Archive | July, 2009

New research: 40% of Tasmanian criminals breach suspended sentencing and most avoid prosecution.

It’s a sure sign of a lazy and out-of-touch government that allows convicted criminals to get the benefits of a suspended sentence while not bothering to prosecute them when they break the rules.

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Labor by the numbers

Latest video – the numbers speak for themselves….

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Linking responsibility at school and on the roads: Major statement from Will Hodgman and Jeremy Rockliff

  • The number of young drivers killed or hurt on the roads each year is far too high
  • We need to link responsibility at school to responsibility on the road
  • A Liberal Government will do that, and much more to make our roads safer

We need to build a culture of responsible driving in Tasmania and we need to start early. We need to begin that process in our schools, and we need to show the next generation of drivers, that driving is a privilege, not a right.

Under a Hodgman Liberal Government, we will introduce two new initiatives to better prepare novice drivers for the responsibility of being on the road.

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Dr McGinity saga: No Minister, it’s about due process and natural justice.

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Earlier this week, I attended the Scottsdale public meeting to support Dr Paul McGinity along with more than 200 angry locals.

Anyone who took the time to attend and listen to the range of speakers could only have concluded that there is an agenda to pursue Dr McGinity at the expense of due process and natural justice.

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A new proposal for improved enforcement of speed zones on our highways: monitoring journey travel time in addition to current spot speed detection methods.

Today I’m pleased to be able to provide information on a motion that I have put forward to be considered for adoption at the upcoming Liberal Party state council meeting.

The motion deals with the issue of undetected speeding on major highways and was written and passed at the branch level in May 2009. So while it is timely to put the issue up for party and public debate, I want to point out that it has not been developed in response to yesterday’s terrible road fatalities.

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Road Safety: Statement from Will Hodgman

  • The appalling road carnage must be addressed
  • A Road Safety Round Table should be convened
  • This is above politics – and it is essential

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Labor axes quarterly reports. Liberals to bring them back.

In a move which highlights the aggression and haste with which this out-of-touch Labor Government chops out accountability in government, the Labor Party axed the quarterly financial reports in 2003.

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Labor’s “goat track” Midlands Hwy cracking up

The Midland Highway is starting to seriously crack up.  I drove it twice last weekend and saw if for myself. 

It really is becoming a messy safety risk.

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David Bartlett has locked up his Twitter

David Bartlett, who likes to cast himself as “clever and connected” has strangely made his Twitter account by invitation only – which is like installing a phone and then pulling out the plug. Hey, nice phone Dave!

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