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Jacquie Petrusma Elected New Speaker

The Speaker is the presiding officer of the House of Assembly, Tasmania’s lower house of parliament. Their role is to maintain order...

Greens & Independent MHA Lack Confidence in Major Parties 6

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Greens & Independent MHA Lack Confidence in Major Parties

Both the Tasmanian Greens and independent MHA Kristie Johnston have publicly declared their lack of confidence in both major political parties. In...

Rockliff Proposes an Independent Review, Pauses Salmon Expansion 11

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Rockliff Proposes an Independent Review, Pauses Salmon Expansion

In a surprising political shift on 17 August 2025, the Tasmanian Government, led by the caretaker Premier, Jeremy Rockliff, announced a significant...

Escalating Crisis in Tasmania's Salmon Industry 23

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Escalating Crisis in Tasmania’s Salmon Industry

A crisis is unfolding in Tasmania’s Atlantic salmon industry following a new outbreak of the Piscirickettsia salmonis disease in Huon Aquaculture pens...

Council's Zoning Plan Ignites Community Outrage, Threatens Homes 32

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Council’s Zoning Plan Ignites Community Outrage, Threatens Homes

Community Meeting at Margate Hall, Sunday 10 August 2025

Constructing No Confidence - A House on Sand? 34

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Constructing No Confidence – A House on Sand?

A rather curious procedural development has emerged in the context of the anticipated no confidence move against the Rockliff Government when the...

Landmark Ruling Silences Animal Cruelty Whistleblowers 36

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Landmark Ruling Silences Animal Cruelty Whistleblowers

A permanent injunction granted by the Federal Court of Australia to Game Meats Company, a slaughterhouse, has created a new legal precedent...

Proposed No-Confidence Motion Divides Parliament 40

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Proposed No-Confidence Motion Divides Parliament

A potential no-confidence motion (in Premier Jeremy Rockliff) is dividing the Tasmanian Parliament, as the Greens have stated they will not support...