Tasmania's racing minister is facing calls to resign over allegations her office provided misleading information about election text messages apparently sent in breach of convention.
It is further headaches for the state's governing Liberals and additional pressure on Jane Howlett, who has also copped heat for spending $300,000 in taxpayer-funded legal fees.
State-owned body TasRacing seemingly breached caretaker conventions by sending a text message spruiking Liberal policy during the 2025 state election campaign.
In March, a statutory declaration from one of Ms Howlett's staffers said he had no knowledge about TasRacing's plan to issue the communications.
However, a parliamentary hearing on Monday was told the staffer had been informed about TasRacing's plan.
Nick Turner, head of a public relations company which helped draft TasRacing's communications, said he sent the proposed text message to the staffer.
