http://www.renehiddingmp.com/media-releases/ en-us Copyright 2012 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:39:36 +1000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Infrastructure Minister David O’Byrne must immediately release the list of roads currently being considered for a reduction in the default speed limit from 100km to 90km. http://www.renehiddingmp.com/media-releases/2012/01/obyrne_must_release_list_of_ro.php http://www.renehiddingmp.com/media-releases/2012/01/obyrne_must_release_list_of_ro.php Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:39:36 +1000 Following reports of a concerning number of disqualified and suspended drivers caught drink driving on Tasmanian roads over the Christmas period, the Liberals renew call for the automatic impoundment of vehicles for detected disqualified and suspended drivers. http://www.renehiddingmp.com/media-releases/2012/01/libs_call_for_automatic_impoun.php http://www.renehiddingmp.com/media-releases/2012/01/libs_call_for_automatic_impoun.php Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:38:21 +1000 Tasmania maintains its "closed for business" status under this Labor-Green Government while Local Government Minister Bryan Green ignores the increasing legal tangle which caused the State's capital city council to cede its decision-making powers to a council officer at its last meeting of 2011. http://www.renehiddingmp.com/media-releases/2011/12/bryan_green_must_restore_democ.php http://www.renehiddingmp.com/media-releases/2011/12/bryan_green_must_restore_democ.php Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:37:21 +1000 Infrastructure Minister David O’Byrne must immediately reassure Northern Midlands’ residents that he has a plan for verges on the Midland Highway in the lead-up to the bush fire season. http://www.renehiddingmp.com/media-releases/2011/12/obyrne_must_provide_certainty.php http://www.renehiddingmp.com/media-releases/2011/12/obyrne_must_provide_certainty.php Sat, 10 Dec 2011 10:33:55 +1000 The state’s rail network and its operator Tasrail has run up almost a $1 billion tab in cash spent to date, in forward commitments and in urgent current requests for extra funds http://www.renehiddingmp.com/media-releases/2011/12/govt_needs_to_get_a_grip_on_1.php http://www.renehiddingmp.com/media-releases/2011/12/govt_needs_to_get_a_grip_on_1.php Thu, 08 Dec 2011 10:36:10 +1000 Tasmania’s $100 million abalone industry simply cannot afford having its product banned from New South Wales. http://www.renehiddingmp.com/media-releases/2011/12/green_ignoring_abalone_issues.php http://www.renehiddingmp.com/media-releases/2011/12/green_ignoring_abalone_issues.php Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:34:54 +1000 Tasmania was asked to lift its game at a recent Ministerial Council of Attorneys General in relation to a responsible approach to protecting people, in particular children, from dangerous dogs. http://www.renehiddingmp.com/media-releases/2011/11/wightman_all_talk_no_action_on.php http://www.renehiddingmp.com/media-releases/2011/11/wightman_all_talk_no_action_on.php Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:32:21 +1000 Labor and the Greens’ botched handling of the Bridgewater Bridge has again been exposed, this time by a massive blow-out in the costs of a new bridge and timeline for delivering it. http://www.renehiddingmp.com/media-releases/2011/11/bridgewater_bridge_on_the_neve.php http://www.renehiddingmp.com/media-releases/2011/11/bridgewater_bridge_on_the_neve.php Thu, 17 Nov 2011 11:30:03 +1000 While we were pleased that the Greens supported our amendments to water down their motion on compulsory voting, it does not change our strong view that local government should not be politicised. http://www.renehiddingmp.com/media-releases/2011/11/keep_politics_out_of_local_gov.php http://www.renehiddingmp.com/media-releases/2011/11/keep_politics_out_of_local_gov.php Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:29:05 +1000 The Green-Labor experiment is failing, and the unstable Government is now cutting the number of days it has to spend in Parliament in a cynical attempt to avoid scrutiny. http://www.renehiddingmp.com/media-releases/2011/11/govt_with_no_vision_dodges_acc.php http://www.renehiddingmp.com/media-releases/2011/11/govt_with_no_vision_dodges_acc.php Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:28:16 +1000 David O’Byrne’s incompetence could create a boom-bust cycle in civil contracting engineering. http://www.renehiddingmp.com/media-releases/2011/10/david_obyrne_ignores_industry.php http://www.renehiddingmp.com/media-releases/2011/10/david_obyrne_ignores_industry.php Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:27:14 +1000 The Green-Labor Government needs to make sure that if the Inland Fisheries Service has spare money on its hands whether it can be used to fund vital frontline services like health and education, not buying up premium properties in Tasmania. http://www.renehiddingmp.com/media-releases/2011/10/inland_fisheries_profits_shoul.php http://www.renehiddingmp.com/media-releases/2011/10/inland_fisheries_profits_shoul.php Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:26:16 +1000 For the Bridgewater Bridge’s $14 million dollar lifting mechanism to fail for the fifth time since February is more evidence of this Green-Labor Government’s total incompetence when it comes to infrastructure. http://www.renehiddingmp.com/media-releases/2011/10/bridgewater_bridge_fails_again.php http://www.renehiddingmp.com/media-releases/2011/10/bridgewater_bridge_fails_again.php Sun, 02 Oct 2011 11:25:22 +1000 Last week we saw a Government in gridlock with nothing better to do in Parliament than spend hours congratulating itself on developing an Economic Development plan that two cabinet members didn’t even support http://www.renehiddingmp.com/media-releases/2011/09/where_is_govts_legislative_age.php http://www.renehiddingmp.com/media-releases/2011/09/where_is_govts_legislative_age.php Sun, 25 Sep 2011 11:24:11 +1000 The Liberals today questioned why the Green-Labor Government has effectively been paying for two CEO positions at Tasrail for more than 12 months. http://www.renehiddingmp.com/media-releases/2011/09/dual_ceo_situation_an_expensiv.php http://www.renehiddingmp.com/media-releases/2011/09/dual_ceo_situation_an_expensiv.php Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:23:15 +1000