Tasmania's Racing Minister Jane Howlett has resigned from cabinet, citing "relentless personal and political" attacks. She is the second minister to leave Premier Jeremy Rockliff's cabinet in two weeks, facing pressure over legal fees and conflicting evidence regarding election caretaker mode breaches.
Tasmania's Racing Minister Jane Howlett has resigned from cabinet due to "relentless personal and political" attacks. This follows mounting pressure over $405,000 in taxpayer-funded legal fees and questions about her office's knowledge of a caretaker mode breach during the last election. She will remain in parliament on the backbench.
Tasmania's Racing Minister Jane Howlett has resigned from cabinet due to "relentless personal and political" attacks. She faced pressure over $300,000 in legal fees and conflicting evidence regarding a caretaker mode breach during the last election. Howlett will remain in parliament on the backbench.
Tasmania's Racing Minister Jane Howlett has resigned from cabinet due to "relentless personal and political" attacks. She is the second minister to leave Premier Jeremy Rockliff's cabinet in two weeks, facing pressure over $300,000 in legal fees and conflicting evidence regarding a caretaker mode breach.
Tasmania's Racing Minister Jane Howlett has resigned from cabinet due to "relentless personal and political" attacks. She is the second minister to resign in two weeks, facing pressure over legal fees and conflicting evidence regarding election caretaker mode breaches.
Tasmanian Racing Minister Jane Howlett is under pressure to resign after evidence suggested her office knew about Tasracing messaging that breached election guidelines. A consultant testified that Howlett's senior adviser was aware of the messaging before it was sent, contradicting statutory declarations. Opposition parties are demanding her resignation, drawing parallels to a former minister's departure over legal fees.
Tasmanian Greens and Labor are calling for Racing Minister Jane Howlett to resign or be sacked due to her failure to disclose details about publicly funded legal proceedings totaling $303,800. This follows a similar controversy involving former minister Madeleine Ogilvie.
