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1 week ago | 
abc.net.au | Leon Compton |Brooke Van Nooten |Penny Mcleod
Former Liberal turned independent candidate for Clark, Elise Archer, says she was "shocked" when the Premier Jeremy Rockliff committed to an AFL stadium at Macquarie Point. The former Attorney-General tells Leon Compton on Tasmania Mornings she's deeply concerned about the state of the Tasmanian budget. "The goal posts have changed. We can't just put taxpayer money, endless buckets of money. It will bankrupt the state," she says.
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1 week ago | 
abc.net.au | Leon Compton |Brooke Van Nooten |Penny Mcleod
The president of the Police Association of Tasmania says he's received messages from police officers all over the state following the death of constable Keith Anthony Smith who was shot on Monday morning. Shane Tilley tells Leon Compton on Tasmania Mornings that the state's police force is "devastated with yesterday's loss" and asks the Tasmanian community to show its support in small ways.
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1 week ago | 
abc.net.au | Leon Compton |Brooke Van Nooten |Penny Mcleod
Investigations continue into the death of a 57-year-old Tasmania police constable who was shot during "routine" operations in Tasmania's north west yesterday. Tasmania Police Commissioner Donna Adams tells Leon Compton on Tasmania Mornings that the Specialist Operations Group (SOG) were at the scene to support the frontline officers.
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1 week ago | 
abc.net.au | Leon Compton |Brooke Van Nooten |Penny Mcleod
Bridget Archer says running for the Liberal Party in a state election so soon after she lost her federal seat of Bass wasn't on her "bingo card". The candidate tells Leon Compton on ABC Tasmania mornings she "sat horrified and appalled by what played out in the Parliament" and wants to play her part. Defending her party's plan to control the state's spiralling debt, she outlined why she's supporting the Macquarie Point Stadium.
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3 weeks ago | 
abc.net.au | Leon Compton |Brooke Van Nooten |David Reilly
With the Tasmanian Greens confirming they will support Labor leader Dean Winter's no confidence motion in Jeremy Rockliff as premier of Tasmania, questions are raised on whether Labor and the Greens could form the next government. Robert Hortle is the deputy director at the Tasmanian Policy Exchange at UTAS and he tells Leon Compton on Tasmania Mornings so far there's no indication this has been discussed between the parties.
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3 weeks ago | 
abc.net.au | Leon Compton |Brooke Van Nooten |David Reilly
Tasmanian politicians have been recommended for their first pay rice since 2018. Politician pay has been frozen in Tasmania since 2018, but the Tasmanian Industrial Commission has recommend the base salary for MPs be increased from $140,000 per annum to $171,000, an increase of about 22 per cent. Parliament has the option to block the pay rise and Premier Jeremy Rockliff has indicated he doesn't support it.
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3 weeks ago | 
abc.net.au | Leon Compton |Brooke Van Nooten |David Reilly
When Australia's Governor-General Sam Mostyn visited Tasmania's north west last week, Burnie mayor Teeny Brumby decided to give her "the kind of experience that would leave an indelible mark". Ms Brumby tells Leon Compton on Tasmania Mornings about the moment she invited Her Excellency for an early morning dip in the cold waters of north west Tasmania.
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3 weeks ago | 
abc.net.au | Leon Compton |Brooke Van Nooten |David Reilly
Work is due to start this month on a new hospice in Launceston's heritage-listed Allambi building. It comes 20 years after the doors to a similar facility in Launceston closed its doors. Despite some confusion over the funding in last week's state budget, Friends of the Northern Hospice spokesperson, Barb Baker, tells Leon Compton on Tasmania Mornings the project is on track.
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3 weeks ago | 
abc.net.au | Leon Compton |Brooke Van Nooten |David Reilly
Jacqui Lambie has confirmed this six year term will be her last as a senator for Tasmania. She tells Leon Compton on Tasmania Mornings she has a list of priorities to take to Canberra. "The first thing we will doing is fighting for a football team and no bloody stadium with a roof on it," she says. "I am worried about leaving Tasmania in a huge debt. It mightn't look pretty, but you can only print so much money and that really bothers me," she says.
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Leon Compton |Brooke Van Nooten |David Reilly
There are concerns for the future of the Hobart Private Hospital after the parent company of Healthscope, which runs 37 private hospitals across the country, went into receivership. Tasmania's Health Minister Jacquie Petrusma tells Leon Compton on Tasmania Mornings Hobart Private Hospital will keep operating, with or without Healthscope, but ruled out the government taking it over. "Behind the scenes, we've also been talking to other providers, because we want that to on go.
