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Can a small newsroom have impact? Tas Inquirer is just 6 years old, but there are many examples Yesterday was the first election for Legislative Co seats requiring the disclosure of donations of $1000 or more before polling day Yesterday's thread #politas bsky.app/profile/tasi...

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The elections today for Legislative Council seats of Huon & Rosevears are a milestone in #Tasmania's political history It's the 1st time: * donations to LegCo candidates have ever been disclosed * & candidates must publicly disclose donations of $1000+ *before* election day #politas #auspol

When it comes to commitments on integrity, what did the Tasmanian Labor Party drop from its policy platform at its recent state conference? @bobburtonoz.bsky.social has the answers for #TasInq #politas ▶️ tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/tasmani...

Well, I guess this is my first ever piece of breaking news - probably the biggest rare plant story in Australia this year. Over at @tasinquirer.bsky.social. tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/very-ex...

‘Very exciting’: Bushwalkers in remote southwest #Tasmania have discovered a new population of a critically endangered plant found nowhere else: King’s lomatia. Story by @benwaltez.bsky.social for #TasInq #politas ▶️ tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/very-ex...

Tas Inquirer is at Tasmanian Labor's state conference today Speakers so far Welcome to Country by Uncle Dougie Mansell, Federal minister Murray Watt and state leader Josh Willie #politas

The upcoming Legislative Council election is the first in which political donations must be disclosed before polling day. Six donations of more than $1000 have been made to upper house candidates. 2 corporate donations have so far been disclosed. #politas ▶️ tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/tasmani...

This week, Tasmanian Inquirer was among the 120 people attending the Local and Independent News Association @lina.org.au annual summit in Murray Bridge, South Australia LINA represents over 170 independent news publishers across Australia #politas

⛏️ Miner donations to minor parties The Minerals Council of Australia broke with its practice of funding only major political parties in the 2025 federal election, donating $125,000 to the Jacqui Lambie Network and $6,000 to One Nation. #politas #auspol ▶️ tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/expandi...

Yesterday afternoon Tassal disclosed it started Florfenciol antibiotic treatments at 5 new sites, including extra salmon cages at its Sheppards, Great Taylors Bay (GTB) 1, GTB 2 & Redcliffs leases It has also begun treating diseased fish at its Roberts Point lease near Dover #politas #Tasmania

**Major development** In Nov 2025, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority granted the #salmon industry in #Tasmania permission to use the antibiotic Florfenicol to treat diseased salmon APVMA is now proposing to suspend this permit #politas www.apvma.gov.au/news-and-pub...

💊 “Rather telling that the use of an antibiotic in a major water catchment only came to light because of a tip-off from a courageous member of the public, rather than from the independent regulator charged with protecting the public interest.” #politas ▶️ tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/comment...

The Environment Protection Authority has disclosed that Tassal will start using Florfenicol today at their Sheppards #salmon lease near Conningham for a period of 10 days This is the 16th treatment using Florfenicol since it was approved for use in public waterways in early November 2025 #politas

The Environment Protection Authority has disclosed that Tassalwill start using Florfenicol today at their Great Taylors Bay 1 #salmon lease for a period of 10 days This is the 15th treatment using Florfenicol since it was approved for use in public waterways in early November 2025 #politas

The Rockliff gov't has appointed Stephen Parry as the Chair of the Tasmanian Heritage Council #politas Parry was Liberal Senator for Tas 2005-2017, appointed to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal in 2019 & an unsuccessful Liberal candidate for the Legislative Council & House of Assembly in 2025

A few weeks ago, #salmon producer Huon Aquaculture used a controversial antibiotic to treat a disease outbreak at one of its hatcheries on the River Derwent. The Meadowbank Hatchery is in Hobart’s water catchment. #politas ▶️ tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/salmon-... Video: @bobburtonoz.bsky.social

Vale Jon Kudelka @kudelka.bsky.social and deepest condolences to family and friends We were honoured to have Jon draw 3 cartoons for a series of articles we published on political donations reform in Tasmania #auspol #politas Thank you Jon

“We are essentially at the stage where the waters in south-eastern Tasmania aren’t fit for purpose for salmon” — marine ecologist Prof Stewart Frusher ▶️ www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

If four million pigs or chooks died on farms in a year, questions would be asked. Last year's death toll of Tas #salmon sparks calls for companies to be fined under animal welfare law, to avoid 2025 mortality rates becoming the "new normal". #politas #auspol tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/more-th...

After a bushfire exposed an open-air waste dump containing asbestos at a Tasmanian iron ore plant, it was quietly buried without informing residents. The Environment Protection Authority warned the company about health risks, but not the public. #politas ▶️ tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/covered...

#Tasmania's EPA fined Tassal $4040 for licence condition breaches at its Triabunna #salmon processing plant + EPA issued 6 warning notices to Tassal over other breaches at the plant & the Okehampton & Soldiers Point leases #politas #auspol Full details 👇 tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/mining-...

Mining company Greenwing Resources had the most environmental licence breaches in Tasmania during 2024-25, says the EPA’s annual report. Tassal and Cadbury also ranked high on the list of companies fined or issued warning notices. #politas ➡️ tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/mining-...

🏭 Tas EPA has banned the use of waste from a manganese smelter outside the Bell Bay industrial area after 9000t were used for landfill without approval. Another 8000t of slag have gone to 10 more sites, but the locations have not been made public. #politas ▶️ tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/epa-rev...

