David Killick

Government-owned ferry operator TT-Line was heading for insolvency in the lead-up to the July state election, forcing the caretaker government to underwrite an urgent increase in its borrowing limits, a parliamentary committee has heard.

Property owners who will have transmission lines strung across their properties as part of the Marinuslink project will be paid $200,000 per kilometre, Premier Jeremy Rockliff announced on Wednesday.

Tasmania’s tech sector could triple in size over the next decade to become a key driver of the state’s economy, a new report says.

The number of Tasmanians waiting for public housing has increased for the ninth month in a row, new figures show.

Confusion surrounds the nature of a “very serious event” in aquaculture pens south of Hobart which has been raised by the Premier, downplayed by the minister responsible, denied by the industry and condemned by the Greens, independent MPs and environment groups.

A Labor government would boost women’s health with free specialised clinics around the state, Opposition leader Dean Winter pledged on Friday.

The Liberals will set up a government-owned insurance company in a bid to reduce the cost of living for Tasmanian households and small businesses if re-elected at the July 19 state election, Premier Jeremy Rockliff says.

Tasmanians would be able to pay monthly instalments on all their bills from government-owned businesses, including power and car registration, to avoid quarterly bill shock, if Labor wins power at the state election.

The state government’s flagship housing reform has been hamstrung by a ill-defined roles, policy inconsistency and uncertainty around funding, an independent review has found.

Hungry patients at the Royal Hobart Hospital are resorting to ordering food deliveries via Uber Eats after government cutbacks stripped ward pantries bare.

The replacement for the troubled Ashley Youth Detention Centre is expected to open in 2027, the state government announced on Monday, six year after its closure was first flagged.

Fresh plans for Tasmania’s $40m “Next Iconic Walk” have removed one of the three proposed hut sites and added tent camping as an option for intrepid participants.

The state budget deficit has blown out by half a billion dollars and is expected to reach $1.3bn in 2024/25 — the second-worst result on record, new Treasury figures show.

A proposal to grant carbon credits for not cutting down trees could be disastrous for the Tasmanian forestry industry and the environment, Liberal politicians say.

The Tasmania Prison Service is refusing improve the substandard, smelly and uncomfortable footwear it issues to prisoners, ignoring repeated complaints and recommendations, a report has found.

The latest addition to Rob Pennicott’s fleet is expected to lure another 20,000 visitors to the Tasman Peninsula in its first year — even more than the famed Three Capes Track.

An interstate auditor has been brought in to look into the operations of Homes Tasmania after a parliamentary motion described the government-owned housing provider as a “failing experiment”.

Security guards employed by the state government to keep Tasmania safe during the Covid pandemic are chasing nearly $1.4m in underpaid wages.

What was hailed as a “one-in-a-generation” review of Tasmania’s local government sector will not lead directly to any amalgamations, any reductions in the number of council bureaucrats, any improvements in services or any cuts to council rates.

Opposition, minor party and independent MPs in state parliament could combine to force improvements to Tasmania’s animal welfare laws if the minority Liberals did not introduce the strong reforms required, Greens MLC Cassy O’Connor says.