Laura Beavis
Journalist at ABC News (Australia)
Journalist for ABC News, based in Hobart, Tasmania. Views expressed are my own. Retweets do not imply endorsement.
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Oct 19, 2023 |
abc.net.au | Laura Beavis
Mary Massina was appointed chief executive of the Macquarie Point Development Corporation in 2017 and departed in July 2022. An agency of the state government, the MPDC was formed in 2012 to manage the waterfront site, but has faced criticism progress has been too slow despite millions of dollars spent in funding. In 2022, Ms Massina was paid $246,000 in "termination benefits".
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Sep 30, 2023 |
abc.net.au | Laura Beavis
In short: Former Tasmanian attorney-general Elise Archer says she's reconsidering whether she'll resign from state parliament after an "outpouring of community support". Ms Archer has already quit the Liberal Party, so if she stays in parliament she'll sit as an independent. An electoral analyst says that might force the Premier to call an early election.
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Sep 30, 2023 |
abc.net.au | Laura Beavis |Meg Whitfield
In short: On Saturday, it was revealed former Tasmanian attorney-general Elise Archer sent a message last year in which she said she was "sick of victim-survivors"Ms Archer says the message referred to victim-survivors who had been abusing her on social media and has been taken out of context. She accused the office of Premier Jeremy Rockliff of leaking the message to damage her, while the premier has declined to comment.
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Sep 14, 2023 |
abc.net.au | Laura Beavis
In short: An Australian-first program will allow Tasmanian pharmacists to prescribe medications to people in remote areas and aged care homes. The Tasmanian government says the move is necessary to help Tasmanians who struggle to get appointments with general practitioners. Pharmacists have welcomed the move, saying it'll improve access to healthcare for people in regional areas.
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Sep 13, 2023 |
abc.net.au | Laura Beavis
What if public transport was free? In Tasmania, it's already happened once. For five weeks last year post-pandemic and as cost of living was biting, bus services — both Metro buses and private operators — stopped collecting fares. The state government says the move cost them $2.3 million. But now the Greens are pushing to make it permanent for at least Metro buses, servicing Hobart, Launceston and the Burnie region. Near the Elizabeth Street Mall, Hobartian Patrick Hinton thought it was a good idea.
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RT @laurajbeavis: Elise Archer 'reconsidering' quitting parliament, could trigger early election for Tasmanian Liberals https://t.co/nm4ClS…
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Tasmanian Liberal Premier Jeremy Rockliff has also dropped by Gavin Pearce’s election night function in Burnie to chat with Gavin Pearce’s volunteers. #ausvotes #politas https://t.co/1hcZ07WPUw
