Delivering new road safety funding for Tasmania
The Liberal National Government is delivering an additional $16.27 million for road safety upgrades which will save lives in Tasmania.
Media Releases
Tasmanian Men’s Sheds to benefit from Federal Government initiative
The Federal Liberal National Government will unlock new fundraising potential for Men’s Sheds across Tasmania by ensuring that donations to the Sheds are tax deductible from 1 July 2020.
Shorten must apologise for attack on small and family businesses
Labor Leader Bill Shorten’s labelling of small and family business owners as ‘fat cats’ shows either a complete disregard for this vital sector of our economy or a wilful shunning of the hundreds of thousands of men and women who employ their fellow Australians.
John Tucker
Congratulations to John Tucker on his election as the Member for Lyons.
Shorten’s meddling in Fair Work Act dangerous
Labor’s threats to amend the Fair Work Act to change how the minimum wage is calculated are incredibly dangerous and could undermine the independence of the Fair Work Commission according to Liberal Senator and former Workplace Relations Minister Eric Abetz.
Pumped Hydro to deliver jobs and investment for Tasmania
Today’s announcement by the Federal and State Liberal Governments to advance the Battery of the Nation project to the next stage has been welcomed by the Tasmanian Liberal Senate Team as a boon for jobs and investment in the state.
The Hon. Dr John Herron AO
I am saddened by the passing of former Senator, The Hon. Dr John Herron AO, who served in the Senate from 1990 to 2002 and who was a Minister in the Howard Government.
City Deal a game changer for Hobart
Federal, state and local governments have come together on a landmark agreement to bust Hobart congestion and back the fast-growing tourism and science industries that are key to Hobart and Tasmania’s future.
City Deal to tackle congestion across Hobart
Tasmanian Liberal Senator Eric Abetz has joined with Federal Cities Minister Alan Tudge and Tasmanian Attorney-General Elise Archer to announce a $730 million congestion busting package, as a key plank of the Hobart City Deal