Tasmania's premier he is "sorry for the outcome" his comments about a school's end-of-year celebrations have had, but that he stands by his "expectations" when it comes to Christmas.
As small fishers say salmon companies are being favoured over them, Premier Jeremy Rockliff says the government is aiming for the "best balanced approach".
All Tasmanian parliamentarians are now receiving the full 22 per cent pay rise they are entitled to, including the premier, who previously said it was "out of step with community expectations".
Jeremy Rockliff made a social media post saying he was aware of "efforts made to remove all references to Christmas" in a primary school's celebrations, the same day the Education Department wrote to his office to say Christmas remained an important part of the event. But he says he did not see the letter until the next day.
Greens leader Rosalie Woodruff calls it "many years in the making" as Tasmanian parliament debates joining other states in banning conversion practices, with the premier voicing his support for the minor party's bill.
The education union is calling on politicians to "stay away" from Tasmania's public schools for the rest of term 4, unless the premier apologises for a social media post made about a school's upcoming end-of-year celebrations.