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            <title>**EMBARGOED UNTIL 7.30PM  - 23 NOVEMBER   - Tasmania's Australian of the Year announced    </title>
            <link>http://www.media.tas.gov.au/release.php?id=28488</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The prestigious Tasmanian Australian of the Year Award was tonight presented to Tasmanian Devil advocate Bruce Englefield by the Premier, David Bartlett.
Mr Bartlett said the Award is a timely recognition of Mr Englefield&rsquo;s dedication to the fight to save the Tasmanian Devil, as the devil had only recently been listed as an endangered species.
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&ldquo;Mr Englefield is a relatively n...]]></description>
            <author>Tasmanian Government</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>New Tasracing Chairman</title>
            <link>http://www.media.tas.gov.au/release.php?id=28490</link>
            <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;
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The Minister for Racing, Michael Aird, today announced the appointment of Brian Speers as the new Chair of Tasracing.
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Mr Aird said Mr Speers, a Hobart businessman and currently Deputy Chair of Tasracing, was widely respected in the Tasmanian racing industry.
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&ldquo;Mr Speers has been involved in the racing industry for more than 30 years and is very highly...]]></description>
            <author>Tasmanian Government</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>2009 Report Card Highlights Water Quality Improvements</title>
            <link>http://www.media.tas.gov.au/release.php?id=28473</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A report looking at the health of the Derwent estuary has found the completion of several wastewater treatment projects has led to further water quality improvements.
Releasing the annual Derwent Estuary Report Card today, the Director of the Derwent Estuary Program (DEP) Christine Coughanowr, said several projects have significantly reduced the amount of pollution entering the Derwent.
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            <author>Tasmanian Government</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Tasmania hosts National Indigenous Education Forum</title>
            <link>http://www.media.tas.gov.au/release.php?id=28485</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Tasmanian Government is committed to ensuring that all Tasmanians have the opportunity to learn throughout their lives no matter what their age and circumstance, the&nbsp;Minister for Workplace Relations, Lisa Singh, said today.
Speaking at the 5th National Indigenous Education Conference in Hobart today, Ms Singh said that the State Government recognised that many people faced barriers to le...]]></description>
            <author>Tasmanian Government</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Premier announces North West jobs mission</title>
            <link>http://www.media.tas.gov.au/release.php?id=28487</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Premier David Bartlett today told McCain workers and local farmers in Smithton that he would travel to Melbourne this Friday to meet with McCain management and fight for their jobs.
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&ldquo;I will not turn my back on this community and my message to you today is that I will fight and this Government will fight for you and your livelihoods.
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&ldquo;I know the announcement by McCain&...]]></description>
            <author>Tasmanian Government</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Tasmanian Wine Impresses Hong Kong Buyers</title>
            <link>http://www.media.tas.gov.au/release.php?id=28475</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Minister for Economic Development, Michael Aird, has praised seven Tasmanian vineyards on a highly successful joint trade mission to Asia.
The mission was facilitated by the Department of Economic Development, Tourism and the Arts and included delegates from, Domaine A, Sugarloaf Ridge, Spring Vale Vineyards, Tamar Ridge Estates, Pirie Tasmania, Stefano Lubiana Wines and Frogmore Creek Wines....]]></description>
            <author>Tasmanian Government</author>
            <pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Gutwein By Own Admission Not Fit To Be Treasurer</title>
            <link>http://www.media.tas.gov.au/release.php?id=28481</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The admission by Liberal Treasury spokesman Peter Gutwein that he voted for the water and sewerage reforms in parliament without understanding their financial structure demonstrates breathtaking incompetence, Treasurer Michael Aird said today.
&ldquo;Either he was asleep during the debate when the financial details were examined in great detail or he is not up to his job.&rdquo;
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On ABC r...]]></description>
            <author>Tasmanian Government</author>
            <pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Tasmanian Success In National Export Awards</title>
            <link>http://www.media.tas.gov.au/release.php?id=28482</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Minister for Economic Development, Michael Aird, today congratulated two Tasmanian companies, Pivot Maritime International and Autech Software &amp; Design, for their success in the Australian Export Awards.
&ldquo;This is an outstanding success for Tasmania,&rdquo; Mr Aird said.
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&ldquo;Not only is the Tasmanian economy continuing to punch above its weight at a national level, but so...]]></description>
            <author>Tasmanian Government</author>
            <pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Challenges and Opportunities for Circular Head</title>
            <link>http://www.media.tas.gov.au/release.php?id=28483</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Labor Member for Braddon Bryan Green today called on political opponents of the Tarkine tourist drive to get behind the project because of the employment and economic boost it will deliver for the Circular Head region. 
&nbsp;&ldquo;Blind opposition to this project for purely political reasons will get us nowhere,&rdquo; Mr Green said.
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Mr Green said the economic stimulus from jobs during...]]></description>
            <author>Tasmanian Government</author>
            <pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Dolphin Sands</title>
            <link>http://www.media.tas.gov.au/release.php?id=28480</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Deputy Premier, Lara Giddings, and Minister for Police and Emergency Management, Jim Cox, today expressed their sympathy to the Dolphin Sands community and warned that the bushfire season is now underway.
&ldquo;On behalf of the Government, I extend my sympathy to the Dolphin Sands community and particularly to those who have lost homes and property in the bushfire,&rdquo; Ms Giddings said.
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            <author>Tasmanian Government</author>
            <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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