Tasmanian Times
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Greens Will Fight Weakening of Anti-Discrimination Act
A conservative Liberal push to weaken Tasmania’s Anti-Discrimination Act will ring alarm bells among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex Tasmanians who...
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Greens Firearms Bill to Keep Community Safer
The Tasmanian Greens tabled a Bill in parliament today to amend the Firearms Act. The purpose of the Firearms Amendment (Rapid Fire...
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Swift Parrot survival depends on permanent protection of forests on Bruny Island and across Tasmania
“Tasmanian Government Minister Paul Harris’ announcement today of a moratorium on logging on Bruny Island reinforces the need for an urgent cessation...
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National approach preferred for firearms categorisation and licensing
The Government notes that the Greens have today tabled a bill to amend the Firearms Act in relation to the Adler shotgun....
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Swift Parrot Logging Moratorium
It’s pleasing to hear logging operations on Bruny Island will be temporarily halted in an effort to halt the extinction of the...
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ADVOCATES PRAISE HODGMAN’S LEADERSHIP ON MARRIAGE EQUALITY
MOTION SENDS MESSAGE TO CANBERRA THAT TASMANIANS WANT MARRIAGE EQUALITY. TAS LIBERALS MOST SUPPORTIVE IN NATION. • Will Hodgman only current Liberal...
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Auditor-General Declares All Tasmanian Councils Financially Sustainable
LGAT President, Mayor Doug Chipman has welcomed the Auditor-General’s report on Local Government Authorities which was tabled in Parliament today. “We have...
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CAUTIOUS WELCOME TO BRUNY ISLAND LOGGING MORATORIUM FOR SWIFT PARROT …
… BUT FULL BAN ACROSS BREEDING HABITAT NEEDED A cautious welcome is given to an announcement in the Tasmanian Parliament of a...
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Increased protection for critically endangered Swift Parrot on Bruny Island
The Hodgman Liberal Government takes very seriously our responsibility for the protection of threatened and endangered species. Today, I am pleased to...
