Tag: State Parliament
Minister shocked by bike death numbers
A government minister has labelled as shocking, statistics showing one in four people killed on Tasmania's roads are on motorbikes.[MORE]
More convict relics find their way back to Port Arthur
There has been an increase in the number of relics being returned to the Port Arthur Historic Site.[MORE]
Wire rope barriers here to stay
The Infrastructure Minister Graeme Sturges has defended the use if wire rope barriers on Tasmania's roads.[MORE]
Quick urges speedy end to Wriedt case
Former Labor MHR Harry Quick has jumped to the defence of sacked Cabinet Minister Paula Wriedt, but says her situation is messy and needs to be resolved immediately.[MORE]
Big cash rewards for excellence in science
Prominent West Australian water expert Jorg Imberger has won a $100, 000 prize as West Australian Scientist of the Year.[MORE]
Donors' blood boils over NSW charges
The Red Cross says donors are angry about NSW plans to charge private hospitals for blood deliveries.[MORE]
Mandatory jail terms for juveniles criticised
The Youth Legal Service says laws of mandatory jail terms for people who assault police officers could increase the risk of young people reoffending.[MORE]
Activists welcome Indigenous preamble for Qld Constitution
Activists have welcomed plans to recognise Indigenous Queenslanders in a preamble to the State Constitution.[MORE]
Shoving incident referred to Privileges Committee
The behaviour of NSW MP Andrew Fraser is now the subject of a formal complaint.[MORE]
Qld Parliament wraps up with Christmas cheer
Hostilities have been set aside as Queensland Parliament wraps up for another year.[MORE]
Power prices to rise: Aurora
Tasmania's electricity retailer Aurora Energy is predicting significantly higher power prices in the next five years due to the introduction of carbon trading.[MORE]
Opposition questions election scrutiny laws
The Queensland Opposition has rejected Government moves to scrutinise election promises.[MORE]
Ambulance criticised for going to 'wrong address'
The Queensland Opposition claims an ambulance service bungle last month may have cost a north Queensland man his life.[MORE]
Police assault laws to apply to juveniles
A Bill to introduce mandatory jail terms for people who assault police will also apply to juveniles aged between 14 and 18.[MORE]
Premier expects Wriedt back in Parliament next year
The Premier David Bartlett is expecting Paula Wriedt back in State Parliament in February.[MORE]
Parliament passes surrogacy laws
West Australian families will soon be able to have children through a surrogate mother after both houses of State Parliament passed the legislation.[MORE]
Bartlett denies knowledge of Wriedt job move
The Premier says he has no knowledge of the sacked cabinet minister Paula Wriedt considering applying for a top business job.[MORE]
Govt moves for Indigenous preamble in Qld Constitution
The Qld Govt wants to insert a preamble into the Constitution recognising Indigenous people.[MORE]
Govt to set up 'independent' inquiry into gas explosion
The Westen Australian Government says it will conduct a third, independent, inquiry into an explosion at Apache Energy's gas processing plant on Varanus Island.[MORE]
Qld Govt defeats Oppn push to pass lying laws
The Qld Oppn has failed in a push to reinstate laws that made lying to State Parliament a criminal offence.[MORE]
Forestry defends price for pulp mill wood
Forestry Tasmania insists it's getting a fair price for the wood promised to Gunns' proposed pulp mill, despite the supply deal never going to tender.[MORE]
Opposition claims case growing against waterfront hospital
Tasmania's Opposition has seized on comments by TasPorts in its campaign for the State Government to abandon its waterfront redevelopment of the Royal Hobart Hospital.[MORE]
Bartlett urged to intervene on Wriedt future
The Premier David Bartlett is being urged to talk to the sacked Cabinet Minister Paula Wriedt about her future.[MORE]
Forestry unsure on Bartlett briefing on mill supply
Forestry Tasmania's General Manager has told a Parliamentary Committee he can't remember when he briefed the Premier about extending the company's wood supply contract for Gunns' proposed pulp mill.[MORE]
Parliament passes laws to ban rental auctions
The Queensland Parliament has passed laws banning rental bidding and limiting rent increases to once every six months.[MORE]
