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1 week ago | abc.net.au | Leon Compton |Brooke Van Nooten |David Reilly

Outgoing Liberal member for Bass, Bridget Archer, shares her disappointment after losing the seat in Saturday night's federal election to Labor's Jess Teesdale. Ms Archer speak with Leon Compton on Tasmania Mornings about the campaign against her, the lack of focus on local issues and nuclear. Ms Archer says her loyalty is with the Liberal Party and she won't run as an independent. But she hasn't ruled out a move to state politics. "I would never say never to that potential ...

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Leon Compton |Brooke Van Nooten |David Reilly

Tasmania's container deposit scheme, Recycle Rewards, is a week old tomorrow. TasRecycle Chair Ben Kearney tells Leon Compton on Tasmania Mornings Tasmanians returned more than one million containers in the first four days of the scheme, with Bridgewater leading the way. "The top 10 sites were all based at shopping centres ... and the highest collection centre was Cove Hill at Bridgewater which did 113,000 [cans] over the four days," he says.

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Leon Compton |Brooke Van Nooten |David Reilly

The Tasmanian government has revealed it will abandon plans to seek private investment to help fund the proposed Macquarie Point stadium, instead announcing it'll move forward with a "design and construct" model. Federal independent member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, and independent member of the Legislative Council (MLC), Ruth Forrest, weigh in, telling Leon Compton on Tasmania Mornings the borrowings must be made clear in the state budget. "Until this point there has been absolute secrecy.

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Leon Compton |Brooke Van Nooten |David Reilly

Tasmanian Liberal senator Jonathon Duniam says the party's campaign headquarters didn't listen to pleas from Tasmanian Liberals when it came to campaigning. Senator Duniam tells Leon Compton on Tasmania Mornings the national approach is why Tasmania lost all Liberal House of Representative seats. "There are lessons in this for us. A lot of questions to answer particularly on the mainland.

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Leon Compton |Brooke Van Nooten |David Reilly

Tasmanian political analyst Kevin Bonham says it could be weeks before the Tasmanian senate results are known. He tells Leon Compton on Tasmania Mornings, four senate seats have been locked in, but there's quite a battle for the last two Tasmanian senate seats. "One Nation is currently trailing Jacqui Lambie and the major parties. They are not a huge distance behind Jacqui Lambie, but it will be difficult for them," he says. Hobart, Launceston, National Elections, Federal Government