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Criticism of schools RAT plan; Why wait for symptoms, asks MP

Criticism of schools RAT plan; Why wait for symptoms, asks MP

Helen Kempton | Mercury | 7 February 2022  HERE are claims Tasmania's Education Department is out of step with its interstate counterparts which require students and teachers to test negative to Covid-19 b- efore they return to school, after a holiday period dominated...

Calls grow for greater oversight

Calls grow for greater oversight

Adam Holmes | Examiner/Advocate | 7 February 2022  AN INDEPENDENT upper house member will continue a push this year to have Tasmanian public health officials and ministers face parliamentary hearings to answer questions about the COVID response, fearing they face less...

Tasmania out of step with other states on student testing: Meg Webb

Tasmania out of step with other states on student testing: Meg Webb

Helen Kempton | Mercury | 6 February 2022  A member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council says Tassie is out of step with interstate student and teacher testing guidelines and wants a rethink to stop school restart outbreaks.There are claims that Tasmania’s Education...

TasTAFE (Skills and Training Business) Bill 2021

TasTAFE (Skills and Training Business) Bill 2021

Ms WEBB (Nelson) - At the outset I place on the record my thanks to the Leader for organising the series of briefings that were made available to the Council on this matter before us.I also acknowledge and thank the leader of Opposition business who also circulated...

TasTAFE (Skills and Training Business) Bill 2021

Question – TasTAFE Reform

Questions asked by the Hon Meg Webb MLC on 17 June 2021. Answered  by the Hon Sarah Courtney Minister for Education on  24 June 2021.With regard to the proposed TasTAFE reforms, can the Government:Question 1. Detail whether any consultation occurred before the...

While pokies were closed
due to COVID-19
Tasmanians saved

Poker machines were closed in Tasmania on March 23, 2020
and reopened on June 26, 2020.
In 2018-19 Tasmanians lost $171,603,745 to poker machines

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