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Meg Whitfield
Verified
Journalist, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
Tasmania
Beats
wine, politics craft brewing,culture marketing, lifestyle branding social media, food fashion, sports
general travel, general dining, anything boring
Content
By Lachlan Ford, Meg Whitfield Verified| ABC News (Australia) Verified The Tasmanian Government has confirmed it will introduce legislation to push the Macquarie Point AFL stadium forwards, bypassing the planning process already underway. The roofed stadium is a requirement for Tasmania to be granted its own AFL team but the project has faced considerable backlash, with a draft report handed down by the Tasmanian Planning Commission in March describing it as "overbearing" and arguing it risks Tasmania's credit rating.
By Meg Whitfield Verified| ABC News (Australia) Verified A four-month trial of hand-held metal detection wands by Tasmania police ended on April 2. A proposed law to crack down on knife crime — Reid's law — is set to pass parliament this week, and will allow police to search someone for a "dangerous article" if there is "reasonable suspicion" they may be carrying one. Under the proposed legislation, maximum penalties for possessing a dangerous article in a public place would double to $20,000 or three years in prison.
By Lachlan Ford, Meg Whitfield Verified| ABC News (Australia) Verified The Tasmanian Government has confirmed it will introduce legislation to push the Macquarie Point AFL stadium forwards, bypassing the planning process already underway. The roofed stadium is a requirement for Tasmania to be granted its own AFL team but the project has faced considerable backlash, with a draft report handed down by the Tasmanian Planning Commission in March describing it as "overbearing" and arguing it risks Tasmania's credit rating.
Company Info
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia
+61 2 8333 2821