6 March 2025

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Tasmanian Govt plans to privatise prompts union, opposition outcry

Government, Featured, State, TransportBy News Cop 6 March 2025

The Tasman Bridge which crosses the River Derwent in Hobart. Photo: penny from pixabay Plans to privatise Tasmanian public services have already prompted a strong reaction from the Opposition and union. In his address to state parliament on Tuesday, March 4, Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff flagged privatisation as a non-tax solution to paying off state…

Tasmanian Govt to conduct sweeping audit as it eyes privatisation

Politics, Featured, State, GovernmentBy News Cop 6 March 2025

Image: parliament.tas.gov The Tasmanian Government is to audit its public businesses and services as it eyes privatisation to reduce debt without raising taxes. A specialist unit will audit all government programs to target waste and inefficiency, Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff posted on Twitter (X) on Wednesday, March 5. “If we find waste and inefficiency, it…