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Tasmania’s anti-protest bill passes upper house as activists vow to fight on

Danielle Kutchel, Friday, 26th August 2022 -  The passing of the Tasmanian bill comes just weeks after Victoria passed similar legislation. Tasmania’s controversial anti-protest laws have passed the state’s upper house with

Program aims to create culture of volunteering in Tasmania

Danielle Kutchel, Monday, 22nd August 2022 -  Designed to celebrate Tasmania’s young volunteers, the program also allows them to use their experience for education and employment opportunities. A new youth-based volunteering

Decision to raise detention age in Tasmania only a ‘first step’ in youth justice reform

Danielle Kutchel, Friday, 10th June 2022 -  Advocates say more action is needed for the welfare of children. Tasmania has become the first state in the country to raise the age of criminal detention, from 10 to 14 years old. The

Tassie government pledges millions to build more housing for state’s most vulnerable

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 4th March 2020 -  The investment boost comes after Hobart was recently crowned the least affordable Australian capital    A $22 million Tasmanian government injection into social housing supply

Commonwealth wipes Tasmania’s housing debt

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 11th September 2019 -  Tasmania is set to redirect $230 million into improving the supply of housing and reducing homelessness after the Morrison government waived the state’s housing-related Commonwealth

Free speech fears as anti-protest laws re-enter Tasmanian Parliament

Maggie Coggan, Thursday, 21st March 2019 -  Sector leaders fear the rewriting of tough Tasmanian anti-protest laws could still threaten free speech and public protests, as the bill is tabled in a newly resumed state parliament

NDIS Commences Final Roll Out in Three States

Luke Michael, Thursday, 10th January 2019 -  The National Disability Insurance Scheme is now available across all of Victoria, Queensland and Tasmania, with the final roll out in these states commencing. The NDIS roll out into

Tasmania Secures Long-Term Funding Certainty For NDIS

Luke Michael, Tuesday, 11th December 2018 -  Tasmania has secured long-term funding certainty for the National Disability Insurance Scheme after signing a five-year deal with the federal government. Social Services Minister

Tasmanians on NDIS Get Subsidy ‘Safety Net’

Wendy Williams, Thursday, 17th November 2016 -  Tasmanians on the National Disability Insurance Scheme have been given a “welcome reprieve” with access to a temporary taxi subsidy following complaints from advocates that people

Tasmanian Jobs to Surge with NDIS Rollout

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 19th July 2016 -  In Tasmania the National Disability Insurance Scheme will deliver up to 1,750 new full-time jobs in the next three years and $260 million in new economic activity, according to the…

Justice Ignored is Justice Denied for Tasmanians with Disabilities

Chris Hornsey, Thursday, 17th March 2016 -  Tasmanian Anti-Discrimination Commissioner Robin Banks is laying down the law to improve access to the state’s justice system for people with a disability, with the development

Tasmania Signs on to NDIS

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 3rd December 2015 -  Tasmania has become the fourth Australian state to sign onto the full rollout of the National Disability Insurance Scheme. The announcement, which coincided with International…
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