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Published: Mon 25 Jun 2018, 1:30pm

Tasmania is a much prouder, stronger and more confident place to live than when we first came to Government four and a half years ago. Estimates will be an opportunity for the Government to demonstrate [Read more]

Published: Mon 25 Jun 2018, 1:30pm

The Hodgman Liberal Government is committed to providing high-quality inclusive education for students with disability. This is demonstrated by our commitment to boost the funding for special needs by $6.79 million in 2018, taking the [Read more]

Published: Mon 25 Jun 2018, 1:30pm

The Hodgman Liberal Government is continuing to progress recommendations from the Blake Report into the 2016 floods, the worst in Tasmania since 1926. The Blake Report which was released last year, made 24 recommendations to [Read more]

Published: Mon 25 Jun 2018, 1:30pm

The Tasmanian Government is committed to increasing transparency and accountability by enhancing and extending the routine disclosure of information across all government departments. From the end of June, 37 new routine data releases will be [Read more]

Published: Mon 25 Jun 2018, 1:30pm

The Hodgman Liberal Government considers health a priority and this is backed up by a massive increase in health and hospital staff. Over the past four years we have increased frontline staffing in the Tasmanian [Read more]

Published: Thu 21 Jun 2018, 1:05pm

Earlier today, in yet another lazy display Mr Bacon accused me of removing a media release from my website. The media release has not been removed from my website and is still available here – [Read more]

Published: Thu 21 Jun 2018, 1:05pm

The Greens’ Budget Reply today was a frightening reminder of what a Rebecca White and Cassy O’Connor minority government would deliver – major job losses, economic destruction and more taxes. If ever there was any [Read more]

Published: Thu 21 Jun 2018, 1:05pm

The Hodgman Liberal Government congratulates Tassal on its commitment to recycle 100 per cent of its major plastic waste. We also welcome the expansion of Envorinex, which is expanding its business to include the recycling [Read more]

Published: Thu 21 Jun 2018, 1:05pm

Thousands of jobs of hard-working Tasmanians are again at risk from the economic lunacy of the Greens. The Greens' proposal to end native forest logging on public land and wipe out Sustainable Timber Tasmania would [Read more]

Published: Thu 21 Jun 2018, 1:05pm

Tasmanians have a right to enjoy their State free from acts and threats of violence, intimidation and the scourge of drugs. Today, the Hodgman Liberal Government is delivering on its commitment to introduce new laws [Read more]