Speech to the Parliament in response to the state budget 2012-13

 

Mr FERGUSON (Bass) – This is a budget brought down by the government that we are now debating, which is about winding Tasmania backwards. Today I was very proud to sit and carefully listen to everything that was said by my leader, Will Hodgman, the Leader of the Opposition, for his address in reply to [...]

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Child Protection: Speech to Parliament

 

Mr FERGUSON (Bass) – In December last year the Select Committee inquiring into the child protection system in Tasmania presented its report. It contained 176 recommendations, which were made to the government, not just for improvement but also for change. I have to say from the outset how proud we, in the opposition, are of [...]

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“Account Suspended” – $1 million NBN for business program

 

“Account Suspended” is the message that greets anyone looking for more detail on the NBN4business – a so called key program of the Government’s digital strategy. This is yet further evidence that as a result of Green-Labor incompetence, Tasmania has now lost its first-mover advantage on the NBN.

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