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

"A message for Dean": watch Tasmanian Greens leader Rosalie Woodruff speak on state election night, 19 July 2025. Full speech here >> tasmanianinquirer.com.au/wp-content/u... #politas #auspol

"Recommission": watch Tasmanian Liberal leader Jeremy Rockliff speak on state election night, 19 July 2025. Full speech here >> tasmanianinquirer.com.au/wp-content/u... #politas #auspol

If you missed the speech at the tally room last night by the leader of the Labor Party, Dean Winter, on the results of the July 19, 2025 state election, here it is #politas #auspol #tasvotes tasmanianinquirer.com.au/wp-content/u...

‪ If you missed the speech at the tally room last night by the leader of the Tasmanian Greens, Rosalie Woodruff, on the results of the July 19, 2025 state election, here it is #politas #auspol tasmanianinquirer.com.au/wp-content/u...

If you missed the speech at the tally room last night by the leader of the Liberal Party, Jeremy Rockliff, on the results of the July 19, 2025 state election, here it is #politas tasmanianinquirer.com.au/wp-content/u...

Independent MP Kristie Johnston and family study the election tally room scoreboard as she is re-elected in the Hobart electorate of Clark. #politas #auspol #Tasmania

Sometimes in the #Tasmanian tally room there's more action from the crowd than the ABC panel. #politas #auspol 📸 Jess Horstman

🌭 Happy election day Lutruwita! 𝙏𝙖𝙨𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙄𝙣𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙧 will be at the tally room tonight, so please keep an eye on the action and follow us here 🎯 #politas #auspol

Asked by TI about Labor's opposition to proposed changes to the lobbyist register at a June 5 media conference, Dean Winter said: "We will be outlining during this campaign a fresh start for integrity in this state. We need to make sure there is major reform here". #politas

After 20 dead cormorants were found floating in a pen at a Tasman Peninsula #salmon farm, a government official raised concerns that botulism caused by rancid fish feed could be the culprit. Bob Burton traced what happened next. #politas ▶️ tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/senior-...

🙉🙈🙊 Days before an election, Tasmania’s two major parties are yet to explain how they would address concerns about a lack of transparency with lobbyists. What's Labor's position, given the Liberal govt cut funding to implement proposed reforms? #politas ▶️ tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/labor-c...

The lobbyist profile for Paramul, co-owned by ex-Labor Premier Paul Lennon, no longer lists as clients: * Line Hydrogen which has proposed a hydrogen plant at Bell Bay * Liberty Bell Bay which owns the ailing manganese smelter at Bell Bay #politas lobbyists.integrity.tas.gov.au/register/par...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has launched legal action against Liberty Bell Bay (LBB) in the Supreme Court of NSW ASIC media release on Friday said LBB "failed to lodge financial reports with ASIC for the financial years ending in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024." #politas

Tas Nationals candidates * Carl Cooper & Angela Armstrong in Bass * John Tucker & Andrew Jenner Lyons * Miriam Beswick Braddon Statement says Nats will run candidates "in at least three" electorates #politas

An election has been called for July 19 2025 After the House of Assembly supported a motion of no confidence in Liberal Premier Jeremy Rockliff, the Liberal Party backed his move to call a new election. Labor declined to try and form a minority government. #politas #auspol

Statement from Labor Leader Dean Winter confirming that he met with the Governor this afternoon. Winter says he "reiterated my position that Labor will not be doing a deal with the Greens" #politas #auspol

Statement from Premier Jeremy Rockliff #politas

💊 1133 kg of antibiotics (yep, more than a tonne!) is a lot in anyone's language. Especially large when that's what was used by one company in just four #salmon cages during the recent disease outbreak in #Tasmania. Could antibiotic over-use by salmon farms be creating 'superbugs'? #politas #auspol

We're thrilled that Bob Burton from Tasmanian Inquirer has won the 2025 MEAA Tasmanian Media Award for science, technology and environment reporting. Full credit to all our readers and donors for making this possible - thank you! 👏 #politas ‪‪

New EMRS state voting intentions poll just released #politas #Tasmania Liberal Party 29% (down 5%) Labor 31% (up 1%) Greens 14% (up 1%) JLN 6% (down 2%) Independents 17% (up 5%)

The Tasmanian government has been accused of “blatant pork-barrelling” after it allocated $450,000 to a community club in Penguin and linked the funding to the election for a crucial Legislative Council seat. #politas tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/tasmani...