The Tasmanian government has allocated $3 million in its upcoming budget to assist the North West region.
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Abbott says Victoria ripping off Tassie exporters
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has criticised the Port of Melbourne fee hike which could devastate Tasmanian exporters.
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Tasmanian shipbuilder wins Manly ferry contract
Tasmanian shipbuilder Incat has won contracts to make four fast ferries for the iconic Manly ferry route in Sydney.
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Caterpillar asked to explain 280 jobs cut at Burnie
The Tasmanian opposition has said Caterpillar owed the state’s north-west an explanation as to why it would axe 280 jobs at Burnie.
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280 jobs to go as Caterpillar moves manufacturing to Thailand
Mining manufacturer Caterpillar has announced it will cut around 280 jobs at its Burnie factory and move some of its production to Thailand.
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Abbott set to increase subsidies for freight from Tasmania
Prime Minister Tony Abbott looks set to announce an increase in funding for the Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme today.
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Tasmanian businesses benefitting from Federal Government funding
Tasmanian businesses have received $13 million in grants from the Innovation and Investment Fund.
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Bell Bay warns power network’s gold-plating could cost jobs
Tasmania’s Bell Bay Aluminium has said that it wants to federal government to act on over-investment and over-charging by electricity companies.
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Cadbury chocolate blocks get smaller as manufacturing costs get bigger
Blocks of Cadbury family-sized blocks of chocolate will be reduced by one row, with high manufacturing costs blamed.
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Will Hodgman visits site of new Veolia facility in Tasmania
Tasmanian Premier, Will Hodgman has visited the construction site of Veolia’s new commercial facility near Hobart.
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Lambie and Wilkie fight Tassie freight costs
Senator Jacqui Lambie and MP Andrew Wilkie, both Tasmanian federal independents, have teamed up to fight high Bass Strait freight costs.
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Burnie Caterpillar workers may not lose jobs after all
The 200 workers from Caterpillar’s plant in Burnie who are expecting to lose their jobs this year may now keep them, according to the AMWU.
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Jacqui Lambie wants Bass Strait as part of national highway
Senator Jacqui Lambie has called on the government to include Bass Strait as part of the National Highway in order to cut freight costs to Tasmania.
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New timber mill for NW Tasmania
Construction of Ta Ann's new plywood mill in Tasmania’s north-west began after a ceremonial sod-turning on Monday.
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Cutting freight subsidy will harm Tasmania: exporter
One of Tasmania’s biggest exporters has criticised the recommendations made in the Inquiry into Tasmanian Shipping and Freight.
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Tassie offers $10 million incentive for silica smelter
The Tasmanian Government has provided a $10 million incentive to attract a silica smelter to the state.
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Tassie’s biggest wind farm opens
Tasmania's biggest wind farm was opened at Musselroe in the state’s north east on Tuesday.
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QLD Government awards train contract to German-based consortium
The Queensland state government has chosen the Bombardier NGR consortium to build 75 new six-car trains for the Queensland Rail network.
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Tasmania industry would be hit hard by gas price increase
There are major concerns that natural gas price rises in the next couple of years would hurt Tasmanian manufacturers.
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TasRail chose Chinese over local manufacturer because of cost
State-owned business TasRail did not choose a Tasmanian manufacturer to replace 200 of its train wagons because of price.
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