The News Review:
- Top marks for Tasmanian rural school retention rates
- Day two of Targa Tasmania
- Premier ‘meddled in judicial job’
Top marks for Tasmanian rural school retention rates
abc.net.au – Apr 17, 2008
The Social Atlas of Rural and Regional Australia was released today by the Federal Government. It shows between 2001 and 2006 the increase in the number of 16 year olds staying at school in regional Tasmania was the nation’s highest up by 10. The national average fell by 1.
Day two of Targa Tasmania
abc.net.au – Apr 17, 2008
Eight times winner Jim Richards starts the day with a one second lead over South Australian Steve Glenney. Victorian-based Tasmanian Matt Close is in equal sixth position and hopes to still be in contention by the weekend. “The first two days aren’t our strong days very bumpy” Close said. “These are set up very stiff so we just want to try and hang in there so that we can just be their for Saturday and Sunday.
Premier ‘meddled in judicial job’
The Age – Apr 17, 2008
■He claims Premier interfered repeatedly injustice portfolio. ■Confidence eroded in state’s investments andjustice. TASMANIAN Premier Paul Lennon has been hit by new claims ofinterference with a judicial appointment. A former ministerial staff member has outed himself as thesource of a shredded cabinet minute that has already cost deputypremier Steve Kons his job and damaged a bid by the unpopular MrLennon to rebuild his standing. As Mr Lennon campaigned in Melbourne for a Tasmanian AFL teamyesterday the state’s Greens released a statement sent to them byMr Kons’ former staff member Nigel Burch. Mr Burch said Mr Kons complained repeatedly about Mr Lennon’sinterference in the justice portfolio which Mr Kons held until anew year reshuffle. Mr Burch alleged that Mr Kons was directed by Mr Lennon toappoint a lawyer Simon Cooper as a magistrate to remove him fromhis post as executive commissioner in the state’s Resource Planningand Development Commission… TASMANIAN Premier Paul Lennon has been hit by new claims ofinterference with a judicial appointment. A former ministerial staff member has outed himself as thesource of a shredded cabinet minute that has already cost deputypremier Steve Kons his job and damaged a bid by the unpopular MrLennon to rebuild his standing. As Mr Lennon campaigned in Melbourne for a Tasmanian AFL teamyesterday the state’s Greens released a statement sent to them byMr Kons’ former staff member Nigel Burch. Mr Burch said Mr Kons complained repeatedly about Mr Lennon’sinterference in the justice portfolio which Mr Kons held until anew year reshuffle. Mr Burch alleged that Mr Kons was directed by Mr Lennon toappoint a lawyer Simon Cooper as a magistrate to remove him fromhis post as executive commissioner in the state’s Resource Planningand Development Commission. In that job Mr Cooper was a critic of the controversial $2billion Tamar Valley pulp mill which Mr Lennon strongly backedurging its environmental approval in State Parliament. Mr Burch was sacked in March after writing a letter to Mr Lennonthat is reported to have objected to the way ministerial staff weredealt with.