Liberals vote against consultation and transparency on northern prison More detail needed on northern prison announcement The Hodgman Government today voted against a Labor motion calling on them to release the other nine shortlisted sites to fully inform debate about the best location for the northern prison. Shadow Minister for …
No new coal mines on prime agricultural land Labor recognises the existing coal industry supports hundreds of Tasmanian jobs Liberals must focus investment on renewables The Labor Party does not support new coal mines on productive agricultural land in Tasmania. Shadow Minister for Resources Shane Broad said Labor’s unsuccessful amendments …
Will Hodgman to close TasTAFE Launceston CBD Rockliff fails to answer basic questions on closure Will Hodgman and Jeremy Rockliff were caught napping yesterday when the Examiner revealed they planned to shut the doors on TasTAFE’s Launceston CBD campus. Today in Parliament, Jeremy Rockliff failed to provide any detail on …
Tasmanians wait two years to be told termination service will not be replaced Courtney abandons Tasmanian women Tasmanian women needing terminations remain disadvantaged The Hodgman Government has kept Tasmanians waiting without a low cost termination clinic for almost two years before breaking its promise to establish a new provider. In …
Tasmanians will suffer from failures and broken promises LGH and Royal redevelopments off the rails Sarah Courtney completely out of her depth Hapless Health Minister Sarah Courtney’s embarrassing performance in Question Time today should concern every Tasmanian. In the space of just over an hour, Sarah Courtney: Confirmed just 44 …
Disability service providers left with no choice but to close without an ongoing commitment from the Government for support Liberals more interested in delivering $450 million budget cuts Tasmanians are continuing to suffer without adequate supports The Hodgman Government must urgently explain how it will support 90,000 Tasmanians living with …
Hodgman and Gutwein driving Tasmania into record debt Gutwein announced new tax as recently as last week In Question Time today Peter Gutwein tried his hardest to avoid answering questions on his Government’s debt disaster. Treasury’s Fiscal Sustainability Report last week revealed that the Liberals had put the budget …
Will Hodgman must rule out TasTAFE Launceston CBD closure Government failing TasTAFE students and teachers Will Hodgman fails to stand up for our training sector Will Hodgman must rule out the closure of the TasTAFE campus in the Launceston CBD. Shadow TAFE, University and Skills Minister, Michelle O’Byrne, said the …
More than $9M cut from education Schools, teachers, students will pay the price Hodgman and Rockliff must tell Tasmanians exactly where cuts are coming from The Liberals have finally revealed that almost $9.3 million will be cut from the Department of Education this year, with more to come from Will …
Hodgman and Gutwein continue to spend big on consultants $450 million in cuts will destroy essential services and frontline jobs Will Hodgman and Peter Gutwein claimed that their savage $450 million in cuts would come from consultants, advertising and travel. But since the May Budget, they’ve announced millions of dollars …