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12:00 AM AEST | THE Gillard government may look pretty ordinary, begging for support from Greens and independents after a dismal election performance, but the Coalition looks far worse.
The Coalition's perfor
12:00 AM AEST | TASMANIA'S Forest Practices Authority has suspended the review of the Forest Practices Code pending the outcome of high-level forestry talks.
The review was put on hold in July, for the autho
12:00 AM AEST | Tasmanian Greens leader Nick McKim yesterday said further works on the Brighton bypass that could lead to impacts on the Jordan River Levee should stop until an appropriate management plan could be de
12:00 AM AEST | A BILL to protect waterways from agricultural chemical contamination has been tabled again in Parliament by the Tasmanian Greens.
It is the fourth time such legislation has been introduced to
12:00 AM AEST | PREMIER David Bartlett yesterday conceded the government may need to give struggling Tasmanians more help as the price of electricity continues to rise.
It comes as the Opposition continued its ca
12:00 AM AEST | THE state government says the the Director of Racing Tony Murray was just doing his job when he investigated an incident involving the Premier's greyhound.
Toolong Terror, bought by a four-man
12:00 AM AEST | TASMANIA'S three political leaders have signed a deal to restore the number of members in the House of Assembly to 35 at the next election.
The move would roll back the 1998 parliamentary deal
02 Sep 10 | IT will be at least another six weeks before Launceston sees the promised state government money for silt dredging in the Tamar.
02 Sep 10 | AN UNEXPECTED budget windfall should be used to cap power price rises, the state opposition said yesterday.
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02 Sep 10 | ABC Television must financially compensate the St Helens community for an Australian Story episode that "muddied" the town's reputation, Apsley MLC Tania Rattray has said.
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02 Sep 10 | TASMANIA'S economic recovery has been uneven but there is "general optimism" about the future of the economy, Treasurer Michael Aird said yesterday.
However, the state opposition said yesterda
02 Sep 10 | A PARLIAMENTARY committee will investigate the impacts of imposing a $1 betting limit on electronic gaming machines in Tasmania.
The Tasmanian Greens had been planning to introduce a bill to i
02 Sep 10 | TASMANIAN Labor Senator Nick Sherry yesterday defended a $500 taxi ride from Devonport to Hobart on Monday, claiming there were no cars available in the Commonwealth car fleet.
The Assistant Treas
02 Sep 10 | THE expert panel to review the Tasmanian energy industry is expected to be convened this month.
Treasurer Michael Aird yesterday told Parliament that the legislation was on track and the selec
02 Sep 10 | THE state government does not intend to extend Tasmania's natural gas network.
A cheaper energy option than electricity, natural gas is available to around 38,000 households around the sta
02 Sep 10 | AURORA Energy was missing its budget targets by $500,000 a week last year, Treasury documents show.
Aurora's report to Treasury for the December 2009 quarter showed the company was down $8
02 Sep 10 | THERE is no quick fix to the Prossers Road problem, Infrastructure Minister Lara Giddings said yesterday.
Bass Liberal MHA Peter Gutwein yesterday moved that the 11kilometre Launceston City Co
02 Sep 10 | CANBERRA - Prime Minister Julia Gillard says a formal agreement with the Australian Greens has put Labor ahead in the race to form a minority government.
But Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says the
01 Sep 10 | VULNERABLE Tasmanians will cut back on food and heating to pay their power bills, community groups have warned.
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01 Sep 10 | TASMANIA will be the first Australian state to automatically recognise same-sex marriages registered overseas.
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