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Minister's resignation adds to Liberal Party woes

A Tasmanian Liberal minister has quit cabinet after mental health struggles, leaving the premier with another role to fill during a tumultuous week.

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Tasmania's AFL stadium design world first cricket plans

Concept drawings of Tasmania's 23,000-seat roofed multipurpose stadium on Hobart's waterfront have been released with the state's timber featured in the design.

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Albanese rallies 'believers', flags tough Tas election

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says it is up to Labor's true believers to get the decade-long opposition across the line at the upcoming Tasmanian election.

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High profile candidates jostle for Tas election seats

Both familiar and new faces are throwing their hats into the ring in Tasmania's upcoming election as the issue of the Macquarie Stadium continues to dominate.

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‘Could be the end’: Tasmanian red handfish to be removed from wild amid marine heatwaves fears

Exemption under federal environment law to allow scientists to collect 25 of the critically endangered ‘walking fish’

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Urgent plan to save red handfish from extinction

Scientists will relocate critically endangered red handfish to a Tasmanian facility to save the species from extinction during forecast marine heatwaves.

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Tasmanian minister Nic Street apologises to community services over lack of money in budget

The minister responsible for Tasmania's community services sector — which includes mental health, disability and homelessness organisations — apologised to the peak body for last week's state budget, which he described as "inadequate".

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Forced council mergers back on the agenda in Tasmania — but some ratepayers remember voting no not so long ago

John Cleary, who took a policy of forced council amalgamations to the 1998 Tasmanian election and received fierce local outcry, urges the Liberal Party to push ahead and help local government enter "the 21st century".

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Local government report recommends mandated council mergers in Tasmania

A report on the future of Tasmania's 29 councils says amalgamation is necessary for local government to survive but it needs to be mandated.

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Million-dollar windfall for club connected to senior Tasmanian Liberal Mark Shelton

A senior Tasmanian government MP is at the centre of fresh questions about a perceived conflict of interest, after a community project he and his family are involved with won $1 million in taxpayer funding following recent state and federal elections.

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Surge in Tassie basketball interest from JackJumpers success hurting grassroots clubs

Tasmania has fallen in love with basketball thanks to its NBL team's surprise success — but the sport is so popular on the island, local courts are being overwhelmed by wannabe JackJumpers.

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Federal sports minister questions funding demand for AFL stadium in Hobart

As Tasmania prepares to make a business case for an AFL licence, the stadium required to make it a reality continues to be political football, with the Commonwealth now indicating it is not happy with the amount being sought.

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Tas Liberals state election grants probed

A parliamentary inquiry will examine the Tasmanian Liberal government's process of delivering funds for commitments made at the 2021 state election.

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Tasmanian MP Nic Street admits to giving 'incorrect answers' to parliament over controversial election grants

A Tasmanian Liberal MP says he will correct the record after giving "incorrect answers" to state parliament about the government's controversial 2021 taxpayer-funded election grants scheme.

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Tasmania's first local election with compulsory voting has been hotly fought

More than 500 candidates in Tasmania are vying for a career in local government but these elections have become "a little personal".

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Tas govt 'confident' of AFL club support

Tasmania's minister for sport Nic Street expects AFL club presidents to provide the league with a very positive view of the island state's bid for a licence.

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Tasmanian government's election grants program under fire over $400k windfall for local hall

The Tasmanian government awarded a $400,000 grant to redevelop a rural hall where a Liberal MP is on the committee, sparking fresh criticism about its taxpayer-funded election grants program.

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Launceston's Albert Van Zetten the 10th mayor not standing in October poll

Ten of Tasmania's 29 mayors will not recontest the role in coming local government elections as the sector faces challenges and changes ahead.

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Calls for probe into Tasmanian political grants, amid revelation club where Liberal family member is treasurer wins $50k

A Tasmanian Liberal candidate, now the state's Sports Minister, secured $50,000 for a club branch where a family member was treasurer of. Now, an ICAC lawyer says the method used to hand out grants has "got to stop".

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Liberal politician scores $150k grant for rowing club where daughter is a member

A taxpayer-funded grant promised by a Tasmanian Liberal candidate during the 2021 state election funnelled $150,000 into the rowing club where her daughter was a member.

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