Tasmanian renters wanting a pet just got new protections. Here’s how to get approval

Starting from early next year, landlords in Tasmania will not be able to stop renters from owning pets unless they have a “reasonable” rationale backed by an independent tribunal. The law change represents a big shift for Tasmania’s rental landscape, where currently fewer than 20 per cent of advertised rentals say they will consider applicants […]

Greens’ how-to-vote card preferences former Franklin candidate Owen Fitzgerald

The Greens could pocket tens of thousands of dollars of public money by urging supporters to vote for a candidate who has formally withdrawn from the electoral race, opponents say. The Greens candidate for the federal seat of Franklin in Tasmania, Owen Fitzgerald, last week announced he would end his campaign after he discovered he […]