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Legal bill and election breach added to minister's woes
Key takeaways
- Jane Howlett is likely to come under attack when parliament sits tomorrow.
- Labor and the Greens have escalated calls for Racing Minister Jane Howlett to resign from cabinet after more questions were raised about Tasracing messaging that breached election guidelines last year.
- Tasracing's communications consultant appeared at a parliamentary committee, during which he confirmed her office was aware of the wording of the messaging before it was sent out externally to racing participants.
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Jane Howlett is likely to come under attack when parliament sits tomorrow. (ABC News: Ebony ten Broeke)
Labor and the Greens have escalated calls for Racing Minister Jane Howlett to resign from cabinet after more questions were raised about Tasracing messaging that breached election guidelines last year.
Tasracing's communications consultant appeared at a parliamentary committee, during which he confirmed her office was aware of the wording of the messaging before it was sent out externally to racing participants.
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