Alexandra Humphries
ABC.net.au
Hobart, TAS, Australia
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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. → Read More
Disability housing wait has Tasmanians in state of 'desperation', 'despair' advocates say
Judi needs new accommodation and is on an ever-growing list of Tasmanians without suitable housing — and advocates say a "complete lack of transparency" in the process leaves those waiting in a state of "total despair". → Read More
Liberal candidate Dean Young announced election grant for Tasmanian volleyball club he was involved with
A Tasmanian Liberal candidate announced a $100,000 taxpayer-funded election grant for a volleyball club he was involved with, the ABC can reveal, as the government faces growing allegations of pork-barrelling for funding promises made to sporting clubs and organisations. → Read More
Tasmanian Liberal election grants worth millions doled out in process that avoided parliamentary scrutiny
More than half of the Tasmanian Liberals' controversial 2021 taxpayer-funded election grants were doled out through a secretive process that avoided parliamentary scrutiny in what's been labelled a "power grab", the ABC can reveal. → Read More
Australia's Black Summer bushfires were catastrophic enough. Now scientists say they caused a 'deep, long-lived' hole in the ozone layer
UK researchers reveal Australia's Black Summer bushfires likely damaged the ozone layer and caused the highest temperatures in the stratosphere in 30 years. → Read More
Calls for probe into Tasmanian political grants, amid revelation club where Liberal family member is treasurer wins $50k
An integrity expert calls for an independent inquiry into the Tasmanian Liberal's use of a controversial grants fund during the 2021 election campaign, arguing millions of dollars of taxpayer money may have been misappropriated. → Read More
It was an unprecedented housing crisis that called for an urgent summit, now four years on, it's worse
A new group has been formed to come up with solutions to Tasmania's housing crisis, about four years after an urgent housing summit pledged to do the same, but the situation now is even worse. → Read More
New icebreaker RSV Nuyina out of action due to mechanical fault
Australia's brand new icebreaker, the RSV Nuyina, is out of action for the foreseeable future after checks revealed key mechanical parts need replacing. → Read More
Investigation into Launceston General Hospital comes too late as commission of inquiry hears damning evidence
The changes coming to the management of Launceston General Hospital come many years too late for the victim-survivors of paedophile nurses James Griffin, writes Alexandra Humphries. → Read More
Thousands across Australia demonstrate in solidarity with US after abortion access ruling
In the wake of the Roe v Wade ruling in the US being overturned, protesters in cities across Australia say they will fight any attempts to wind back reproductive rights. → Read More
Code-of-conduct breaches upheld against two Huon councillors over general manager appointment
Code-of-conduct breaches have been upheld against two Huon Valley councillors over the failure to manage a conflict of interest in the appointment of a new general manager, with an investigation finding "the community deserved better". → Read More
Macquarie Point Development Corporation head Mary Massina stands down
The head of Macquarie Point Development Corporation Mary Massina says she will leave the role in the middle of next month, despite being cleared of an allegation that she bullied a staff member. → Read More
Tasmania's native forest logging sector the state's highest carbon emitting industry, green group backed report finds
Logging Tasmania's native forests produces roughly the equivalent annual greenhouse gas emissions as 1.1 million cars, a new Wilderness Society-backed report by forest ecologist Jennifer Sanger says. → Read More
Clubs, organistations with Tasmanian Liberal patrons on receiving end of pre-election cash splash
Tasmanian Liberal MPs were patrons or members of at least seven organisations that won taxpayer-funded grants after pre-election promises — but the government is adamant the local community does not expect organisations to be ineligible "simply because a candidate is a patron". → Read More
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 her daughter was a member of, it has been revealed. → Read More
Proposed Robbins Island wind farm could 'decimate' endangered parrot population, documents reveal
A contentious wind farm proposed for Tasmania's north-western tip could interfere with the recovery of a critically endangered parrot species, and significantly impact a population of Tasmanian devils thought to be key to the species' survival, documents obtained under right to information laws show. → Read More
Cost of Hobart stadium likely to be higher than $750m, documents show
The $750 million price tag attached to Hobart's proposed new stadium was a "ballpark" figure provided by a consultant a week before the announcement — with a minister admitting "we had to be able to explain what it could cost, now we need to find out what it will cost". → Read More
Political donations rule overhaul still leaves Tasmania with 'the weakest laws' in the country, critics say
The Tasmanian government has unveiled long-awaited legislation to overhaul the state's political donations rules, but opponents say they would still be the weakest laws in the country. → Read More
Tasmanian MP backs petition questioning COVID-19 masks and vaccinations
A Tasmanian Liberal MP sponsoring a petition to parliament to end COVID-19 mask and vaccination mandates says he is representing constituents who asked to have their concerns aired. → Read More
Tasmania's 2022 budget flags a 2.5 per cent wage increase for the public sector, but inflation is double that
Tasmania's nurses, teachers and government workers will be taking a cut to pay in real terms if the state government gets its way, writes Alexandra Humphries. → Read More