Georgie Burgess

• Energy Minister 'irresponsible' over Basslink cable remarks

  By Georgie Burgess

  Posted December 06, 2016 17:19:12

  Basslink claims the Tasmanian Government's rejection of its Bass Strait cable failure explanation is "misinformed", and the Energy Minister is either "misadvised or he's a part-time international cable expert".

  Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, industry, business-economics-and-finance, tas

• Tasmanian taxpayers spend $38k to send hospital patients home in taxis

  By Georgie Burgess

  Posted November 30, 2016 06:17:47 | Updated November 30, 2016 09:30:31

  Tasmanian patients with no way to get home from hospital are being put in taxis, with some racking up fares of more than $600 to cross the state as taxpayers foot the bill.

  Topics: healthcare-facilities, health-administration, states-and-territories, tas, hobart-7000, exeter-7275, burnie-7320, launceston-7250

• Doctors call for health care vouchers as patients walk out of emergency

  By Georgie Burgess

  Posted November 26, 2016 08:26:10 | Updated November 28, 2016 17:01:17

  More than 4,000 Tasmanians walked away from emergency departments without being treated by a doctor in the past year, but the Commonwealth was still slugged about $70 per patient, documents reveal.

  Topics: healthcare-facilities, health-administration, states-and-territories, tas

• Criminal free for two days after Tasmanian court error

  By Georgie Burgess

  Posted November 25, 2016 17:40:06 | Updated November 25, 2016 19:00:20

  A criminal sentenced to jail on Wednesday has two extra days of freedom because a Tasmanian court fails to issue an imprisonment warrant.

  Topics: courts-and-trials, state-parliament, government-and-politics, devonport-7310, tas

• Calls to close Ashley youth prison, where staff outnumber inmates by more than 7 to 1

  By Richard Baines , Georgie Burgess and James Dunlevie

  Posted November 24, 2016 19:45:47 | Updated November 24, 2016 19:53:12

  A multi-million-dollar Tasmanian youth detention centre had 61 staff to watch over eight inmates in September this year, the ABC can reveal, as calls mount for the jail to be closed.

  Topics: prisons-and-punishment, law-crime-and-justice, community-and-society, government-and-politics, deloraine-7304, tas, launceston-7250

• Tasmanian mayors seek long-term funding for Mersey Hospital

  By Georgie Burgess

  Posted November 23, 2016 17:31:00

  North-west Tasmanian mayors are pushing for a 10-year a federal funding plan for the Mersey Hospital at Latrobe.

  Topics: health, health-administration, healthcare-facilities, latrobe-7307

• Tasmanian Liberals' Adam Brooks finds Trump cap fits

  By Georgie Burgess

  Posted November 22, 2016 18:58:21 | Updated November 22, 2016 19:45:30

  Liberal backbencher Adam Brooks defends wearing the Trump cap, but distances himself from 'abhorent and disgusting' comments.

  Topics: state-parliament, parliament, government-and-politics, liberals, tas

• Minister at odds with Hydro over need for Tamar Valley Power Station

  By Georgie Burgess

  Posted November 21, 2016 10:25:23 | Updated November 23, 2016 15:51:56

  Hydro Tasmania's chairman tells an inquiry 'hand on heart' the Tamar Valley Power Station is needed for energy security, putting him at odds with the Energy Minister.

  Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, hydro-energy, state-parliament, hobart-7000, bell-bay-7253, tas

• Tasmania already investigating Safe Pathways before report: Minister

  By Ted O'Connor

  Posted November 15, 2016 08:30:27 | Updated November 15, 2016 12:39:05

  Child services provider Safe Pathways, featured in a Four Corners report, is already being investigated, Tasmania's Human Services Minister Jacquie Petrusma says, and children in its care will be visited today by welfare officers.

  Topics: children, welfare, community-and-society, government-and-politics, family-and-children, tas

• 'We will put this behind us': Forrest, Hidding end bullying saga

  By Georgie Burgess

  Posted November 14, 2016 15:51:40

  An ongoing squabble between two Tasmanian politicians over an alleged bullying incident finally comes to an end.

  Topics: bullying, government-and-politics, tas

• Power station hot tubs part of Tasmanian Labor's revitalisation plan

  By Georgie Burgess

  Posted November 13, 2016 15:27:10

  Labor has unveiled part of its vision for Tasmania's west coast, with incentives for mining, and a tourism masterplan including hydro power pipeline hot tubs.

  Topics: state-parliament, parliament, government-and-politics, alp, regional-development, queenstown-7467, tas

• Sex worker rights, party drug testing backed by Tasmanian Labor members

  By Georgie Burgess

  Posted November 13, 2016 09:04:08 | Updated November 13, 2016 16:54:44

  Decriminalisation of sex work and pill testing at music events gets some support at the ALP's state conference in Tasmania.

