The Liberal government today confirmed in the parliament that the Integrity Commission would have its budget slashed by $600 000 in the upcoming state budget.
The Liberals are positioning to slash Tasmanian public sector workers three times the amount they initially flagged.
The Attorney General has refused to release department projections of the impact of ideologically driven abolition of suspended sentence.
The Tasmanian Greens remain the only political party who have consistently backed a freeze on State MPs’ pay.
Kim Booth MP today took the opportunity in Parliament to congratulate the Rocherlea Football Club on hosting their annual Aboriginal football round.
Minister Rene Hidding today confirmed that he would not be proceeding with the Riverline proposal.
The Tasmanian Greens have marked World No Tobacco Day to call for guaranteed funding for the state’s anti-smoking media campaign.
Proposed cuts to the budget of the Integrity Commission will seriously impact on its capacity to investigate allegations of corruption.
Planning Minister, Peter Gutwein, is avoiding scrutiny over the use of taxpayer dollars to establish a developer-led planning reform Taskforce.
It is impossible for the government to remove the contingency fund from Forestry Tasmania by July 1 this year.
