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Greens pledge to lower optional voting age
Published: Sat 15 Feb 2014, 12:41pm
The Tasmanian Greens today pledged to lower the voting age from 18 to 16 years of age, for young Tasmanians to exercise their democratic right to have a say in the future of the state. [Read more]
Premier confirms she was swayed by internal party polling
Published: Sat 15 Feb 2014, 11:56am
The Tasmanian Premier Lara Giddings has confirmed internal Labor polling played a part in the decision to end the party's power sharing arrangements with the Greens. The internal party polling showed dumping the Greens would [Read more]
Time to grow Tassie
Published: Sat 15 Feb 2014, 11:52am
THE Property Council has called on Tasmanian political parties to focus on population growth to attract investment. [Read more]
Election: It’s up to the people
Published: Sat 15 Feb 2014, 12:46am
THESE are the average Tasmanian voters the parties must win over, as an exclusive poll for the Mercury shows a likely Liberal election victory. [Read more]
Lara looks for a starring role
Published: Sat 15 Feb 2014, 12:09am
Alex Johnston tails the pollies on the campaign trail. [Read more]
Greens aim to create equality
Published: Sat 15 Feb 2014, 12:00am
REDUCING legal and social discrimination based on gender or sexual identity is the aim of an $850,000 policy package announced by the Greens yesterday. [Read more]
Roses a statement on equality
Published: Sat 15 Feb 2014, 12:00am
GAY marriage supporters Mara Schneiders and Bel St Clair made a symbolic Valentine's Day delivery to the electorate office of Liberal MHR Andrew Nikolic yesterday. [Read more]
Single planning system doubted
Published: Sat 15 Feb 2014, 12:00am
A SINGLE, statewide planning system "isn't going to fix anything", according to high-profile developer Errol Stewart. [Read more]
Liberals must guarantee regional services
Published: Fri 14 Feb 2014, 11:00pm
Labor Minister for Education, Brian Wightman, today called on the Liberal Party to rule out closing facilities such as regional and community libraries as part of its planned cuts. [Read more]
Liberal Health Hoax
Published: Fri 14 Feb 2014, 11:00pm
The Liberal Party’s four-point health hoax is a promise guaranteed to be broken. The Minister for Health, Michelle O’Byrne, said Will Hodgman and Jeremy Rockliff’s so-called elective surgery policy is quite literally impossible to deliver. [Read more]