The Tasmanian Government is taking the next significant step in cracking down on knife crime to keep our communities safe, with Reid’s Law set for debate in Parliament today. 

The Tasmanian Government is pumping the brakes on reckless drivers with the introduction of the Police Offences Amendment Bill 2025. 

The Tasmanian Training Awards are back for another year, celebrating the innovation and excellence in Tasmania’s vocational education and training (VET) sector. 

A new Home Builder Panel established by the Tasmanian Government will enable more homes to be built, faster.  

The Tasmanian Government has established a Youth Jobs and Participation Taskforce, aimed at supporting more young Tasmanians into education, training, and employment.  

Work is just days away from beginning on the construction of new, modern student accommodation at TasTAFE’s Burnie campus. 

Some of our interstate support crews are returning home today, as the Tullah base camp is packed down.

Emergency service workers and volunteers from around the world are today joining together in Hobart to kick off the 19th Australasian Police and Emergency Services Games. 

The Tasmanian Government is ensuring homes can be built faster by slashing red tape for the construction industry, allowing houses to be completed sooner.

The Tasmanian Government is coming down on dodgy builders like a tonne of bricks, with plans to introduce strong new protection measures for Tasmanians building or buying a new home. 

Work is underway to deliver the Tasmanian Government’s first live Earthworks Academy, a purpose-built training site to help more Tasmanians become job-ready in the civil construction industry.  

The Tasmanian Government is continuing to make Tasmania’s planning system simpler, faster, and fairer - today announcing plans to repeal the Local Government (Building and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1993 to streamline the approvals of subdivisions. 

The Tasmanian Government has activated Emergency Assistance Grants to support those impacted by fires on the West Coast. 

Applications are now open for the Tasmanian Government’s $10 million Density Incentive Grant Scheme to turbocharge the construction of additional homes across Tasmania. 

Major reforms to the appeals process in planning decisions will be introduced to Parliament, ensuring the Tasmanian planning system is fairer, faster and simpler.

 A new agreement with Tasmania’s building and construction industry will help drive the delivery of more homes for Tasmanians. 

The Tasmanian Liberal Government has declared the Cellars Hill Wind Farm a Major Project under its landmark major project legislation, also announcing changes that will get renewable energy projects out of the ground faster and simpler.

With very hot conditions expected across parts of the state this weekend, the Tasmanian Government is urging Tasmanians to use common sense and ensure they heed the warnings from emergency services.  

Tasmania Police has welcomed 22 new constables into their ranks, today being celebrated at this year’s first graduation ceremony.      

A new Police taskforce has been launched in Tasmania’s north, targeting recidivist and youth offenders across the Northern District to reduce crime.