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Bob Brown Appeals After Guilty Verdict in Forest Protest Case

Media release – Bob Brown Foundation, 5 August 2024 Bob Brown appeals after guilty verdict “My two wonderful forest defender friends and...

Renewed calls to Invest in Standalone Child & Youth Housing/Homelessness Plan

Media release – Youth Network of Tasmania (YNOT),  5 August 2024 Renewed calls to invest in a standalone child and youth housing...

Hotel Industry Yowling as Bookings Plummet

Media release – Tasmanian Hospitality Association, 5 August 2024 Occupancy rates plummet as winter freeze hits Tasmanian Hospitality Association chief executive Steve...

Full-time ‘Special Operations Group’ Established

Media release – Felix Ellis, Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Management, 5 August 2024 Crooks on notice: Full-time Special Operations Group...

Academics’ Letter to Premier re Sandy Bay Campus

NALSPA: E-bikes Should Qualify for Tax Breaks

Media release – National Automotive Leasing and Salary Packaging Association (NALSPA), 5 August 2024 Tens of thousands of additional e-bikes could be...

Reflections from Bellerive Oval, July 2024

I attended the North Melbourne – Geelong match held at Bellerive Oval recently. I thought I might reflect on my experiences on...

New Research Funding for Devil Vaccines, Antarctica, Volcanoes

Media release – UTAS, 2 August 2024 Three University of Tasmania researchers awarded over $3.4 million in ARC Future Fellowships University of...

‘Therapeutic Farming’ Small Grants Program

Media release – Guy Barnett, Minister for Health, Mental Health and Wellbeing, 3 August 2024 Therapeutic Farming Small Grants Program – Announcement...

Stadium Impact on Cenotaph

Vica Bayley MP, Greens Veterans Affairs spokesperson, 1 August 2024 Stadium Renders Flout Planning Rules After weeks of waiting, renders of the...