funds. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 29 Feb 2020 |
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Jobs in Building and ConstructionWhen we are talking about building and construction we have to look at the biggest project on the horizon at the moment, the Bridgewater bridge. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 17 Oct 2019 |
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Public Works Committee Amendment Bill 2019If there ever was an argument for restoring the numbers in the House of Assembly it is this legislation which has clearly come about for two reasons. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 12 Sep 2019 |
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Regional InfrastructureThere is a sickness and a rot at the core of the Labor Party federally, and in Tasmania. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 3 Sep 2019 |
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Combustible CladdingMadam Deputy Speaker, it is a very serious matter at the heart of what we are discussing here today. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 31 Jul 2019 |
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Estimates Reply - Deputy PremierI wanted to talk about the growing congestion problem we have in and around Hobart. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 12 Jun 2019 |
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RACT Mobility Vision Key to Prosperous Hobart FutureThe RACT is to be commended for delivering a strategic vision to ensure Hobart is Australia’s most liveable city over the next three decades. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 12 Apr 2019 |
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Liberals Abandon Light RailThe Tasmanian Government's submission to Infrastructure Australia details their infrastructure priorities and road construction features very heavily. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 26 Sep 2018 |
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Train Not Coming Under LiberalsNorthern Suburbs Light Rail appears to be off the agenda under the Liberals, with it failing to rate a mention in the priority infrastructure report. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 26 Sep 2018 |
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Labor Refuses to Rule Out Privatising TasNetworksThis morning on ABC Radio, Labor’s Michelle O’Byrne refused to take the sale of TasNetworks ‘off the table’. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 5 Dec 2017 |
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Liberals Ignore Councils on TasWaterToday’s Local Government Association of Tasmania meeting on the government takeover of TasWater was a forgone conclusion. Andrea Dawkins | Media Release | 11 May 2017 |
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No Funds for Launceston Stormwater and Sewerage in Federal BudgetThe Federal Budget included significant infrastructure funding, with billions of dollars committed for works around the country - but not Tasmania. Andrea Dawkins | Media Release | 10 May 2017 |
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Greens Release Policy Initiative for Grassroots Led Regional DevelopmentThe Tasmanian Greens today launched a policy that will give communities the tools, support and funding they need to deliver resilience and prosperity. Andrea Dawkins | Media Release | 5 May 2017 |
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Tasmanians Paying for Liberals' War On CouncilsThe Liberals' relentless war on councils risks local service delivery and increases in rates for Tasmanians. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 25 Aug 2016 |
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Gutwein's Water and Sewerage MessThe Treasurer and Member for Bass, Peter Gutwein, again refused to take responsibility for Launceston's ailing water and sewerage infrastructure. Andrea Dawkins | Media Release | 2 Jun 2016 |
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Greens Deliver for Northern TasmaniaLiberal backbencher Sarah Courtney MP's claims that Greens have forgotten northern Tasmania in our Alternative Budget is rubbish. Andrea Dawkins | Media Release | 1 Jun 2016 |
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Ignoring Launceston's Infrastructure StinksLaunceston’s aging infrastructure has been abandoned by another Treasurer. Bass' own Treasurer, Peter Gutwein, has ignored Launceston in the State Budget. Andrea Dawkins | Media Release | 27 May 2016 |
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Federal Budget Duds TasmaniansThe first Turnbull Budget has left the vast majority of Tasmanians out in the cold. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 4 May 2016 |
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Premier's Failure in Canberra Sees Tasmania Left Off the Budget MapThere was nothing in the Federal Budget for Tasmania's education system, no extra funding for years 5 and 6 of Gonski. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 4 May 2016 |
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TrafficTalkfest Not EnoughA Community forum is a good start, but Minister Hidding needs more than a talkfest if he wants a proper fix for Hobart’s traffic chaos. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 26 Feb 2016 |
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Wildlife Crossings Needed to Reduce RoadkillApproximately 1 animal every 2 minutes is killed on Tasmanian roads, which equates to at least 300,000 animals annually, including 3,000 Tasmanian devils. Andrea Dawkins | Parliamentary Activity | 27 Aug 2015 |