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Michael Ferguson,Minister for Finance Tasmanian jobs growth remains steady with the latest ABS payroll jobs data again confirming there are more jobs in Tasmania now than before the pandemic. While other states saw jobs decline in the four weeks to 8 May, the data highlighted that jobs in Tasmania remained steady, with 0.9 per cent more jobs than mid-March last year. In a sure sign that business confidence remains strong, Tasmania recorded the largest rebound in job vacancies in the nation, wit...

Australian Greens With reports that Cabinet is meeting today to consider consent law reforms in NSW, Member for Newtown and Greens Women’s Rights spokesperson, Jenny Leong MP, is urging the Liberal/National Government to listen to women and introduce an affirmative model of consent. “The Greens are committed to an enthusiastic model of consent that puts the focus squarely on the alleged perpetrator of the sexual assault – not on what the woman did or didn’t do, what the woman did or did...

VIC Premier The Andrews Labor Government has delivered new flexible safety barriers, creating a more reliable journey for thousands of drivers travelling along a major road in Melbourne’s south east. Minister for Roads and Road Safety Ben Carroll said works to install life-saving barriers along Thompson Road between the Mornington Peninsula Freeway and Narre Warren Road builds on improvements delivered last year through the Labor Government’s Thompsons Road Upgrade. While roadside barriers ...

Peter Gutwein,Premier Jeremy Rockliff,Minister for Health The Tasmanian Government has begun delivering on its plan laid out during the election to ensure Tasmanians get the care they need, when and where they need it. Today we brought together representatives from both the public and private hospital sector to look at how we can work together to support Tasmanians to get health care sooner. Premier Peter Gutwein said that with continually increasing demand, it is vital we use every available s...

VIC Premier Launching and retrieving boats on Phillip Island is about to get easier and safer, thanks to the Andrews Labor Government’s project to revitalise boating facilities at Rhyll. As part of the Labor Government’s $47.2 million investment to make recreational boating better in Victoria, the popular ramp at Rhyll will see a $4.5 million upgrade – giving boaters better access to Western Port and offshore fishing in Bass Strait. The existing boat ramp will be replaced with a three-lan...

Jeremy Rockliff,Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing Mr Goddard’s latest report on mental health services contains factual inaccuracies. I’m concerned that calculations around beds rely on the incorrect claim that beds were lost at the Peacock Centre when it burnt down. In fact, the Peacock Centre provided community mental health support, it was not an inpatient facility, meaning Mr Goddard is using incorrect numbers to support his calculations. The Tasmanian Liberal Government has a $2...

The Greens have rebuked the Morrison government's plan to spend hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars on a gas plant announced the very same day that...

VIC Premier Victorian startups are continuing to reap the rewards from Andrews Labor Government initiatives, with one of the state’s biggest innovation success stories further expanding its operations today. Minister for Innovation, Medical Research and the Digital Economy Jaala Pulford was on hand to unveil the new Hawthorn office for Melbourne-based technology company Compass Education, which designs school management software for education providers. The company supplies more than 1,600 go...

NT Health The Acting Chief Health Officer has declared quarantine and testing directions for people who have been to a number of COVID-19 public exposure sites in Victoria. The Victorian Department of Health has a three tier, risk-based system for exposure sites. In line with the Victorian tier system, the Acting Chief Health Officer has made the following directions in relation to any sites listed from 16 May onwards: Tier 1 (A): Anyone who arrived in the Northern Territory after 12.01am on 25...

The Andrews Labor Government is taking action to ensure less families experience the heartbreak of road trauma, investing in the state's first Road...