Arthur-Pieman Tracks
The government's decision to reopen 4WD tracks in the Arthur Pieman Conservation Area will threaten Aboriginal heritage and a fragile coastal ecology.
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2014
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Media Releases
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Nov
2014
10
Fracking Forum
Today’s Breath of Fresh Air Film Festival’s (BOFA) big picture debate on fracking in Tasmania is very timely.
Nov
2014
8
Trans-Pacific Partnership Threat
With every trade deal you have to give something to get something but the TPP tips the balance very heavily in favour of foreign corporations.
Nov
2014
6
Forestry Tasmania GBE Scrutiny Stymied
The Liberal government has voted with Labor to avoid proper scrutiny for Forestry Tasmania at the Government Business Enterprise Scrutiny Committee hearings.
Nov
2014
6
TasTAFE Victim of Liberal Budget Cuts
Minister for Education Jeremy Rockliff has taken the axe to TasTAFE, with over 70 FTE jobs to go as a direct result of his budget cuts.
Nov
2014
6
The Government’s Union Offer that Wasn’t
Under pressure from the Greens in Parliament today the Premier was forced to concede the government’s offer to the public sector unions is still open.
Nov
2014
4
School Chaplains
The Minister for Education has backed down under pressure from Christopher Pyne by failing to stand up against the new rules for school chaplains.
Nov
2014
4
Gun Law Reform
The Police Minister, Rene Hidding, still has not ruled out seeking to reduce the age limit for hunting with supervision from 16 years to 12 year.
Nov
2014
4
Liberals Blame Industrial Commission
There is clearly no place for independent umpires in the Hodgman government’s New Tasmania.
Nov
2014
4
Waterloo Bay
The Huon Valley Council should reject a Development Application and Planning Scheme amendment for a marine bulk loading facility at Waterloo Bay.
