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The Tasmanian Liberal Government has expanded our healthcare recruitment raid to Queensland and NSW, as we continue to pull out all the stops to boost our healthcare workforce across the State. This week, full-page ads have run in The Courier Mail, T...

The Tasmanian Government is continuing to take immediate action to improve access to primary care in communities, with the first five recruits now appointed to the new GP NOW Rapid Response Team.Five general practitioners (GPs) have joined the Rapid ...

The Tasmanian Government is continuing to expand access to timely emergency mental health services across the State. Tasmania’s highly successful Mental Health Emergency Response service – which began operating in the South in 2022 and in...

A rapid investigation will be conducted into maternity services at the Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH), following a number of concerns raised by the ANMF and past and current staff.  Minister for Health, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Guy Barnett, sai...

The Tasmanian Government will take strong action to stamp out vaping with nation-leading reforms to significantly reduce the use and uptake of e-cigarettes, particularly among young people. Legislation will be introduced to Parliament in the coming w...

The Tasmanian Government is continuing to closely monitor the current severe weather situation and its impact on health services across the State. Minister for Health, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Guy Barnett, said Tasmanians in the North and North W...

This week (1 September – 7 September) marks Legacy Week. The Legacy Week appeal has been running since the 1940’s and is a time for all Australians to show their support for the widows and children whose loved ones have served our country...

Most recent ABS data shows 87 Tasmanians died by suicide in 2022. They each had people who loved and cared about them – people who now miss them and grieve their loss. Suicide prevention is a whole-of-government, whole-of-community issue, and i...

Supporting the health and wellbeing of Tasmania’s women is a key priority for the Tasmanian Government. Minister for Health, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Guy Barnett, said that this Women’s Health Week, it is a prime opportunity to start ...

The Final Report by the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide has been handed down to the Governor-General today, Monday 9 September. The Royal Commission, established to investigate and address the systemic factors contributing to suicid...

The Tasmanian Government has introduced the Judicial Commissions Bill 2024.  The Judicial Commissions Bill 2024 establishes a framework for the management of judicial complaints in Tasmania.  Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Guy B...

Following consultation with the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation, Ms Amanda Singleton has been appointed to lead the rapid independent investigation into maternity services at the Royal Hobart Hospital. Ms Singleton has extensive experienc...

The Tasmanian Government is committed to ensuring the safety of our children and young people, including by implementing the 191 recommendations made by the Commission of Inquiry. The Justice Miscellaneous (Commission of Inquiry) Bill 2024 which pass...

The Evidence (Children and Special Witnesses) Amendment Bill 2024 has passed the Legislative Council. The passing of the Bill progresses recommendation 16.11(1), from the Commission of Inquiry, to expand and clarify the operation of special measures ...

The Tasmanian Government’s Bill to amend the Expungement of Historical Offences Act 2017 has passed the House of Assembly. Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Guy Barnett, said these amendments are now a step closer to providing better s...

Tasmanians across the State took pause to commemorate the Battle of Britain. The Battle of Britain was a conflict of World War II when the Royal Air Force (RAF) defended the United Kingdom against the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) between 10 July and ...

The Tasmanian Government has tabled the Defamation Amendment Bill 2024 in Parliament. The Bill amends the Defamation Act 2005, to incorporate the Model Defamation Amendment Provisions agreed by the Standing Council of Attorneys-General. Attorney-Gene...

Every minute a patient is in cardiac arrest, not receiving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or automatic external defibrillator (AED) shock, chances of survival drop by 10 per cent.Today is Restart a Heart Day – a national campaign aimed at ...

Representatives from a range of government and non-government organisations will come together to learn more about recognising and responding to coercive control in a series of workshops to be held this week. Safe at Home and Tasmania Police have eng...

The Just Healthy Families Program has been expanded under the 2024-25 Budget. The program is vitally important, providing for easier access to legal advice for those impacted by family violence. Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Guy Barnett,...

In response to Recommendation 18.6 of the Commission of Inquiry, the Tasmanian Government is establishing a Commission for Children and Young People. Today the Tasmanian Government tabled the draft Commission for Children and Young People Bill 2024, ...

The Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Additional Jurisdictions) Bill 2024 has been tabled in Parliament today.The Bill includes transferring jurisdiction to TASCAT from the Property Agents Tribunal and making various miscellaneous amendmen...

New data has once again confirmed the Tasmanian Government’s Transfer of Care protocol is continuing to deliver positive results for Tasmanians across the State.   Ambulance Tasmania’s monthly reporting shows the average amount ...

The Tasmanian Government is continuing to deliver our vision for the future of healthcare in Tasmania.  In line with this commitment, a progress report has today been released outlining the health projects delivered throughout the last year in i...

The Tasmanian Government is delivering the critical infrastructure Ambulance Tasmania needs to bolster ambulance and paramedic services across the State. The locations for new ambulance stations at Bicheno and Longford have been confirmed, with plann...