Tasmanian payout for Aborigines
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- Tasmanian payout for Aborigines
- Tasmanian aged care workers vote on work bans
- Tasmania searching for new solicitor-general
- Concerns raised over devil disease findings
- Bushrangers in trouble after losing Brad Hodge
- Access report highlights business constraints
Tasmanian payout for Aborigines
BBC News – Jan 22, 2008
A total of A$5m ($4. 2m) would be shared between 106 claimants Tasmanian Premier Paul Lennon said. He said the money was aimed at those whose lives had been “deeply affected” by the policy.
Tasmanian aged care workers vote on work bans
abc.net.au – Jan 22, 2008
Members of the Health and Community Services Union and the Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) have voted to introduce work bans in a pay dispute with Southern Cross Care. The unions are seeking a 5 per cent pay rise – Southern Cross Care has offered 3 per cent per year. However the state secretary of the ANF Neroli Ellis says they are happy to resume negotiations with Southern Cross at any time. “The nurses are very frustrated that they’re being offered an enterprise agreement offer that would leave them $5000 less than any other nurse in Tasmania” she said. “They also will be having conditions less than their counterparts who work within Southern Cross so the support staff are going to get better conditions than the nurses.
Tasmania searching for new solicitor-general
abc.net.au – Jan 22, 2008
Bill Bale announced his retirement last July – although he acted in the position for several more months. Frank Neasey has been acting in the position since then but finished on Friday. The Attorney-General Steve Kons says the process of finding a replacement has begun. “We’re currently in the process of having a look at a short list of candidates through the departmental secretary. But Mr Kons says there are no problems through not having a solicitor-general for a short time.
Concerns raised over devil disease findings
abc.net.au – Jan 22, 2008
(Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries and Water). Scientists have found moderately high levels of flame retardant chemicals in the body fat of 16 devils affected by the facial tumour disease that’s wiping out the population. Senior scientist with the Save the Tasmanian Devil program Hamish McCallum told ABC Local Radio the data needs to be examined by a toxicologist.
Bushrangers in trouble after losing Brad Hodge
NEWS.com.au – Jan 22, 2008
"We were probably thinking 200 or 220 but they got away from us" McDonald said. "I think the ball is going to come on nicely (today) – our goal in most games is to get past 300 – so if we can do the business there we’re back in the match and it’s even stevens going into the second innings. " CENTURIES by skipper Dan Marsh and George Bailey helped Tasmania pull off a great escape on the opening day of its bottom-of-the-table Pura Cup clash with Queensland at Bellerive val. In deep trouble at 3-39 after losing both openers for ducks Tasmania hit back to be 5-333 at stumps with Marsh unbeaten on 132. Vice-captain Bailey who arrived at the crease with Tasmania 2-0 shared an entertaining 155-run stand with Marsh before he skied a catch to Chris Simpson off Ashley Noffke (3-53) to be out for 104 just before tea. – AAP Share this article… "I think the ball is going to come on nicely (today) – our goal in most games is to get past 300 – so if we can do the business there we’re back in the match and it’s even stevens going into the second innings. " CENTURIES by skipper Dan Marsh and George Bailey helped Tasmania pull off a great escape on the opening day of its bottom-of-the-table Pura Cup clash with Queensland at Bellerive val. In deep trouble at 3-39 after losing both openers for ducks Tasmania hit back to be 5-333 at stumps with Marsh unbeaten on 132. Vice-captain Bailey who arrived at the crease with Tasmania 2-0 shared an entertaining 155-run stand with Marsh before he skied a catch to Chris Simpson off Ashley Noffke (3-53) to be out for 104 just before tea. – AAP Share this article.
Access report highlights business constraints
abc.net.au – Jan 22, 2008
” The report lists increased job vacancies steady population growth and a rise in consumer spending as positives for Tasmania’s economy. But the forecaster flags a lack of investment as another threat to economic growth. Mr Dowling says the Tasmanian economy relies on projects such as the planned Gunns Pulp Mill and the Bell Bay Power Station for capital injection”Historically the Tasmanian economy has ebbed and flowed in accordance with the strength of business investment and over the last couple of years that has fallen off” he said. Tags: economic-trends electricity-energy-and-utilities regional-development urban-development-and-planning tasSearch for news.
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