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Breaking: Tasmania's Racing Minister Jane Howlett resigns

Breaking: Tasmania's Racing Minister Jane Howlett resigns
ABC Australia Tuesday 16 June 2026, 02:22 UTC By Lucy MacDonald 1 min read
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Jane Howlett resigns as Tasmania's Racing Minister amid questioning over publicly-funded legal bill By state political reporter Lucy MacDonald Tue 16 Jun 2026 at 12:22pm Tasmania's Racing Minister Jane Howlett has resigned from cabinet, citing "relentless personal and political" attacks from opposition parties as the reason. It makes her the second minister to resign from Premier Jeremy Rockliff's cabinet in just over two weeks.

Jane Howlett resigns as Tasmania's Racing Minister amid questioning over publicly-funded legal bill By state political reporter Lucy MacDonald Tue 16 Jun 2026 at 12:22pm Tasmania's Racing Minister Jane Howlett has resigned from cabinet, citing "relentless personal and political" attacks from opposition parties as the reason. It makes her the second minister to resign from Premier Jeremy Rockliff's cabinet in just over two weeks. Ms Howlett has faced mounting pressure to move to the backbench over $300,000 in taxpayer money paying her legal fees, and as of yesterday, questions over conflicting evidence about what her office knew about a breach of caretaker mode during the last election. Loading
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