Liberal candidate for Bass Michael Ferguson today called on all members of the House of Assembly to reject the Greens’ proposed euthanasia legislation as an ill-conceived attempt to condone assisted suicide.
Mr Ferguson said this was his strong personal view and noted that the Parliamentary Liberal Party had adopted a conscience vote position on the matter. …
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT ON THE NEED FOR LEGISLATION ON VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA (1998) …
Tasmania’s rail operator, Pacific National, have shut down the main north-south line due to unsafe rail infrastructure. This follows a string of derailments in recent weeks.
Q: Who’s responsible for rail maintenance?
The Bartlett – Giddings Labor Government has finally decided to do what most Tasmanians have been saying for ages: we can’t afford Labor’s uncosted adventure into a billion-dollar-plus new hospital on the Hobart waterfront.
I am also publishing on this site an email sent to DHHS staff… …
Thank goodness someone’s had the sense to show how Tasmania is the big loser from tonights Federal Budget. Will Hodgman has exposed Labor for failing to make the tough decisions that are in the interests of our economy and community.
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Health Minister Lara Giddings today flatly refused to consider any more palliative care beds for the north, rejecting a submission by the Friends of the Northern Hospice and Palliative Care Association. …
David Bartlett, our premier, seems to think that ticking a box on a list which only exists in his own mind is some sort of major conquest. Yesterday, in a move designed to change the view of most people that the government has corrupted itself, the government started talking about a “new” process of appointing magistrates.
Whoopy doo. …
Ten local entrepreneurs made their “pitch” for support at the Hotel Tasmania last night – watched by an energetic audience of business people, supporters and investors. I enjoyed it and the whole exercise was a great reminder of the depth of talent in our city, our traditional self-reliance and famous initiative to get things done using new ideas.
The event is known as the “Pitch Club”. …
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