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In short: A report has found Larry Kestelman's company is effectively leasing the Derwent Entertainment Centre from the Tasmanian government for less than $30,000 a year — around $577 a week. Mr Kestelman is a property developer and owner of the NBL, and is in talks...

In short: A specialist team working with the educators of children with disabilities is being reviewed, with four of the team's 16 jobs to go. Just last week, Education Minister Jo Palmer's office said there was no proposal to cut jobs in the Inclusive Practice Team....

In short:  The joint venture of BESIX Watpac and John Holland is the sole finalist to build the Games Victoria Park stadium The site was handed over to the Games Independent Infrastructure and Coordination Authority in June What next? Contracts are set to be finalised...

ABC Radio: Tasmania’s Opposition Leader Josh Willie has addressed concerns the state government can’t afford to build the AFL stadium at Macquarie Point in Hobart while cutting 1,700 jobs from the state service.

In short: An award-winning, internationally acclaimed lichen scientist is set to lose his job managing the Tasmanian Herbarium, as the state government's job cuts hit the science sector. Active Tasmania, public transport compliance and librarians are also set to go,...

The state's public sector union has accused the Tasmanian government of "mishandling" the process to cut about 250 jobs, saying it's "without empathy" and leaving staff in tears. "People are talking about this feeling like a massacre," Community and Public Sector...

In short: Nearly half of Tasmanian community service organisations say they've had to cut some of their services due to a shortage of resources and additional financial pressures, according to the Tasmanian Council of Social Service (TasCOSS). TasCOSS has warned that...

The first round of tenders for the Macquarie Point stadium have landed — and so has the bill. There are two builders in the process and the commercial details of their submissions are confidential, but those familiar with the numbers told Scoop in September the news...

Premier Jeremy Rockliff has pledged $1 million towards a training facility for Tasmanian students at Macquarie Point, adjacent to the stadium construction site. The announcement comes as apprentices numbers in Tasmania continue to drop. Master Builders Tasmania chief...

Tasmania’s largest circulation newspaper has been accused of axing a planned exclusive story on opinion polling that showed strong public support for the estimated cost of building the Macquarie Point stadium to be revealed to parliament. Roland Browne, a spokesperson...