Nick Clark
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Labor calls for Stephen Parry to stand aside as Senate President while citizenship is examined
ACTING Labor Leader Tanya Plibersek says it seems very strange that Senate president Stephen Parry had not thought about his eligibility to be a Parliamentarian until yesterday. → Read More
Senate president Stephen Parry flags dual citizenship possibility
SENATE president and Tasmanian Senator Stephen Parry has asked British authorities whether he is a British citizen and has flagged possible resignation from his powerful, 350,000-a-year job. → Read More
Tasmanian electrical system claims wedge-tailed eagles
FIGURES show seven endangered wedge-tailed eagles have been killed by electricity infrastructure in the first four months of this financial year. → Read More
Julie Collins renews calls to reinstate AFP officers at Hobart Airport
THE removal of two Rebels outlaw motorcycle gang members from a plane at Hobart Airport underscored the need to reinstate a permanent Australian Federal Police presence at the airport, Franklin MP Julie Collins says. → Read More
Liberals go on attack before big leader’s debate
THE State Government has attempted to build pressure on Labor Leader Rebecca White on the eve of a leaders debate in Hobart today. → Read More
IMAS study: Jellyfish the favourite food of albatrosses
THE humble jellyfish has been found to be a major source of food for albatrosses which inhabit the Southern Ocean, new research has found. → Read More
Protesters plan ‘peaceful picnic’ to counter no-vote rally at University of Tasmania
SAME-sex marriage supporters will gather at the University of Tasmania tonight to protest against a Coalition for Marriage rally. → Read More
Harassment accused misses court date
THE mother of a young girl shot in the head at Deloraine in August did not appear to face charges in the Launceston Magistrates Court. → Read More
Feds want driver photos
PRIME Minister Malcolm Turnbull wants Tasmania to hand over photos of every licensed driver in the state in a bid to bolster the countrys facial-recognition system. → Read More
Questions over venue’s sudden unavailability for Coalition for Marriage rally
AUSTRALIAN Conservatives leader Cory Bernardi says serious questions need to be asked of Wrest Point Casino after a Coalition for Marriage rally was unable to go ahead at the venue. → Read More
Still more work to do on gun control, says anti-firearm campaigner Roland Browne
AUSTRALIA could learn lessons from the Las Vegas massacre, a long-time Tasmanian gun control advocate says. → Read More
Rodney Croome urges Helen Polley to vote according to the wishes of Tasmanians
LONG-time marriage equality advocate Rodney Croome has called on Labor Senator Helen Polley to represent Tasmanians on same-sex marriage. → Read More
Labor Senator Helen Polley claims she has been pressured to support same-sex marriage
ANTI-same-sex marriage Labor Senator Helen Polley says she has been told by ALP MPs to say she supports a change to the Marriage Act. → Read More
Minister moves to allay concerns over noise and pollution levels for residents living near Hobart’s Southern Outlet
THE State Government says its prepared to consider installing sound-absorbing barriers alongside Hobarts Southern Outlet amid a chorus of residential concern over noise and emission levels. → Read More
Southern Outlet ire fires call for State Government action
RESIDENTS living next to Hobarts Southern Outlet are suffering from excessive noise pollution and vehicle emissions from traffic, Denison MP Andrew Wilkie says. → Read More
Nazi attack on University of Tasmania campus condemned
The Tasmania University Union has condemned an anti-semitic and homophobic attack perpetrated at the Domain Campus of the University of Tasmania by white supremacist and neo-Nazi group Antipodean Resistance. → Read More
Hydro’s 2050 untapped energy sites
TASMANIA has about 2050 pumped hydro sites which could store enough electricity for 6000 gigawatt hours of energy, new research from the Australian National University has found. → Read More
Tasmanian students owe Federal Government $819m
TASMANIAN students owe the Federal Government a total of $819 million in unpaid loans, new figures from the Department of Education and Training show. → Read More
Prime Minister, Premier announce the Regional Forest Agreement will be extended by 20 years
THE Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement has been extended by the Federal and Tasmanian governments for a further 20 years. → Read More
Andrew Wilkie and Rodney Croome to launch High Court challenge to same-sex marriage postal plebiscite
TASMANIAN marriage equality advocate Rodney Croome will join a High Court action to block the Federal Governments 122 million postal plebiscite. → Read More