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A high-profile opponent of Tasmanian salmon farming, who is challenging long-term Labor member Julie Collins in the seat of ...

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As Labor’s controversial electoral reforms passed parliament, Tasmanian MP Andrew Wilkie said he would ensure he had the ...

Former Labor leader Rebecca White has quit state parliament to focus on her tilt at the federal seat of Lyons in the upcoming ...

The federal government has splashed more than $600 million on community infrastructure projects in the three battleground ...

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Former Labor leader Rebecca White is stepping down from the Tasmanian parliament to focus on winning a crucial marginal seat ...

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