New ABC social media guidelines long overdue
Liberal Senator for Tasmania, Eric Abetz, has welcomed today’s announcement of new social media guidelines for staff, saying they will hopefully result in far fewer taxpayers’ money being lost to pay...
View ArticleAbetz abstains on mandatory vaccine bill
The people of Tasmania are entitled to know why I abstained on a Bill purporting to outlaw mandating COVID vaccination. The Bill, which is a slightly amended version of a Bill introduced into the House...
View ArticleScrapping Antarctic runway a huge disappointment
The decision to not proceed with the Antarctic runway is a huge disappointment, according to Tasmanian Liberal Senator Eric Abetz. As it appears this is a final decision – and a retrograde decision at...
View ArticleAustralia should diplomatically boycott Winter Games like US
The United States has announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics due to human rights abuses, seeing the country’s athletes compete but without any diplomatic or official...
View ArticleBoycott of Sydney Festival ignorant and counterproductive
Several comedians and other performances are among 27 events that have ignorantly boycotted the Sydney Festival due to the Israeli Embassy providing $20,000 in sponsorship for the dance performance...
View Article$216,000 grant to secure Hobart’s Synagogue
Australia’s oldest synagogue will be provided with extra security thanks to a federal Liberal Government grant of $216,000 for 14 CCTV cameras. The funding made available under the Safer Community...
View ArticleHobart’s Alphacrucis now fourth “University College” in Aus
Alphacrucis College, and its Hobart campus located in the heart of the CBD, has been registered by the national tertiary accrediting body, Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA)....
View ArticleMedia statement on Amnesty International report
The Chair and the Deputy Chair of the Australian Parliamentary Friends of Israel reject Amnesty International’s incorrect claims about Israel contained in its report released overnight. Israel’s own...
View ArticleDon’t watch the CCP's Genocide Olympics
As the Beijing Winter Olympics officially kicks off tomorrow, athletes from around the globe will compete in a showcase of the very best of human athleticism. Simultaneously, approximately 2,800 km...
View ArticleGov funding to make Glenorchy priority projects a reality
The Federal Liberal Government is investing $1,157,806 in priority projects across Glenorchy, supporting local jobs, businesses and the resilience of local economies to help communities bounce back...
View ArticleAbetz calls for Auditor General probe into UTAS move
Liberal Senator for Tasmania, Eric Abetz, has addressed the organisation Save UTAS and concerned Hobartians at the official launch of a petition to Hobart City Council against the severe overreach of...
View ArticleAbetz confirms Anglesea Barracks will not be sold off
Eric Abetz, Liberal Senator for Tasmania, has confirmed that Defence will not sell off Hobart’s historic Anglesea Barracks at a Senate Estimates hearing. Senator Abetz, who for nearly a decade has...
View Article$804 million investment in Antarctic welcomed
Tasmanian Liberal Senator Eric Abetz, a long-time advocate for Tasmania being the gateway to the Antarctic, has welcomed the significant new investment announced by the Prime Minister. “This exciting,...
View ArticleVale Senator Kimberley Kitching
Senator Kitching will be remembered as a hardworking, well-researched and particularly well-informed contributor to all matters foreign affairs and defence. As the respective chairs of the Senate’s...
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