Adam Holmes
Reporter at ABC Hobart
Journalist @abcnews. Tasmania, politics, transparency, anti-corruption. I walk places and post photos. 📮: [email protected], [email protected]
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1 week ago |
abc.net.au | Adam Holmes
A Greens candidate in a Tasmanian seat has dropped out of the federal election race after falling foul of dual citizen laws for holding New Zealand citizenship. The Tasmanian Greens said 19-year-old Franklin candidate Owen Fitzgerald was unaware he held the extra citizenship. "This situation is not Owen's fault. It was an administrative error in the party's candidate vetting process," Greens senator for Tasmania Nick McKim said.
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1 week ago |
abc.net.au | Adam Holmes
The Tasmanian government says it wants to start work on a rapid bus line in Hobart's northern suburbs "as quickly as possible" — but will need a funding promise from the Commonwealth. Developing the northern suburbs rail corridor has been the subject of more than 30 reports spanning 15 years, before the government settled on rapid bus instead of light rail two years ago.
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1 week ago |
abc.net.au | Adam Holmes
Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff says he hopes special legislation to enable the Macquarie Point stadium can be introduced in May, debated in June and pass parliament in July. He confirmed on Sunday that he planned to sidestep the current planning process, which involves an assessment by the Tasmanian Planning Commission (TPC).
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2 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Adam Holmes
The Federal Government's target of 82% renewable energy by 2030 has triggered a significant jump in wind, solar and transmission lines through regional communities. But it hasn't been a smooth process, with companies and regulators agreeing the way projects are proposed and approved need to be better handled to gain community approval and balance environmental interests.
Australia's regions face 'social licence' balancing act as 2030 renewable energy targets come closer
2 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Adam Holmes
Australia's current target is for 82 per cent of electricity to be generated by renewables by 2030, but, on current trends, it’s an uphill battle to meet it. The way projects have been proposed, developed and managed in regional communities has caused divisions, and ultimately delays, for decades — with wind and transmission lines among those continuing to face degrees of opposition.
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