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Peter Gutwein set to be new Tasmanian Premier
Peter Gutwein is set to become the 46th Premier of Tasmania after Michael Ferguson and Elise Archer this morning withdrew from the leadership contests, leaving Mr Gutwein and Jeremy Rockliff as the only candidates. First elected to the seat of Bass in 2002, Gutwein has been Tasmania’s Treasurer since 2014 and an integral part of…
Read MoreFontCast Summer Series – Cath Hughes, part one
Cath Hughes has been a driving force behind the Greens movement in Tasmania for the past three decades. She’s been right in the middle of the action in many of the state’s landmark political events. In this episode of the FontCast Summer Series, she gives Brad, Becher and Brad a no-holds-barred account of what happened…
Read MoreFontCast Summer Series – Darcy Tronson, part two
Our exclusive interview with Liberal Party veteran Darcy Tronson continues. Darcy picks up his story from the 1989 state election when then Premier Robin Gray was denied a majority despite a swing against Labor. In this episode, Darcy opens up about what really happened behind closed doors as the results unfolded. Don’t forget to subscribe…
Read MoreFontCast Summer Series – Darcy Tronson, part one
In the FontCast Summer Series, Brad, Becher and Brad dive in deep with some of the people who made Australian and Tasmanian politics what it is today. In his first exclusive interview, Darcy Tronson, who served as private secretary to former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser, and chief of staff to former Premier Tony Rundle, opens…
Read MoreFontCast episode 15 – The Golden Font and year in review with Alex Johnston
One of Tasmania’s most senior news-hounds and news director for WIN Television, Alex Johnston, joins Brad, Becher and Brad for the final episode of the FontCast for 2019. They review the highs and lows of the year in state politics and award the coveted Golden Font for best performing Tasmanian politician. Listen to FontCast episode…
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