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TT-Line accused of hiking Spirit of Tasmania fares in wake of $6 million federal subsidy to equalisation scheme
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Some visitors to Tasmania believe the cost of travelling to the state aboard Spirit of Tasmania has increased, despite ferry operator TT-Line receiving a $6 million federal government subsidy intended to make the trip cheaper.
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Spirit of Tasmania passengers are questioning fare prices in the wake of a Government subsidy intended to wipe the cost of bringing a car across Bass Strait
Barilaro to make decision on political future next month but rules out Senate bid
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NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro will make a decision on the future of his political career next month but has ruled out running for the Senate at the next federal election.
Mr Barilaro has repeatedly said he would reveal his plans for his future in the first quarter of this year, after indicating he was considering quitting state politics.
NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro has ruled out running for the Senate at the next federal election.
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Nine News reported on Wednesday that party figures in the Nationals were looking at whether the NSW leader had the numbers to run for a Senate spot at the next federal election.
Questions are being asked over how long it took to Western Australian authorities to inform the Federal Government about the new COVID-19 case that plunged nearly two million people into a five-day lockdown.
It has been reported authorities waited up to 11 hours to inform the Commonwealth and other states of the case, now confirmed to be the highly contagious UK variant of the virus.
Meanwhile, Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack has this morning criticised the WA government s response to the single case by forcing the city into a harsh lockdown and prompting the closure of borders across the country.
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Scott Morrison, John Howard and Barnaby Joyce were among the political heavyweights to attend Doug Anthony s memorial service on Thursday where dozens paid tribute to the compassionate and courageous politician.
Australia s longest serving deputy prime minister died aged 90 in a care home in Murwillumbah, far north New South Wales on December 20.
Mr Anthony was leader of the Country Party/National Party for 12 years and deputy prime minister for nearly 10, influencing coalition policies for much of the 1970s and 1980s.
He served under six prime ministers, starting with Sir Robert Menzies.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison (left) arrives with former Australian Prime Minister John Howard to a State Memorial for former deputy prime minister Doug Anthony