  Topics: government-and-politics, political-parties, alp, state-parliament, tas, queenstown-7467

• Plibersek predicts 'two different visions' for Tasmania at next election

  By Georgie Burgess

  Posted November 12, 2016 13:53:51 | Updated November 12, 2016 15:32:58

  Voters will face a "tale of two Tasmanias" at the next state election, according to federal Deputy Labor Leader Tanya Plibersek.

  Topics: government-and-politics, state-parliament, parliament, federal---state-issues, tas, queenstown-7467

• Tasmanian Labor members prepare to talk sex workers and holidays

  By Georgie Burgess

  Posted November 11, 2016 19:20:02 | Updated November 12, 2016 09:49:37

  Sex workers, asylum seekers and public holidays are on the agenda at Tasmanian Labor's annual conference.

  Topics: government-and-politics, queenstown-7467, tas

• Four new eco tourism projects in Tasmania to be ready by summer

  By Georgie Burgess

  Posted November 07, 2016 18:37:15 | Updated November 07, 2016 20:43:13

  Four new eco-tourism projects will be up and running in Tasmanian parks and reserves in time for the summer tourist season including a trekking adventure in South West National Park and a boat charter at Port Davey.

  Topics: government-and-politics, tourism, tas

• Colbeck calls for party unity, Duniam insists 'house is in order'

  By Georgie Burgess

  Posted November 06, 2016 13:50:26 | Updated November 07, 2016 09:54:34

  Dumped senator Richard Colbeck delivers an impassioned plea for unity within the Liberal Party both locally and nationally, while Senator Jonathon Duniam says the party should stop "navel gazing" and move on.

  Topics: government-and-politics, liberals, launceston-7250

• Tasmanian Liberals vote to ditch 'disgusting' Safe Schools program

  By Georgie Burgess

  Posted November 05, 2016 16:08:21

  A former MP has labelled Safe Schools "disgusting" as Tasmanian Liberal Party members pass a motion at the party's annual state conference calling for the education program to be abolished.

  Topics: liberals, schools, government-and-politics, education, bullying, women, launceston-7250, tas

• Tasmanian Liberals to debate scrapping five cent coin at 'battle of ideas'

  By Georgie Burgess

  Posted November 03, 2016 20:11:55

  Scrapping the five cent coin, changing the colour of ballot papers and altering Tasmania's voting system are to be debated when the Tasmanian Liberals meet this weekend, with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull making a visit.

  Topics: political-parties, launceston-7250

• WWF held partnership talks with Huon Aquaculture, CEO admits

  By Georgie Burgess

  Posted November 02, 2016 20:44:23 | Updated November 03, 2016 07:48:01

  The World Wildlife Fund admits it did have discussions with Tasmanian salmon company Huon Aquaculture about using its logo on their salmon products, after previously denying the claim on the ABC's Four Corners program.

  Topics: fishing-aquaculture, tas

• Hydro Tasmania records $65m loss after energy crisis

  By Georgie Burgess

  Posted October 27, 2016 11:22:48 | Updated October 27, 2016 13:08:48

  Hydro Tasmania posts a $65 million loss, less than the $90 million expected, after a record dry spring and the extended outage of the Basslink undersea cable.

  Topics: industry, electricity-energy-and-utilities, states-and-territories, tas

• Forestry sector warns sawmills will close if prices increase

  By Georgie Burgess

  Posted October 27, 2016 08:03:45 | Updated October 27, 2016 09:56:30

  Tasmania's forest industry warns regional sawmills could close if Forestry Tasmania continues to increase sawlog prices.

  Topics: timber, states-and-territories, forestry, forests, tas

• Forestry Tasmania downsized, renamed Sustainable Timber Tasmania

  By Georgie Burgess

  Posted October 26, 2016 13:13:44 | Updated October 26, 2016 14:57:54

  More Forestry Tasmania jobs are cut and the struggling state-owned company gets a new name under a revamp unveiled by Resources Minister Guy Barnett.

  Topics: states-and-territories, forestry, timber, forests, tas

• Forestry Tasmania posts $67 million loss, company on chopping block

  By Georgie Burgess

  Posted October 25, 2016 17:30:05 | Updated October 26, 2016 07:42:50

  A large financial loss suffered by Tasmania's state-owned logging company proves forests locked up until 2020 should be opened up to save the industry, the Government says.

  Topics: forestry, government-and-politics, tas

• Greens push to decriminalise begging in Tasmania

  By Georgie Burgess

  Posted October 25, 2016 06:20:28

  The Tasmanians Greens will move an amendment to remove begging as an offence, which carries a fine of nearly $800.

  Topics: poverty, community-and-society, laws, law-crime-and-justice, tas

• Tasmanian Governor's comments 'concerning' and 'unwise': lawyer

  By Georgie Burgess

  Posted October 24, 2016 17:13:59 | Updated October 24, 2016 19:08:10

  Law professor George Williams says Governor Kate Warner can recover from criticism of One Nation's Pauline Hanson but should now be cautious.

  Topics: government-and-politics, forms-of-government, governors-general-and-state-governors, tas

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