250 jobs to be cut as Tasmanian Government reshuffles departments | ABC NEWS

Tasmania's Department of State Growth will be replaced by Building Tasmania, a "transformation" the premier says will "get things built". The proposal will slash 250 public sector jobs and save the budget "more than a quarter of a billion dollars", the government says. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-03/tas-department-of-state-growth-transform-into-building-tasmania/106408320 ABC NEWS provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC NEWS, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Watch more ABC NEWS content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 Go deeper on our ABC NEWS In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2 Like ABC NEWS on Facebook: http://facebook.com/abcnews.au Follow ABC NEWS on Instagram: http://instagram.com/abcnews_au Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia #ABCNewsTas