Tasmanian Liberal senators say an independent review of two key Bass Strait equalisation schemes was due in the first half of 2026, but its findings and the government’s response remain unpublished.

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Heritage, environmental and consultation concerns dominated a Senate hearing into proposed Defence land divestments at Fort Queenscliff and HMAS Cerberus.