Current Affairs

Hobart to Continue E-Scooter Trial

Media release – Bicycle Network, 31 January 2022 E-scooter problems should spur on cycleway investment Much of the opposition to e-scooters could...

Damage to Petroglyph Site

Media release – Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania, 26 January 2022 Investigation into potential damage to Aboriginal petroglyph site The...

Colbeck at the Cricket

What’s all the Fuss over Perrin’s Paddock?

‘The old woman in the old clothes’ dredging for seaweed after a wild storm had swept through Bass Strait was a familiar...

On COVID and Schools …

Media release – Josh Willie MLC, Shadow Minister for Education and Early Years, 19 January 2022 Two thirds of parents fear for kid’s...

Changes to Border Entry Requirements for Vaccinated Travellers

Media release – Peter Gutwein, Premier, 18 January 2022 Changes to border entry requirements for vaccinated travellers The health and safety of...

UPC Formally Seeks Approval for Robbins Island Project

Media release – Birdlife Tasmania, 15 January 2021 Robbins Island Windfarm – Industrial development in wetlands of international significance Birdlife Tasmania is...

NWRH Escalation

Media release – Kathrine Morgan-Wicks, State Health Commander, 14 January 2021 Managing COVID-19 impacts at the NWRH The North West Regional Hospital...

Government Management of Omicron Blighted by False Assumptions, Bad Planning

Grattan on Friday: Government management of Omicron blighted by false assumptions, bad planning Australia’s journey through Omicron is like the bus tour from...

Latest #politas COVID Statements

Media release – Jeremy Rockliff, Minister for Health, 9 January 2022 Tasmanians continuing to support each other during challenging time The health...