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The Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) stands with Health and Safety Representatives (HSR’s) at Metro Tasmania taking decisive action to protect the safety of bus drivers following an alarming series of robberies and assaults on the public transport network. Effective from the beginning of operations tomorrow, Metro HSR’s have implemented a cease work direction on bus drivers from … Continued
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Correction – Forum is tomorrow Wed 12 March 9:30am-12pm AEDT Media release 11 March 2025 The Tasmanian Government’s forthcoming Preventive Health Strategy is a positive move, but it will only be effective if it’s properly funded and its recommendations fulfilled, the peak body for public health professionals says. The Public Health Association of Australia’s remarks … Continued
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Media release 11 March 2025 The Tasmanian Government’s forthcoming Preventive Health Strategy is a positive move, but it will only be effective if it’s properly funded and its recommendations fulfilled, the peak body for public health professionals says. The Public Health Association of Australia’s remarks come ahead of its public forum about the strategy today … Continued
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Following the ‘State of the State’ address in parliament yesterday, RTBU Secretary Byron Cubit has today called on Premier Jeremy Rockliffe to abandon any considerations to privatise Metro Tasmania. “This is an admission the Tasmanian Liberal Government has no real answers to issues of its own creation and has abandoned governing the state,” Mr Cubit said. “Metro is … Continued
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Statement from AWU Tasmania Secretary Robert Flanagan: The Australian Workers’ Union fully supports Tasmanian Labor Leader Dean Winter’s commitment to the salmon industry in Macquarie Harbour. We echo his call for Canberra to butt out of telling Tasmanians how to manage their state. For many years the AWU has had to defend the salmon industry against … Continued
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Metro Tasmania bus drivers in Southern Tasmania will take two work stoppages this Friday, in another escalation of their dispute with Metro management and the State Government over wages and conditions. Drivers will stop work for two hours on Friday morning (29 November 2024) from 5am to 7am, and again in the evening between … Continued
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The decision by the Tasmanian Liberal Rockcliffe Government to backflip on becoming the first State to introduce a poker machine cashless card is an inexcusable capitulation to the power of the gambling lobby. The Alliance’s Chief Advocate, Tim Costello, said he was shocked and devastated by the announcement by the Tasmanian Government to ‘defer progress’ … Continued
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Monday 18 November Metro Tasmania bus drivers will escalate their protected industrial action this week. Metro Tasmania’s Burnie-based bus drivers will stop work for two hours on Wednesday morning (20 November 2024) from 10.15am to 12.15pm, and Launceston-based drivers will stop work for two hours on Thursday afternoon (21 November 2024) from 5.00pm to 7.00pm. … Continued
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Bus drivers will step up their industrial actions on the Metro Tasmania network from tomorrow, with a one-hour work stoppage to affect services in Launceston TOMORROW (Thursday 24 October). Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) Tasmania Secretary Byron Cubit said Launceston bus drivers would stop work for one hour between 1.03pm and 2.03pm, bringing lunch … Continued
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Thursday, 9 May, 2024 Heart Foundation Welcomes Tasmanian Government’s Commitment to Heart Health The Heart Foundation welcomes the Tasmanian Government’s proactive measures to tackle cardiovascular disease in the state, as announced by Health Minister Guy Barnett today during Heart Week. The Government’s commitment to a comprehensive state-wide cardiac strategy and action plan offers a significant … Continued