Another eight cormorants have been found dead at a #salmon farm in #Tasmania. The wildlife toll at one lease of 43 birds and two seals in 2025 far exceeds the maximum limit set by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council of nine deaths over two years. #politas ▶️ tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/tasmani...

Tasmania's Integrity Commission has a code of conduct that bans former parliamentary secretaries and ministers from lobbying on matters they dealt with in the year before they left office. Now an ex-MP turned lobbyist sparks call for a new law. #politas tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/ex-libe...

Unauthorised earthworks and land clearing by a cement company in northern Tasmania has damaged the known habitat of endangered freshwater crayfish and snails, smothering creek beds with silt. #politas tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/cement-...

New Tasmanian Liquor & Gaming Commission data on #pokies: * $17.98 million lost in Aug – $7.5m lost in Federal Group’s 2 casinos * $196.7m lost in the last year * $1.34 billion lost since 2018 ‘pokies’ state election #politas #Tasmania #gambling Data here www.treasury.tas.gov.au/liquor-and-g...

The independent review into Tasmania’s Right to Information (RTI) framework has been released The report is available here (note it is 346 pp with all the submissions included) #politas #auspol #FOI www.dpac.tas.gov.au/__data/asset...

🐬 Four dolphins died at Huon Aquaculture #salmon farms during first half of 2025. Total number of dolphin deaths over the past two years is now seven, adding to a wildlife toll that includes 108 seals killed on salmon leases since 2018. #politas #auspol ▶️ tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/huon-aq...

Tasmanian Labor's Shadow Cabinet #politas

More cormorants and a fur seal have died in #salmon pens that were meant to prevent the entry of wildlife. The deaths have sparked calls to cancel Tassal's 'green tick' for salmon from its West of Wedge lease. Bob Burton has the details. #politas #auspol ▶️ tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/adult-s...

Tas Labor has elected Josh Willie as leader and Janie Finlay as deputy leader #politas

The final vote on Labor's motion of no confidence. The motion was lost 24-10. #politas

The livestream of Tas House of Assembly is here #politas www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOV8... Swearing in of members at the moment Kevin Bonham is live-blogging the sitting here kevinbonham.blogspot.com/2025/08/tasm...

Tas Labor has failed to negotiate an agreement to form minority govt 3 times since the March 2024: #politas #auspol * March 24, 2024 Labor ruled out working with the Greens after the 2024 election * Ditto after Labor's June 5, 2025 no confidence motion passed * July-August 2025

Tas Greens announced they will not support a Labor motion of no confidence tomorrow #politas ##auspol

Tasmanian Labor has released its Framework for Collaboration "It commits to open, respectful collaboration. It delivers a real path to budget repair, and it prioritises restoring trust and integrity in government" - Dean Winter tasmanianinquirer.com.au/wp-content/u... #politas

The Greens and 3 independents expressed concern about a possible disease outbreak Piscirickettsia salmonis at a #salmon farm near Dover in the D'Entrecasteaux Channel The salmon industry is seeking fast-track approval by APVMA for the use the antibiotic Florfenicol #politas

The Greens said that Tas Labor leader Dean Winter offered no policy concessions in a 1+ hour meeting this morning Rosalie Woodruff said at this point the Greens won't support a Labor motion of no confidence in Rockliff as Premier next week #politas #auspol

Tas Labor released an integrity policy on Friday but drops 2024 policy commitments to ↑ disclosure of lobbyist meetings, truth in political advertising legislation No mention of better ministerial diaries disclosure #politas #auspol tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/analysi...

Tas Labor has released "a suite of political integrity measures" to earn support from the crossbench in order to form government. @bobburtonoz.bsky.social reveals more can be learned about the one-page policy from what is omitted than included. #politas ▶️ tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/analysi...

🍾 A win for increased transparency in #Tasmania! The Tasmanian Environment Protection Authority’s last annual report stated it issued 38 warning notices and 28 infringement notices in the 2023-24 FY But it didn’t reveal who was on the list. #politas #auspol

A #TasInq RTI request to the #Environment Protection Authority for details of all infringement notices issued in the 2023-24 financial year revealed that #Tasmania’s largest #salmon producer topped the list for the most licence breaches #politas #auspol tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/tasmani...

Premier Rockliff has sent a draft "Foundations of Stability" framework to independent cross-bench MPs & "single-member parties" (ie the Shooters Fishers & Farmers Party) Rockliff does not mention the Greens #politas #auspol #tasvotes Here's the draft tasmanianinquirer.com.au/wp-content/u...

The morning after the 2025 Tasmanian state election ... Media conference by Greens leader Rosalie Woodruff July 20, 2025 tasmanianinquirer.com.au/wp-content/u... #politas #auspol #tasvotes

The morning after the 2025 Tasmanian state election ... Media conference by Dean Winter July 20, 2025 tasmanianinquirer.com.au/wp-content/u... (Apologies for audio quality -- it was a very windy location!) #politas #auspol #tasvotes

Scenes from election night: long may the public tally room be a feature of Tasmanian elections 🗳️ #politas #auspol #tasvotes 📸 Jess Horstman

"Progressive majority": watch Tasmanian Labor leader Dean Winter speak on state election night, 19 July 2025. Listen to his full speech here >> tasmanianinquirer.com.au/wp-content/u... #politas #auspol #tasvotes