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Requiring Local Government Candidates To Declare Party Membership

#politas #lgtas

The Right of all shades are going through performative frothing at the mouth over a Tasmanian school changing a single event name, & deciding that means Xmas is cancelled. The rage is the reason; make people think something is being taken away, no matter how insubstantial it really is. #politas

Interesting re the Tasmanian Times and *check notes* illegal offshore gambling. www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=... #politas

As expected, the stadium cost is rising. That means even more public sector cuts to fund the interest on the ballooning debt. The Parliament must legislate to enforce a cap on the expenditure. Labor and Bec Thomas - you need to step up on this. #politas

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MPDC has never built anything before. Now it’s negotiating in secret with one of Australia’s biggest building consortia, to build a unique project on strict timelines on a contaminated site with no social licence. What could possibly go wrong here? #nonewstadium #politas 

“An updated price tag is expected to be released before the end of the year.”

New Year’s Eve? #politas

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Is he? I hadn't heard that. Whoever takes over will certainly be worse as he was the best of a very ordinary bunch. Barnett? Abetz? Both devout Christians. Doesn't bear thinking about. #politas

Surprise, surprise. Rockliff lied when he said Tasmania's contribution would be capped at $875M. If Bec Thomas was stupid enough to believe him, she should resign and apologise for her part in this debacle. Rockliff should piss off as well. #politas

#OnThisDay 15 October 1892 Sir Alfred Stephen died at the age of 92. He served as Chief Justice of New South Wales from 1845 to 1873, and as Administrator in 1872, 1879 and 1885, and from 1890 to 1891. #OTD #history #nswpol #nswpolitics #vdl #vandiemensland #politas #taspol #taspolitics #politics

It’s been a pleasure working with the Future Populations Network and LGAT delivering a capability building program for local government to better understand changing population dynamics to inform decison-making and planning in Tasmania. #politas #lgtas

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So, the Tasmanian government team that negotiated the disastrous AFL agreement in 2023 are now going to negotiate a building contract. This time for a stadium. And this builder is already doing a stadium in Brisbane. What could possibly go wrong? #politas #nonewstadium

#OnThisDay 14 October 1853 Kenneth Snodgrass died at the age of about 69 in Raymond Terrace, New South Wales. He served as Acting Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land from 1836 to 1837, and as Administrator of New South Wales from 1837 to 1838. #OTD #history #vdl #politas #vandiemensland #taspol

A 25-minute delay to get an ambulance out to someone who had been escalated to 'Priority 1' status. This is not okay and, yes, more people are going to die unnecessarily if it doesn't get sorted out quickly. #politas #auspol

With the cuts the health system has to find, we will see more of these tragic events happening, unfortunately. #politas

#vandiemensland #politas #taspol #taspolitics #politics

Vote 1 Mark Donnellon for stronger, well connected communities.
#transport #greens #community #cycling #politas

I have an will continue to advocate for community groups, sensible transport and sustainability. Here's what I've been doing:

#transport #greens #community #cycling #politas

No problem in Tasmania. The Premier wants to build a stadium. #politas #nonewstadium

‘Protect children’
Same man who gave a state funeral to a known child predator #politas

It's not like we haven't known for years this was coming. Governments have simply not prepared sufficiently for an ever ageing population and now it's beginning to bite. #auspol #politas #agedcare