An unconfirmed incident left Tasmania virtually cut off from the rest of the country with internet, phone and television services hit by a statewide outage.
More deaths will likely follow given that all the birds killed were adults, one expert said. "The death of one parent can mean the death of the whole family."
Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management the Hon David Littleproud MP
Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries, Assistant Minister for Industry Development and Senator for Tasmania, Senator the Hon Jonno Duniam
A new Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub based in Hobart is set to transform the way that Tasmanian farmers and communities prepare for and respond to drought.
The Australian Government will invest $8 million to establish the Hub under the $5 billion Future Drought Fund, with $13 million to be contributed by Hub members.
Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries Jonno Duniam said the Hub would oversee the co-design and delivery of innovative projects and practices aimed at boosting drought resilience and agricultural productivity.
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Labor will bring back essential health services including maternity and permanent medical staff to Mersey Community Hospital
Tasmanian Labor
Labor will expand clinical services and establish the Mersey as a National Centre for Rural Health and Integrated Maternity Care
Labor will ensure high-quality clinical care for the north-west community
Only Labor is working for Tasmanians to deliver better health outcomes
The Mersey Community Hospital will be transformed into a National Centre for Rural Health and Integrated Maternity Care under a Majority Labor Government.
Labor Leader Rebecca White said Labor’s vision would see the Mersey Hospital take advantage of its unique position as a national leader in high-quality clinical care, build on its regional and rural health workforce and deliver additional funding for building upgrades.
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Discount airfares to bring tourists back
Assistant Minister for Industry Development Jonno Duniam says tourism businesses across Tasmania will benefit from an influx of tourists from the Morrison Government’s 800,000 half-price airfare tickets, as part of the $1.2 billion tourism and aviation package.
Burnie, Devonport, Launceston and Hobart are among the initial 15 regions that the Government is supporting through its discounted airfares initiative.
Assistant Minister Duniam said over 100,000 tickets had been snapped up in the 12 hours since the airfares went on sale.
“Tasmania’s tourism industry was hit hard by the pandemic, but our tourism operators are resilient, and we will do whatever we can to help them bounce back,” Assistant Minister Duniam said.