People making minimum wage can’t afford a room in an average-priced Tasmanian share house, according to Anglicare Tasmania’s latest Rental Affordability Snapshot.
Lifeline report a large increase in calls to their A Tasmanian Lifeline service since the start of the war. People are saying they feel lost and hopeless.
Free public transport is already having an impact, with 5000 more passengers recorded on the first day, but we know this crisis won't be over by July when fare-free travel ends.
In a development that surprises nobody, there’s been yet another delay to the roll out of the Liberals’ common ticketing system for passenger transport.
The Greens welcome the government taking up our calls for an emergency injection of funding to community services organisations supporting Tasmanians doing it tough.
The Greens welcome the government’s move towards responding to the rising cost of fuel. But more needs to be done to help community organisations, and the Tasmanians they support
The Greens are calling on the government to either bring its emergency legislation to Parliament as soon as possible, or to enact the state's emergency powers.
Greens Leader Rosalie Woodruff's contribution to the Ministerial Statement on fuel prices
Tasmanians are struggling with the cost of living, and the conflict in the Middle East are driving fuel prices ever higher. Community Service Peaks rallied to plea for more funds.
The war on Iran is having significant effects on household budgets, with petrol prices skyrocketing the need for reliable and affordable public transport is rising.