End Foresty Subsidies
It is impossible for the government to remove the contingency fund from Forestry Tasmania by July 1 this year.
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2014
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Media Releases
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May
2014
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End Forestry Subsidies
The Hodgman government’s failure to vote to require Forestry Tasmania to move to a competitive full-cost recovery business model.
May
2014
28
Federal Concession Cuts Will Hurt
Minister Petrusma has effectively told pensioners that unless they can provide for themselves, they are on their own.
May
2014
27
Federal Budget Impact on State
The current estimate that the state will be $2.1 billion worse off under the Abbot Federal budget.
May
2014
27
End Forestry Subsidies
Forestry Tasmania could be required to shift to a full cost-recovery business model should a Greens’ motion be passed by the Lower House.
May
2014
27
Respect Voters’ Decision
The Tasmanian Greens Party is clearly the only State political party prepared to respect the democratic will of the voters.
May
2014
27
Federal GP co-payments
The silence from the Health Minister, Michael Ferguson, over the Abbot government’s planned $7 GP co-payment will dismay many Tasmanians.
May
2014
27
Fund Community Legal Centres
The onus is now on the Tasmanian Liberal Government to fund Tasmania’s Community Legal Centres in light of funding cuts in the Federal budget.
May
2014
26
Fund School Preventative Health Programs
The Tasmanian government must provide budget certainty to the Tasmanian School Canteen Association (TSCA), Family Food Patch and Move Well Eat Well.
May
2014
24
Take Responsibility for Health
Minister Ferguson is creating uncertainty and fear within his Department and further damaging morale as Health faces tens of millions in lost funding.