The News Review:
- Ponting to captain Tasmania in Pura Cup
- Canberra promises extension of Bass Strait freight scheme
- Greens Labor meet on preferences
- Minor parties join the Insiders panel
- Live – Premier League
- Libs split on climate change
Ponting to captain Tasmania in Pura Cup
CricInfo.com – Oct 28, 2007
It will be Ponting’s second Pura Cup outing in two seasons after his international duties kept him out of state first-class action for three consecutive summers before last year. Joining Ponting in the side will be Ben Hilfenhaus who missed the opening Pura Cup match while on tour with Australia in India while Tim Paine and Chris Duval have been omitted. The 12-man squad also includes Luke Butterworth who had a hamstring strain that kept him out of the Tigers’ Pura Cup opener. Butterworth is coming off an amazing all-round effort for Tasmania’s Second XI against Victoria’s Second XI last week.
Canberra promises extension of Bass Strait freight scheme
ABC nline – ABC nline – Oct 28, 2007
The Liberal party also says that if re-elected it will increase the rebate for tourists bringing cars and motorhomes to the state on the Bass Strait ferries. The member for Braddon Mark Baker says the changes to freight subsidies will boost the beef industry on King island. “Now King island not only King Island but Tasmania has that opportunity to be able to move cattle backwards and forwards which is a huge issue for King Island and mainland Tasmania” Mr Baker said. Tags: business-economics-and-finance industry transport government-and-politics federal-state-issues political-parties liberal-party rural livestock beef-cattle programs-and-initiatives tas devonport-7310 flinders-island-7255 king-island-7256Search for news.
Greens Labor meet on preferences
NEWS.com.au – Oct 28, 2007
article-tools –> ctober 28 2007 12:00am GREENS are expected to preference Labor in all mainland lower house seats and Labor will preference the Greens in the Senate. The parties are expected to come to an agreement this week Greens leader Bob Brown said. nly in Tasmania where both the major parties support the Gunns pulp mill will the Greens run an open ticket Senator Brown said. "Yes we’re working very hard on that and I think that will happen this week" he told the Ten Network. "We’ve got to lodge preferences with the electoral office in the Senate by Saturday. "The arrangement basically is that we will give preferences to Labor in marginal seats on the mainland. "We’re going open ticket in the lower house in Tasmania because of the pulp mill… "We’ve got to lodge preferences with the electoral office in the Senate by Saturday. "The arrangement basically is that we will give preferences to Labor in marginal seats on the mainland. "We’re going open ticket in the lower house in Tasmania because of the pulp mill. "Both the (major) parties are in favour of the pulp mill and the Greens are working to save the Tamar Valley from the pulp mill. " Senator Brown said Labor would give preferences to the Greens in the Senate in an effort to remove coalition control. "That if it comes to be will mean that we will have a new government and we’ll have once again a functioning Senate with the Greens in the balance of power" he said. "But it means that at least two states have to reduce the number of coalition senators (to) vote away from the coalition towards the Greens in the Senate.
Minor parties join the Insiders panel
ABC Regional nline – ABC Regional nline – Oct 28, 2007
Now as I understand it the Greens will now preference Labor in the House of Representatives; in return Labor will preference the Greens in the Senate in the mainland anyway are you happy with that Bob Brown?BB BRWN: Yes it’s a sensible outcome. That comes because the feedback The Greens are getting is that by and large people want a change of government. But in Tasmania we are going open ticket because Mr Rudd and Mr Howard line up the same way on the pulp mill and on the destruction of some 200000 hectares of forest and Tasmanian wedge tail eagle habitat and so on. Totally unnecessary alternatives are there.
Live – Premier League
BBC News – Oct 28, 2007
1602: Liverpool and Arsenal start. 1601: Tottenham and Blackburn are back out. "I have one of my university final exams in the morning but I am up in Tasmania at 3am to watch Arsenal v Liverpool. dedicated to the cause! It was seriously incovenient that daylight savings went forward in Australia and back in the UK!" ctfish on 6061556: The players emerge at a bright Anfield with Liverpool led out by skipper Steven Gerrard on the occasion of his 400th appearance for the Reds. Arsenal are in their change strip of white… dedicated to the cause! It was seriously incovenient that daylight savings went forward in Australia and back in the UK!" ctfish on 6061556: The players emerge at a bright Anfield with Liverpool led out by skipper Steven Gerrard on the occasion of his 400th appearance for the Reds. Arsenal are in their change strip of white. 1554: The atmosphere’s building at Anfield where there is a rendition of ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ from the home fans. None of the four BBC pundits asked had this down as a home win. Garth Crooks is going with Arsenal while Gary Pallister Gavin Peacock and Mark Lawrenson all reckon the spoils will be shared.
Libs split on climate change
NEWS.com.au – Oct 28, 2007
Angry Liberal colleagues immediately accused Mr Turnbull of jettisoning the Government’s position in order to save his marginal – and green – Sydney seat of Wentworth. ne minister said Mr Turnbull was not a team player and described him as being "desperate” about his prospectsin Wentworth. Mr Turnbull has been under pressure in his seat not only on climate change but also over his recent approval of a large paper pulp mill in Tasmania. He holds the seat by only 2. 5 per cent and internal Labor Party polling suggests the result is still too close to call. In the interview in The Australian Financial Review that sparked the campaign crisis Mr Turnbull refused to say if he had argued for Cabinet to ratify Kyoto. But he fuelled the suggestion of a split by declaring Kyoto would do Australia no economic harm and there were "symbolic” arguments for signing.