Michael Ferguson,Minister for Finance
Gambling in Tasmania has continued to decline according to the latest Social and Economic Impact Study (SEIS) which has been released today.
The Tasmanian Liberal Government has put important measures in place to reduce problem gambling in our State and we welcome today’s Report which confirms that those measures are working as intended.
The 5th SEIS on Gambling in Tasmania found that the prevalence of gambling in our State has continued to decline from 71.7 per cent in 2008, down to 58.5 per cent in 2017 and was sitting at 47 per cent in 2020.
The report shows that the most common gambling activity in Tasmania was lottery tickets with 37 per cent of adult Tasmanians participating, followed by Keno (17 per cent), instant scratchies (11 per cent), and electronic gaming machines (9 per cent).
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs
Roger Jaensch,Minister for Aboriginal Affairs
The Tasmanian Government is committed to protecting Tasmania’s remarkable 40,000 years of Aboriginal heritage.
That’s why I was pleased to table in the Tasmanian Parliament today the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1975 Review Report and the accompanying Tabling Report, which details the Government’s response to the review.
The review involved extensive public consultation, analysis of issues within the Act, comparisons with Aboriginal heritage legislation in other Australian jurisdictions and, importantly, careful consideration of feedback received from Tasmanian Aboriginal people.
We accept the content of the Review Report and are committed to developing a new Aboriginal Heritage Act for Tasmania as soon as possible, subject to further consultation on key issues raised in the Review.
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Sarah Courtney,Minister for Skills, Training and Workforce Growth
David O’Byrne either deliberately has his head in the sand or simply does not understand the Tasmanian Liberal Government’s strong Plan for TasTAFE.
In a second day of bumbling questions in Parliament, Mr O’Byrne continued his trademark fearmongering and deliberate attempts to mislead.
It is a matter of public record that the Tasmanian majority Liberal Government will invest an additional $98.5 million into TasTAFE to employ 100 more teachers, new buildings and campus upgrades, an online campus and expanded rural and regional access.
We are investing in TasTAFE to meet the needs of young people and jobseekers so that they have the best chance of getting a job.
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