Isabel Bird
The Advocate
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Call for more detail on renewable energy dividend payment
Tasmania's business community wants more detail around the state government's renewable energy dividend payment plan and is calling for greater action now on power price relief. → Read More
Tasmanian average mortgage could rise more than $70 a month
Mortgage holders are being hit with the tenth interest rate rise in eleven months with the Reserve Bank of Australia's latest 0.25 per cent increase. → Read More
Pedophile teacher Nicolaas Bester pleads not guilty to social media harassment of Grace Tame
Bester faces Magistrates Court over alleged online harassment of former Australian of the Year. → Read More
Tasmanian Premier will engage with RSL Tasmania after letter of opposition
The Tasmanian Premier says he will engage with RSL Tasmania after their strong opposition to the building of an AFL stadium at a site of cultural significance. → Read More
AEU says school underfunding is resulting in educational disadvantage
Every public school student in Tasmania is missing out on thousands of education dollars from a shortfall in government funding, according to the state's education union. → Read More
Union calls for greater resourcing in schools after students stay away from overcrowded classrooms
More than 45 students learning in the one classroom, says education union → Read More
Housing crisis petition sees call for empty homes levy
Property owners would be forced to pay a levy on any property that sits empty under a policy being called for by housing and social advocates. → Read More
Queensland gets $3 billion Federal funds to build sporting stadiums. What about Tasmania?
The Tasmanian Premier says the state "deserves its fair share" of Federal sporting infrastructure funds after announcements that Queensland will be receiving billions of national dollars for new stadiums. → Read More
Tasmanian schools disagree with proposed changes to national discrimination laws
A parents' right to choose how they educate their children is being attacked by proposed national law reforms, says a Tasmanian Liberal MP, who is weighing into the debate on religious discrimination exemptions. → Read More
Excessive speed and track conditions did not cause death on St Helens Mountain Bike Trails
The death of a "conservative" bike rider who died on the St Helens Mountain Bike Trails was not caused by excessive speed nor dangerous track conditions, a Coroner has found. → Read More
Lack of radiation specialists on North West means treatment machine sits unused
Tasmania's health union has begun industrial action relating to a lack of radiation specialists on the North West after cancer patients were left waiting for treatment. → Read More
Beekeepers need to register their hives to help keep Tasmania free of parasitic mite
Compulsory registration of all recreational and commercial bee hives in Tasmania is being welcomed by the industry after a disease outbreak of a devastating hive mite in New South Wales. → Read More
New Productivity Commission inquiry to look at universal childcare
Attraction and retention of staff into the childcare sector should form a key part of the Productivity Commission's 'Cheaper Child Care' inquiry into the early childhood and care system, says a Tasmanian provider. → Read More
Proposed family law reforms will better address family violence and child neglect
Major proposed changes to the family law system will seek to stop the law being "used as a weapon" in disputes over children and bring greater safety to families, according to Tasmanian legal advocates. → Read More
Independent child safety watchdog supported by Tasmanian community organisations
Widespread support for an Independent Regulator has been outlined in submissions to the draft Child and Youth Safe Organisations bill, but most warn that it will need to be adequately resourced to perform its functions effectively and keep children safe. → Read More
10 days paid family and domestic violence leave will now be available
Workplaces must now provide employees who are impacted by domestic violence with up to ten days of paid leave, a move welcomed by advocates who say the leave will help mitigate the harms of violence. → Read More
Advocates say Tasmanian government is not committed to reducing Aboriginal incarceration rates
A rise in the number of Indigenous Australians incarcerated within Tasmania's prisons can be explained by an unacceptable lack of Aboriginal community-led and culturally appropriate social services, says a legal advocate. → Read More
New flood grants between $10,000 and $25,000 available for landholders
Extra assistance for farmers affected by the devastating floods will be a welcome reprieve for some that are still in the process of cleanup, says the peak farming group. → Read More
Government sought advice on power relief, still no action, says Labor
The state government knew power prices would rise by 12 per cent and failed to take meaningful action to alleviate Tasmania's financial pain, says Labor. → Read More
Salaries to attract trainee doctors into rural Tasmanian GP practices
Tasmania's rural doctor shortage is being addressed by a new trial where medical graduates will be placed in GP practices on paid salaries, with the aim to attract and retain trainee doctors into rural areas. → Read More