Cost of living pressures are the biggest concern facing Tasmanians right now. So many people in the community are battling cost of living pressures while Jeremy Rockliff remains focused on building a new stadium in Hobart. This Government is so out of touch with Tasmanians. They’ve got their priorities all …
The Government needs to come clean on whether it is currently in negotiations with the developer of the Escarpment to pay them to not build houses in the middle of a housing crisis. Premier Jeremy Rockliff has admitted that, after pouring nearly $130 million into Macquarie Point over the past …
The government’s failure to address its reliance on locum medical officers is only adding to the stress felt by many public sector workers. Two years ago, the Government committed to addressing this issue and to date little has changed. A Right to Information request submitted six months ago – and …
Unions and public sector workers are disappointed that Premier Jeremy Rockliff did not come to Thursday’s meeting with an offer. With the industrial action taken in recent weeks, the Premier should have been across the challenges being felt by public sector workers. Yet again, the government has failed to get …
The Liberal Government has failed Tasmanians for nearly 10 years by failing to plan for increased housing need. Now they are failing Tasmanians again by failing to deliver on their commitment to build 10,000 homes in 10 years. To deliver on their commitment, they would need to build roughly three …
The cost of living is now the number one issue in the state with almost three quarters of Tasmanians showing extreme or moderate concern, a new report from 3P Advisory shows. The report shows confidence across the community is evaporating, with Tasmanians saying they are worse off than 12 months …
Tasmania’s unemployment rate has continued its recent run of wild shifts, rising sharply to 4.9 per cent. This is the highest rate of any state of territory and well above the national rate of 3.5 per cent. Underemployment has also risen to the highest rate in the nation, now 7.3 …
The Liberal State Government is not getting the basics right on education. Student outcomes have suffered because of a decade of weak leadership, lack of foresight and a lack of reform. The results speak for themselves. Last year the state received its worst ever NAPLAN results. Today’s Productivity Commission interim …
The Government’s plan to build a $750 million stadium in Hobart during a cost of living, health and housing crisis has been firmly rejected through the Pembroke election result. Labor has been talking to Tasmanians about what they want to see from Government. This Government’s decisions to increase power prices, …
Waking to the news last Friday of the passing of Queen Elizabeth the Second was an incredibly sad and historic moment. After 70 years as Australia’s Head of State, many would be unable to remember a time without her. Her Majesty had been a fixture in our lives – a …