TASMANIAN GREENS’ 2009-10 ALTERNATIVE BUDGET STATEMENT
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- TASMANIAN GREENS’ 2009-10 ALTERNATIVE BUDGET STATEMENT
- Tas grab for upmarket tourists
- Gunns set for pulp mill deal with Swedes
- Students Abroad to Learn about Tasmania’s Female Convicts
- 28 visit Launceston’s swine flu clinic
- Longer wait higher cost in Tas hospitals
TASMANIAN GREENS’ 2009-10 ALTERNATIVE BUDGET STATEMENT
Tasmanian Greens
Greens Leader Nick McKim MP said that the Greens’ proposal for a temporary reduction in work time of 2. 5 hours per week for Tasmania’s public servants stands in stark contrast to the sackings and departmental abolitions underway under the Bartlett government. “By involving all public sector workers in a solution we can save nearly $100m without losing a single job. It’s a response to the state’s revenue shortfall which is contemporary compassionate and fair.
Tas grab for upmarket tourists
ABC nline
(ABC News: Sarah Bester). Luxury tour company owner Peter Ernst is co-ordinating a campaign to attract wealthy domestic tourists to the state. The program includes advertising in newspapers and magazines interstate.
Gunns set for pulp mill deal with Swedes
The Australian
That report by Australian-based project consultants will be presented to Sodra tomorrow in time to allow a potential announcement with Gunns by the end of the month. It is understood Sodra has hired Sydney-based consultants Evans & Peck to report on the position of stakeholders including opponents of the mill before making a final commitment. Robert Kelman of Evans & Peck is understood to have visited Tasmania recently to prepare the report for Sodra and has been investigating local support and opposition to the project. This included consultations with the mill’s opponents including the Wilderness Society and the Australian Conservation Foundation. The discussions included what changes to the project might be required to address their concerns such as ending plans for the mill to be fed predominantly by native forests timber in its first five years. Mr Kelman would not comment last night but did not deny his firm was preparing a report on the mill for Sodra. "I’m not a spokesman for Sodra — at this stage that is all I can say" he said.
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Students Abroad to Learn about Tasmania’s Female Convicts
Tasmanian Government Media Releases (press release)
The Minister for Environment Parks Heritage and the Arts Michelle ‘Byrne has congratulated Catherine Pettman and Andrew Wilson for securing a five year distribution deal with their film titled Voices in the Dark. “The documentary focuses on installation artist Christina Henri’s epic Roses from the Heart Project commemorating the lives of the 25566 female convicts transported to Australia” Ms ‘Byrne said. “Through these two creative endeavours these artists have played a very important role in bringing stories of the women and children who spent time at places like the Cascades Female Factory to life and sharing them with a whole new generation. “I think it is wonderful that students across Australia and New Zealand will have the opportunity to learn more about Australia’s female convict history.
28 visit Launceston’s swine flu clinic
Tasmania Examiner
Tasmania has one case of the virus in the South two in the North and seven in the North West with no new probable cases overnight. Meanwhile a 59-year-old woman from Tasmania who travelled to Brisbane from Hobart via Melbourne has been confirmed with the virus in Queensland. Tasmanian flu clinics will be open seven days a week between 10m and 4pm. Public Health acting director Chrissie Pickin said planning for the new centres proved invaluable. “However improvements will continue to be made as the response rolls out” Dr Pickin said.
Longer wait higher cost in Tas hospitals
ABC nline
An Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report shows more than 160000 patients presented to emergency departments in Tasmania last financial year. 60 per cent were seen within the recommended time compared to the national average of 69 per cent. 10 per cent of Tasmanian elective surgery patients waited more than 365 days for their procedure compared to three per cent nationally. The longest wait is for orthopaedics and ophthalmology. The report also shows Tasmanian hospitals spend more per patient than most other states.
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