Talking Point | The Mercury | 25 July 2023 OPPORTUNITY TO RESHAPE PARLIAMENT: The Next Election Offers Community Chance to Transform Governance, writes Meg WebbSpeculation is swirling about an early state election. However, the most interesting thing about the next...
| The Saturday Examiner | July 1, 2023 Previously unseen data on greyhound racing deaths will now be released to the public in Tasmania.Any greyhound death that occurs within 14 days of the dog receiving an injury on track will be publicly released online, which goes...
Blair Richards | The Saturday Mercury | June 24, 2023 Premier Jeremy Rockliff says Cabinet was kept well informed of the progress of Tasmania’s AFL deal and stadium, amid criticism he signed the deal without Cabinet approval.Mr Rockliff’s actions around the deal were...
Matt Maloney | The Saturday Examiner | June 24, 2023 AN AMENDMENT to the state's Projects of State Significance approval process will give parliament a final say over projects, but not allow the public an appeal mechanism.An amendment bill to the State Policies and...
Blair Richards | The Mercury | June 9, 2023 A multimillion-dollar government grant to a company owned by Tasmania’s top rich lister has raised eyebrows in budget estimates.The company owned by Tasmania’s richest man directly approached the Premier about a government...
Jess Flint | The Advocate | June 6, 2023 About one-third of Tasmanian prisoners are having their parole applications adjourned because of accommodation issues, the Attorney-General revealed at budget estimates on Tuesday.Attorney-General Elise Archer said she wanted...
Amber Wilson | Mercury | May 21, 2023 Political opponents have slammed the AFL stadium contract as a “bad deal”, claiming the Premier had effectively written a “blank cheque” to the football giant on behalf of Tasmanians.Ire has also been raised over whether the...
Rob Shaw | The Examiner | May 15, 2023 Throughout the latest Tasmanian AFL team debate, Premier Jeremy Rockliff has said he did not want to find himself on his farm in 10 years' time wishing he had done more to get it.Recent developments on the subject suggest he may...
Luke Costin | The Examiner | May 13, 2023 Hundreds of Tasmanians will rally to stop the stadium critical to the state's entry to the AFL as the depleted Rockliff government is accused of arrogantly dismissing community concerns.Australia's only state Liberal...
Talking Point | The Mercury | 7 December 2022THIS Saturday, December 10, is International Human Rights Day, a global anniversary celebration of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.On this date in 1948, overseen by the then-Australian president of...
