Tag: State Parliament
The Premier flags new direction for corruption watchdog
The Premier, Colin Barnett, says the Corruption and Crime Commission (CCC) is hoping the state's corruption watchdog will be able to focus more on organised crime instead of political scandals. [MORE]
Wood supply agreement guaranteed
The State Government is standing by a 20-year wood supply agreement between Forestry Tasmania and the timber company Gunns, despite its promise to withdraw support for the company's pulp mill.[MORE]
CCC makes adverse findings against former Labor MP
A Corruption and Crime Commission (CCC) report has found the former Labor Government Minister Tony McRae engaged in serious misconduct in his dealings with the lobbyists Brian Burke and Julian Grill.[MORE]
Disabled lack vital equipment: Report
A parliamentary inquiry has found about 37,000 Tasmanians with a disability lack vital equipment.[MORE]
Cracks showing in canal estate support: Oppn
Tasmania's Opposition parties have seized on a government backbencher's comments about Walker Corporation's controversial Ralphs Bay development near Hobart.[MORE]
Rail buyer revealed
An American company, Patriot Rail Corporation, is tipped to be the next operator of Tasmania's troubled rail network.[MORE]
Tensions rise over financial crisis
The Tasmanian Government has been accused of being paralysed and doing nothing to prepare the state for the global financial crisis.[MORE]
Questions over airport sale price
There is concern Tasmania's Retirement Benefits Fund paid $250 million too much for the Hobart International Airport.[MORE]
Green counts costs of monopoly deal
Bryan Green has repeated that he believed a monopoly deal he signed over builders' accreditation in Tasmania could be wound up.[MORE]
More moves for parliamentary change
Tasmania's political parties have found common ground in efforts to increase parliamentary accountability.[MORE]
Earlier desal adds $79m to cost
The cost of finishing Adelaide's desalination plant at Port Stanvac a year earlier has increased its price by $79 million.[MORE]
Tough times call for tough measures: Buswell
The West Australian Treasurer, Troy Buswell, has given a dire assessment of the state's finances and warned that some agencies will be required to find savings of more than 3 per cent.[MORE]
Class action over methane gas threat
More than 450 householders have joined a multi-million dollar class action against the City of Casey, over a gas leak at a Cranbourne housing estate two months ago.[MORE]
N-W Metro 'may have led to M2 compo'
The Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) says the operator of Sydney's M2 Motorway may have had to be compensated if the planned North-West Metro rail line had been built.[MORE]
Govt admits belt tightening will be tough
The Tasmanian Government is not ruling out new taxes or job cuts to ride out the global economic crisis.[MORE]
Desal plans under scrutiny
South Australia's Public Works Committee will meet this afternoon to examine the State Government's plans to build a desalination plant at Port Stanvac.[MORE]
Inquiry seeks more evidence from McCreadie
The head of a Parliamentary Committee says Tasmania's former Police Commissioner must show he has relevant evidence before he will be invited as a witness.[MORE]
More pressure for immediate economic action
The State Government is facing pressure to take immediate action to prevent Tasmania's economy from the worst impacts of the global financial crisis. [MORE]
Vic Govt unveils manufacturing plan
The Victorian Government says it will buy more products locally to boost the State's economy as part of a $245-million dollar plan for the manufacturing sector.[MORE]
Shack owners out of pocket
A parliamentary committee has found some Tasmanian shack owners were financially disadvantaged by delays in converting their crown land sites to freehold. [MORE]
Next step in AFL bid
Tasmania's Sports Minister hopes to present the state's submission for entry to the AFL to league executives next month.[MORE]
Ripper pursues minister over share dispute
The Opposition Leader Eric Ripper he'll continue to pursue the Minister for Mines Norman Moore over a conflict of interest, until he does the right thing and sells the shares, or swaps portfolios.[MORE]
Lennon tirade against DPP
Former Tasmanian premier Paul Lennon wants an investigation into the conduct of the Director of Public Prosecutions Tim Ellis.[MORE]
Methane estate residents to take legal action
A muti-million dollar class action over a gas leak at a housing estate in Melbourne's south east, is expected to be filed by the end of this week.[MORE]
Premier backs department head over police issue
Tasmania's Premier, David Bartlett, has hit back at suggestions one of his staff misled the acting Police Commissioner, Darren Hine.[MORE]
