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Parliament Of Tasmania
The Parliament of Tasmania is the bicameral legislature of the Australian state of Tasmania. It follows a Westminster-derived parliamentary system and consists of the governor of Tasmania (as representative of the King), the Legislative Council (the upper house), and the House of Assembly (the lower house).. "The Governor and the Legislative Council and House of Assembly shall together constitute the Parliament of Tasmania." Since 1841, the Legislative Council has met in Parliament House, Hobart, with the House of Assembly following suit from its establishment in 1856. The Parliament of Tasmania first met in 1856. The powers of the Parliament are prescribed in the Constitution of Tasmania. Since the Federation of Australia in 1901, Tasmania has been a state of the Commonwealth of Australia, and the Constitution of Australia regulates its relationship with the Commonwealth. Under the Australian Constitution, Tasmania ceded certain legislative and judicial powers to the Commonw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coat Of Arms Of Tasmania
The coat of arms of Tasmania is an official symbol of the Australian state of Tasmania. It was granted by King George V in May 1917. The shield features significant examples of Tasmanian industry: a sheaf of wheat, hops, a ram and apples. It is surmounted by a red lion that also features on the state badge. The shield is supported by two thylacines (Tasmanian tigers/wolves) with a motto beneath, ''Ubertas et Fidelitas'', which is Latin for "Fertility and Faithfulness". The formal description, or blazon, of the arms is: Quarterly Gules and barry wavy Argent and Azure a Fesse of the second charged with a Ram statant proper between in chief a Garb and a Thunderbolt and in base four Apples and a Branch of Hops all Or; For the Crest on a Wreath Argent and Gules: A Lion passant Gules resting the dexter forepaw on a Spade and a Pick-axe in saltire proper; And for Supporters, on either side A Tasmanian Tiger proper, with the Motto "Ubertas et Fidelitas". The Tasmanian coat of arms is r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tasmanian Greens
The Tasmanian Greens are a political party in Australia which developed from numerous environmental campaigns in Tasmania, including the flooding of Lake Pedder and the Franklin Dam campaign. They form a part of the Australian Greens. Following the 2024 Tasmanian State Election, the party holds five seats in the Tasmanian House of Assembly, and is currently led by Rosalie Woodruff. At a federal level, two Tasmanian senators – Nick McKim and Peter Whish-Wilson – are members of the Greens. The party's current shadow ministry can be found at Woodruff Shadow Ministry. History The party's history can be traced back to the formation of the United Tasmania Group (UTG) (the first established 'Green' party in the world), which first ran candidates in the 1972 election. Many people involved in that group went on to form the Tasmanian Greens. Bob Brown stood as an Australian Senate candidate for UTG in 1975. 1980s In the 1982 state election, Bob Brown stood unsuccessfully as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crossbench
A crossbencher is a minor party or independent politician, independent member of some legislatures, such as the Parliament of Australia. In the British House of Lords the term refers to members of the parliamentary group of non-political peers. They take their name from the crossbenches, between and perpendicular to the government and Opposition (parliamentary), opposition benches, where crossbenchers sit in the chamber. United Kingdom Crossbench members of the British House of Lords are not aligned to any particular party. Until 2009, these included the Law Lords appointed under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876. In addition, former Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom), Speakers of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons (such as Michael Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn, Lord Martin of Springburn and Betty Boothroyd, Baroness Boothroyd) and former Lord Speakers of the House of Lords (such as Baroness Hayman and Baroness D'Souza), who by conv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Lovell
Sarah Elizabeth Lovell (born 9 October 1980) is an Australian politician. She has been the Labor member for Rumney in the Tasmanian Legislative Council since the 2017 periodic elections. Lovell was a union organiser for United Voice United Voice was an Australian trade union from 1992 to 2019. It merged with the National Union of Workers to form the United Workers Union in 2019. United Voice was part of the Labor Left faction of the Australian Labor Party. The union was ... before standing for Rumney. She defeated the incumbent MLC, independent Tony Mulder, to win the seat. References 1980 births Living people Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Tasmania 21st-century Australian politicians Women members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council 21st-century Australian women politicians People from Springvale, Victoria Politicians from Melbourne Australian women trade unionists Trade unioni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Edmunds
Luke Matthew Edmunds (born 7 December 1981) is an Australian politician who was first elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council as the Labor member for Pembroke at the 2022 Pembroke state by-election, replacing retiring incumbent Jo Siejka. Personal life Edmunds rents a home with his wife and three children in Bellerive on Hobart's Eastern Shore. He was raised in Launceston, and worked as a journalist for all three of Tasmania's major newspapers: '' The Examiner'', ''The Mercury'' and ''The Advocate,'' where he was Sports Editor. Edmunds attended Mowbray Primary School, Brooks High School and Newstead College, and studied arts at the University of Tasmania. Political career A lifelong Labor supporter, Edmunds’ first memory of politics was watching the 1993 Australian Federal Election on television, where Prime Minister Paul Keating captured his attention, as retold in his first speech to Parliament. Edmunds first joined the Party in 2006. Edmunds was elected to Clar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliamentary Opposition
Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a Westminster-based parliamentary system. This article uses the term ''government'' as it is used in Parliamentary systems, i.e. meaning ''the administration'' or ''the cabinet'' rather than ''the state''. In some countries, the title of "Official Opposition" is conferred upon the largest political party sitting in opposition in the legislature, with said party's leader being accorded the title "Leader of the Opposition". In first-past-the-post assemblies, where the tendency to gravitate into two major parties or party groupings operates strongly, ''government'' and ''opposition'' roles can go to the two main groupings serially in alternation. The more proportionally representative a system, the greater the likelihood of multiple political parties appearing in the parliamentary debating chamber. Such systems can foster multiple "opposition" parties which may have little in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jo Palmer
Joanne Lesley Palmer (née Dick, formerly Cornish; born 10 April 1971) is an Australian politician and former television journalist and newsreader. Palmer was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, and moved to Tasmania as a baby after being adopted by an Australian family. Originally employed by the station in Hobart as a journalist, she is a former Miss Tasmania and in 1993 she was awarded Miss Australia. She presented the hour-long Nightly News on 7 Tasmania, until leaving 7 Tasmania after 18 years to spend more time with her family. Palmer was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council for the division of Rosevears at the 2020 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election, representing the Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. For example, while the political systems .... In April 2022, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerry Vincent (Australian Politician)
Kerry John Vincent (born 24 November 1960) is an Australian politician representing the division of Prosser for the Tasmanian Liberals since the 2024 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election. Vincent succeeded former member for Prosser, Jane Howlett, after she resigned from the office and subsequently won a seat in the lower house. Vincent was also Mayor of the Sorell Council Sorell Council is a local government body in Tasmania, situated in the south-east of the state. The Sorell local government area is classified as rural and has a population of 15,218. The major centres of the region include Dodges Ferry, Duna ... from 2012 until his resignation in 2024. Political career In October 2024, Vincent was promoted by Premier Rockliff to the portfolios of Minister for Infrastructure and Minister for Local Government. References 1960 births Living people Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Duigan (politician)
Nicholas John Henry Duigan (born 1 May 1970) is an Australian politician. He has been the Liberal member for Windermere in the Tasmanian Legislative Council The Tasmanian Legislative Council is the upper house of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. It is one of the two Chambers of parliament, chambers of the Parliament, the other being the Tasmanian House of Assembly, House of Assembly. Both ho ... since May 2021. Duigan hosted the fishing television program '' Hook, Line and Sinker'' for over twenty years. He and his dad survived a plane crash on 8 January 2009, as a result he was injured. References 1970 births Living people Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Tasmania 21st-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Liberal-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tasmanian Government
The Tasmanian Government is the executive branch of the Australian state of Tasmania. The leader of the party or coalition with the Confidence and supply, confidence of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, House of Assembly, the lower house of the Parliament of Tasmania, is invited by the governor of Tasmania to form the executive. The governor appoints the premier of Tasmania. Since 8 April 2022, the premier of Tasmania has been Jeremy Rockliff, leader of the Liberal Party of Australia (Tasmanian Division), Liberal Party. The current ministry of Tasmania is the Second Rockliff ministry. Constitutional framework Tasmania is governed according to the principles of the Westminster system, a form of parliamentary responsible government based on the model of the United Kingdom. Legislative power rests with the bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Tasmania, which consists of the governor of Tasmania, and the two chambers: the Tasmanian Legislative Council, Legislative Council and the T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confidence And Supply
In parliamentary system, parliamentary democracies based on the Westminster system, confidence and supply is an arrangement under which a minority government (one which does not control a majority in the legislature) receives the support of one or more parties or independent MPs on Motion of no confidence, confidence votes and Government budget, the state budget ("supply"). On issues other than those outlined in the confidence and supply agreement, non-government partners to the agreement are not bound to support the government on any given piece of legislation. A coalition government is a more formal arrangement than a confidence-and-supply agreement, in that members from junior parties (i.e., parties other than the largest) gain positions in the Cabinet (government), cabinet and Minister (government), ministerial roles, and are generally expected to hold the government Whip (politics), whip on passing legislation. Confidence In most parliamentary democracies, members of a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristie Johnston
Kristie Joy Johnston (born 22 December 1980) is an Australian politician. She was elected as the Mayor of City of Glenorchy in 2014 and 2018 and is an Independent member for the seat of Division of Clark, having been elected in the 2021 Tasmanian state election. Political career Johnston was first elected in 2014 as the mayor of the City of Glenorchy, winning 59% of the vote against incumbent mayor Stuart Slade. In 2015, Johnston claimed that the city council had breached regulations by voting on making 16 employees redundant without her presence. Federal independent MP for the Division of Denison, Andrew Wilkie, who endorsed Johnston for mayor, criticised this as "puerile behaviour", saying that some aldermen were "sore losers" and trying to create an impression of chaos under Johnston's mayoralty. She was re-elected in 2018 as mayor, winning 86.4% of the vote. In a press release on 27 February 2021, Johnston announced she would run for the seat of Clark in the next Tasmania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
