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Bacon calls it a day
The state political landscape is poised to go through a further significant change, with Labor’s Scott Bacon announcing his resignation from state politics, stating after nearly a decade it is time to move on. A major vote winner in the former seat of Denison, which is now known as Clark, Mr Bacon served as both…
Read MoreFontCast episode 10 – The pokies debate rages on with Meg Webb
Parliament is back after winter and Brad, Becher and Brad analyse the newly released opinion poll. They’re also joined by new Independent MLC Meg Webb to thrash out where the pokies debate is likely to go from here. Listen to FontCast episode 9 here or subscribe to the FontCast on your favourite platform via the links the…
Read MoreFontCast episode 9 – The state of Tasmania’s media with Linda Hunt and Lucinda Szczypior
Is there enough diversity of media ownership in Tasmania? What’s being done to address the professional barriers women encounter while working in media? Becher and Brad are joined by Linda Hunt from the University of Tasmania’s media school and Font PR Senior Consultant Lucinda Szczypior to discuss the health of the State’s media industry. Listen…
Read MoreFontCast episode 8 – The politics of sport with Steve Old and Jim Wilkinson
Did Premier Hodgman make the right call excluding Sue Hickey from his Cabinet reshuffle? Which sporting code will win the race to have a Tasmanian team in a national competition? Becher, Brad and Brad unpack the recent front bench changes and then discuss the politics of sport with Steve Old from the Tasmanian Hospitality Association and former…
Read MoreJuly 2019 Cabinet reshuffle
Premier Will Hodgman’s reshuffled Liberal Government Ministry will be sworn in today. The changes see the departure from Cabinet due to ill-health of Jacquie Petrusma, and Mark Shelton elevated to Cabinet as the Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Management and Minister for Local Government. Premier Will Hodgman will take on the Advanced Manufacturing and…
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