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Tasmanian premier under scrutiny over $1.2m grant promise to rum distillery with Liberal Party staffer links

Tasmania's premier is grilled over a promised million-dollar grant to a rum distillery with links to a Liberal Party staffer, which Labor says should have been open to other businesses to seek.

ABC News · Jun 5, 2023

Tasmanian woman who starved to death in her home was let down, neighbour says

The neighbour of a Tasmanian woman who starved to death in her own home says the 71-year-old was let down by those who should have stepped in to help her.

ABC News · Jun 1, 2023

Emmerdale's Fiona Wade wishes famous husband a happy birthday

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Liverpool Echo · May 25, 2023

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Tasmanian premier faces backlash over push to limit what MPs can say in parliament

Tasmania's opposition political parties have furiously opposed a move by the government which may restrict them from naming public servants under parliamentary privilege.

ABC News · May 9, 2023

PM Anthony Albanese announces $65m federal funding for York Park upgrades in Launceston

Anthony Albanese stands beside Tasmania's Liberal premier to make the first of two stadium funding announcements — fending off criticism he is diverting funds away from housing and health considerations.

ABC News · Apr 28, 2023

Inquiry into Tasmania's $750m AFL stadium bid told documentation happens at 'end of process'

An inquiry examining the arrangement between Tasmania's government and the AFL to build a $750 million football stadium in Hobart is told deals like this are often "exchanged verbally", with documentation to come "near the end of the process".

ABC News · Mar 24, 2023

Allied health graduates offered a financial incentive to stay or move to Tasmania

When Chloe Winkler Sheean was offered a job at the Launceston Hospital, she had to turn it down. She says a financial incentive to move to Tasmania's north could have changed everything.

ABC News · Feb 27, 2023

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Longford Grand Prix Expo cancelled despite being backed by $450,000 in taxpayer funding

Organisers cancel the inaugural Longford Grand Prix Expo, with the Tasmanian government yet to confirm what happened to hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer funding.

ABC News · Jan 22, 2023

ITV Emmerdale Fiona Wade's 'surprising' real age, famous husband and soap exit

Viewers were devastated as the Priya Kotecha star is set to quit the fictional Yorkshire village

Liverpool Echo · Oct 30, 2022

Tasmanian parliamentary staff exposed to sexual harassment, abuse and degrading behaviour, review finds

A survey finds two-thirds of Tasmania's parliamentary and ministerial staff have witnessed discrimination, sexual harassment and bullying in the workplace, with MPs and managers the worst offenders.

ABC News · Aug 29, 2022

National Labor launches Tas intervention

The national executive of the Labor Party has taken over the Tasmanian branch following years of dysfunction and poor results at the ballot box.

AAP · Jul 29, 2022

ALP national executive launches 'intervention' into Tasmanian Labor to repair branch

Years of damaging infighting and bitter spats culminate in Labor's Tasmanian branch being effectively taken over by the party's national executive, in order for it to "improve the culture" and reinstate "trust".

ABC News · Jul 29, 2022

Emmerdale's Priya Sharma actor Fiona Wade's real age and life with co-star husband

Fiona Wade's love life is worlds apart from her Emmerdale character Priya Sharma

Leeds Live · Jun 17, 2022

Emmerdale's Fiona Wade's surprising real age and life with co star husband

The Priya Sharma star is a few years older than her Emmerdale character

Liverpool Echo · Jun 17, 2022

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ABC News · Jun 16, 2022

Tasmanian government spent $700k on COVID-19 hotel — only for it to never be used

The Tasmanian government is accused of wasting more than $700,000 of taxpayer money upgrading a motel owned by a Liberal Party member, before abandoning plans to use it as a COVID-19 management site.

ABC News · Jun 7, 2022

Independent review announced into operations of Macquarie Point Development Corporation

The company charged with developing a key Hobart waterfront site will be subject to an independent review in the wake of the Tasmanian parliament hearing allegations of bullying and inappropriate spending.

ABC News · Apr 23, 2022

Ambulance Tasmania 'confidential' survey information forwarded in full to management by third party company

Personal information that employees of an ambulance service thought they were sharing anonymously as part of a workplace culture survey was ultimately handed over to the organisation's bosses.

Daily Mirror · Apr 15, 2022

Emmerdale's Ashley dies, rape horror and pregnancy twist: Five years ago on soap

Emmerdale had a series of major storylines running in April 2017 that are often referred to in present day on the ITV soap

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Liverpool Echo · Mar 25, 2022

Emmerdale's Fiona Wade celebrates birthday in style with famous husband

The Priya Sharma actress turned 43 on Sunday

ABC News · Mar 24, 2022

Tasmanian Liberal ministers apologise over groaning behaviour to abuse survivor's question

Two Tasmanian ministers at the centre of a furore over accusations they groaned during a question asked in parliament on behalf of a child sexual abuse survivor apologise.

ABC News · Mar 23, 2022

Abuse survivor scathing of Tasmanian Liberal MPs over non-apology over groaning

A "devastated" victim-survivor of child sex abuse says two government ministers who groaned at a question asked on her behalf should resign — and asks how survivors are supposed to have confidence in those same people who are entrusted with enacting laws to protect them.

ABC News · Mar 22, 2022

Tasmanian ministers urged to apologise for groaning at Tiffany Skeggs's question

Tasmania's Attorney-General and Infrastructure Minister are accused of groaning in response to a question asked on behalf of a child sexual abuse survivor.

ABC News · Mar 16, 2022

Former Tasmanian Labor president Ben McGregor hits back at party, considers suing Rebecca White

Former Tasmanian Labor president Ben McGregor hits out at his former party, saying it has made years of "horrendous decisions".

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