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Ashley Youth Detention Centre staff recruitment underway, as detainee tells mother of lockdown

A young detainee at Tasmania's Ashley prison tells his mother of being confined to his cell for over 22 hours a day, as ongoing staff shortages mean lockdowns and a recruitment drive which could pull staff from the notorious Don Dale jail in the Northern Territory.

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Brighton doctors clinic closes doors, leaving thousands of Tasmanians without care

This doctors clinic is to close on September 23, meaning its active patient list of 3,000 will need to travel elsewhere for care — and that is very bad news for this mum and her kids.

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Fears free university for nurses in Victoria could make Tasmanian shortages even worse

As Tasmania grapples with a nursing shortage, a new offer by the Victorian government of free university for nurses and midwives raises fears of a student exodus.

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Tasmanian parliamentary staff exposed to sexual harassment, abuse and degrading behaviour, review finds

A survey finds two-thirds of Tasmania's parliamentary and ministerial staff have witnessed discrimination, sexual harassment and bullying in the workplace, with MPs and managers the worst offenders.

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Stamp duty or land tax? Economists say the one that makes the most sense is politically toxic

The Tasmanian Premier stood up in parliament and refused to rule out a switch from stamp duty to a land tax on the family home, but a hasty statement shortly afterwards saying there were no such plans has economists scratching their heads.

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Tasmania's Ashley youth prison closure must be brought forward, children's commissioner, advocates say

One of the people instrumental in the examination of the notorious Don Dale youth prison in Darwin says Tasmania's government should "learn from the example" of how the Northern Territory went against the recommendations of a damning royal commission into its facility for young offenders.

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Tas salmon giant takeover bid 'chequered'

Conservationists have raised issues about the history of a Canadian company putting in a $1.1 billion bid to take over Tasmanian salmon farmer Tassal.

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James's partner, Venita, suffered a stroke. Two months on, she can't leave hospital because they can't find a place to live

Venita Brown is unable to leave hospital after recovering from a stroke because the place she and her partner James Paul have been living — an industrial shed in southern Tasmania — has been deemed unsuitable.

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Retired Tas Liberal MP replaced in recount

The fourth Tasmanian Liberal government MP to quit politics since last year's state election has been replaced by a fellow Liberal in a recount.

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New stadium not part of formal Tas AFL bid

Tasmania Premier Jeremy Rockliff says a new stadium won't be part of the state's formal AFL bid but remains an important part of future plans.

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Strahan Pharmacy struggles amid worker shortage, barriers to Rural LAP

The only pharmacy in a remote Tasmanian tourism town is struggling to stay open as it grapples with tragedy and a worker shortage.

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Tas appoints first female police chief

Tasmania will have its first female police commissioner when a decorated officer with more than three decades of experience assumes the top job this year.

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Nurses strike in Launceston as government offers last-minute proposal

A last-minute proposal from the state government to improve working conditions for Tasmania's nurses fails to stop a strike from going ahead at the Launceston General Hospital.

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Calls for more social housing and higher allowances for Tasmania's homeless youth

Layla was only in year 8 when she found herself on the streets. It was an incident she does not want to detail that prompted her to seek a different path — to a place where she now helps other young people in Tasmania.

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Exhausted nurses call for 'safe staffing and decent pay' during Hobart strike

An exhausted workforce, staffing levels below safe minimums and nurses feeling like they are unable to give patients the care they need: This is the picture nurses have painted of the Royal Hobart Hospital.

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Tas Liberal government exodus continues

Tasmania's Police Minister Jacquie Petrusma has walked away from politics, the fourth cabinet member to quit the state government this year.

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Tasmanian MP Jacquie Petrusma resigns from state parliament, fourth exit from ministry this year

Tasmanian Police Minister Jacquie Petrusma is resigning from state parliament for "personal and family reasons", the fourth Liberal to go this year — with the Premier deflecting questions of "instability".

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Tas premier makes AFL bid funding threat

Tasmania's premier has threatened to withdraw the state government's funding offer for an AFL team if the league "doesn't respect" its magnitude.

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Calls for COVID-19 antiviral medicines to be made more easily available without GP appointment

In some other countries, eligible COVID patients can get antiviral medication from pharmacies without a prescription from a doctor — but that's not the case in Australia, and a shortage of GPs in some areas is making access even harder.

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Tas premier 'concerned' over free RATs end

Tasmania's premier says it is not the right time for the federal government to put an end to pandemic leave and free rapid antigen test schemes.

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It was an unprecedented housing crisis that called for an urgent summit, now four years on, it's worse

A new group has been formed to come up with solutions to Tasmania's housing crisis, about four years after an urgent housing summit pledged to do the same, but the situation now is even worse.

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Tas premier urges masks amid virus spike

Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff has urged people to wear masks indoors amid a rise in COVID-19 infections.

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Tas to review hospital handling of abuser

The Tasmanian government is establishing its own review of a Launceston hospital where a pedophile nurse was able to keep working despite multiple complaints.

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Review announced into management at Launceston hospital in wake of damning commission of inquiry evidence

There will be "significant changes to leadership roles" at a Tasmanian hospital following a week of harrowing victim accounts at a child sexual abuse inquiry, the government announces.

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Tasmanian salmon producer Tassal being circled by Canadian seafood giant Cooke

Hot on the heels of Brazilians snapping up a Tasmanian salmon company, the last locally owned producer is in the sights of a Canadian seafood giant, news that has been welcomed by the island state's Premier, Jeremy Rockliff.

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