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4:08 PM AEDT | RISDON Prison is in lockdown following the assault of a prison guard.
3:31 PM AEDT | DAVID BARTLETT 6.5/10
Very good on substance and
understanding of policy issues
and responses. Facts at his
fingertips but a reluctance to
acknowledge a lack of faith in
his Government’s ability to
deliver, given its track record.
3:29 PM AEDT | NICK McKIM 7.75/10
Nick McKim is the most comfortable of the three political leaders in a public forum so, for me, will always score the best at such an event.
He presents well, speaks well
3:28 PM AEDT | NICK MCKIM 8, DAVID BARTLETT 6, WILL HODGMAN 5
Nick Mckim firmly established himself as a showman and accomplished debater last night.
He left his major party colleagues standing at the deb
3:28 PM AEDT | DAVID BARTLETT 7/10
David Bartlett's opening statement was measured and focused on his party's core message of health, jobs and education.
However, he faced the most dissent from th
3:28 PM AEDT | GREENS leader Nick McKim was voted the overall best performer in The Examiner State Leaders Debate in Launceston last night.
3:27 PM AEDT | THE Examiner's State Leaders Debate was a timely opportunity - at the beginning of the last week in the election campaign - for Tasmanians to see the quality of the young party leaders, pitching t
3:26 PM AEDT | TASMANIA will have an elder abuse strategy no matter who wins government on March 20.
Premier David Bartlett last night flagged he would release the Labor Party's long-awaited elderly abus
3:25 PM AEDT | A NORTHERN-based government department is still not on the agenda of any political party.
Premier David Bartlett and Opposition Leader Will Hodgman came the closest to promising some decentral
3:24 PM AEDT |
THERE will be no forced council amalgamations after Saturday's election, all three party leaders vowed last night.
Opposition Leader Will Hodgman and Greens leader Nick McKim were
3:23 PM AEDT | NONE of the political leaders answered the education question last night - instead they repeated their own plans for more changes to the system.
Two school curriculum changes will be followed by a
3:22 PM AEDT | TASMANIA'S three political leaders last night promised to restore trust in the state's planning system.
All three leaders pledged future projects of significance would undergo independ
3:22 PM AEDT | INDEPENDENT management of the Tamar River's upper catchment would play an important role in the silt solution, the three party leaders agreed.
The Launceston City Council will stop contributin
3:15 PM AEDT | ALL Tasmanian Greens policies are open for negotiation should the party be part of a minority government, Greens leader Nick McKim said last night.
But the Labor and Liberal parties are not prepar
3:15 PM AEDT | Strict security: Security was on hand to ensure smooth proceedings at The Examiner State Leaders Debate at The Tailrace last night.
Even the editor of The Examiner, Fiona Reynolds, was asked to sub
3:14 PM AEDT | David Bartlett to Will Hodgman: By now Tasmanians would be well aware of your scheme to pay Victorians to come to our state and take away jobs from Tasmanian workers and their families.
Considering
3:14 PM AEDT | PREMIER David Bartlett will resign if the Liberals win more seats than Labor at Saturday's state election.
3:14 PM AEDT | TASMANIA'S three political leaders were satisfied with their own performances at what was probably their last public appearance together yesterday before next Saturday's election.
Back in
3:08 PM AEDT | ARIES
(Mar. 21-Apr. 20)
Your energies are likely to
be at a low ebb for the next
few days.
3:06 PM AEDT | Easter Market: The Weymouth
Easter Market will be held on Saturday,
April 3, from 10am-2pm. Clean out your
cupboards and get rid of those unwanted
items while fund-raising for the Weymouth
Progress Association.
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