Tasmania

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How badly do Tasmanians want to protect nature? The state election may provide answers
The major parties have been all but silent on the environment this campaign, while the Greens say more nature should be protected

Adam Morton Climate and environment editor

18, Mar, 2024 @2:00 PM

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AFL announces Tasmania Devils will be new team’s name as playing kit unveiled
The league’s announcement event did not address doubts about whether a Tasmanian side would ever take field

Henry Belot and Jack Snape

18, Mar, 2024 @7:43 AM

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Tasmanian sergeant received police funeral despite being accused of child sexual abuse
Minister was provided information about allegations against Paul Reynolds before ceremony

Royce Kurmelovs

17, Mar, 2024 @8:57 PM

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Eamonn is struggling to find a rental while politicians offer solutions to Tasmania’s housing crisis – but some worry it’s too late
In Tasmania, the average renter pays $7,000 more to keep a roof over their head than they did five years ago

Cait Kelly

15, Mar, 2024 @11:00 PM

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Hobart endures hottest night in 112 years as severe heatwave hits south-eastern Australia
Extreme heat forecast to continue across Victoria, Tasmania, SA and NSW for several days, as record temperatures cause cancellation of long weekend events

Ben Smee

10, Mar, 2024 @8:03 AM

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Pure imagination: Tasmanian premier vows to build world’s largest chocolate fountain if re-elected
Liberal Jeremy Rockliff commits $12m and says ‘chocolate experience’ at Claremont would be ‘the greatest thing to happen to tourism since Mona’

Royce Kurmelovs

10, Mar, 2024 @6:16 AM

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Tasmanian premier Jeremy Rockliff pledges to open protected native forests to logging
Liberal leader’s plan criticised by political opponents, environmentalists and industry representatives

Adam Morton

29, Feb, 2024 @7:33 AM

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Antibiotics found in wild fish near Tasmanian salmon farms at nearly five times allowed limit, report shows
Testing shows blue mackerel caught near salmon pens with antibiotic residues of 960µg/kg, making fish ‘not fit for human consumption’

Bob Burton in Hobart

26, Feb, 2024 @2:50 AM

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Tasmania’s unique electoral system means all bets are off on the Liberals’ future
Though the state’s ruling party has been marked by defections and dissent, the opposition has struggled to make its mark

Kevin Bonham

21, Feb, 2024 @12:41 AM

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Birdwatch: On the trail of the shy albatross in Australia
On an oceanic quest in the southern hemisphere, our writer encounters the only albatross species endemic to Australia

Stephen Moss

14, Feb, 2024 @6:00 AM

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Ad guru Harold Mitchell mourned; man dies at Echuca’s Southern 80 water ski race – as it happened
This blog is now closed.

Royce Kurmelovs

11, Feb, 2024 @4:59 AM

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Daniel Tommerup died 30 years too early when ‘all the hope in his eyes was gone’
Before his death, the Tasmanian man was desperate for support and friends say he once ran into traffic screaming ‘Who’s going to help me? I just want to see my son’

Christopher Knaus Chief investigations correspondent

05, Feb, 2024 @2:00 PM

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