The Latest Breaking News from Nic Street

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.

AAP · Oct 18, 2024

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.

AAP · Jul 6, 2024

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.

AAP · Mar 11, 2024

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".

ABC News · Apr 20, 2023

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.

ABC News · Apr 19, 2023

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.

ABC News · Feb 28, 2023

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.

ABC News · Feb 3, 2023

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.

ABC News · Dec 18, 2022

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.

AAP · Nov 25, 2022

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.

ABC News · Nov 17, 2022