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Federal taxpayer’s are putting a million dollars into the Offshore Energy Research Association to address knowledge gaps in tidal power.
Federal Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr says few countries have the advantages we do when it comes to tidal power with the longest coastline of any nation on three oceans. But Carr says for all of our expertise, there are still gaps in our knowledge and unanswered questions; including when it comes to the environmental effects.
Premier Stephen McNeil says the government is not yet ready to call a public inquiry into the triple murder-suicide case involving Lionel Desmond, but isn’t ruling it out.
Calling it a tragic event, McNeil said Health Authority officials will meet with Desmond’s family next week to share the findings of a confidential review into how the health-care system dealt with the former soldier. He added that the family deserves that accounting first and no further steps will be taken until after the family and the medical examiner are briefed.