Tasmanian Times

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Mining

New Extractive Industry Policy

A study by Mineral Resources Tasmania (MRT – Nov 2025) confirms the critical and immediate challenge of natural resource exhaustion facing the State. The MRT report finds that as of...

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Transport

Free Public Transport for A Year

Statement from Kerry Vincent, Minister for Infrastructure and Transport 1 July 2026 12 months of free transport The first full year of free public transport starts today. Tasmanians have been...

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Statements

Greens Announce Legislation to Ban Conversion Practices

Statement from Rosalie Woodruff MP, Greens Leader On behalf of the Tasmanian Greens, I am deeply proud to release draft legislation to ban sexual and gender orientation conversion practices in...

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Salmon

5,300 kg of Florfenicol in 4 Months

Media Statement – Peter George, Independent MP for Franklin, 30 June 2026 An Industry Out of Control: Salmon Companies Use Massive Doses of Florfenicol If ever more evidence was needed...

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Education

How Tasmanian Schools Can Help Students from Refugee Backgrounds to Thrive – A Call for a Whole-School Approach

When Sumu first arrived in Australia, she was afraid to go to school. She could not speak much English and did not know what to expect. Walking into a classroom...