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Tasmanian woman who starved to death in her home was let down, neighbour says

The neighbour of a Tasmanian woman who starved to death in her own home says the 71-year-old was let down by those who should have stepped in to help her.

ABC News · Jun 1, 2023

Concerns for St Helen's patients as Hobart psychiatrists plan their departure

Two psychiatrists say they will have no choice but to close their practices when a Hobart private mental health hospital stops operating next month — cutting loose thousands of patients in an already stretched system.

ABC News · May 31, 2023

ABC News reporter Katri Uibu named journalist of the year at Tasmanian media awards

ABC Tasmania's investigative reporter Katri Uibu is named Tasmanian Journalist of the Year, with six other categories also won by the Tasmanian newsroom.

ABC News · May 26, 2023

Hobart to lose 31 mental health beds with closure of St Helen's Private Hospital in June

A private mental health hospital in Hobart is closing because the owner has determined that upgrading the building would cost too much.

ABC News · May 2, 2023

Baby who died may have survived if Launceston General Hospital followed procedures, coroner says

A coroner lashes the Launceston General Hospital for not following its procedures and causing delays in diagnosing a baby's bowel obstruction, saying it was the "difference between her survival and death".

ABC News · May 1, 2023

Tasmania set to get state AFL team after decades of dreams as funding for new Hobart stadium locked in

With a 23,000-seat stadium being built in Hobart's city centre, the island state has cleared the last of many, many hurdles set for it by the AFL. Here's what it all means for the state's long-held team ambitions.

ABC News · Apr 26, 2023

Girl, 14, charged with burgling Hobart home was allegedly in possession of homemade gun

A 14-year-old girl and two men, one of whom police say had to call an ambulance after injuring themselves while fleeing, are charged over an alleged aggravated burglary in Hobart's northern suburbs.

ABC News · Apr 24, 2023

Lack of clinicians forcing parents to go interstate for ADHD diagnosis, treatment

Tasmanian parents worried that their child might have ADHD are being forced to go interstate for a diagnosis because of a lack of suitable clinicians in the state. Sometimes, that's just the start of their problems.

ABC News · Apr 23, 2023

At 93, Margaret Clougher is making a splash at masters swimming titles

Margaret Clougher has always loved the water — and at 93 she's not going to let something small like her age stop her from competing.

ABC News · Apr 19, 2023

Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff promised extra $54 million after pressure from AFL, emails show

The AFL squeezed an additional $54 million out of the Tasmanian government for a new state team, despite the premier initially arguing extra funding would "compromise sound economic governance", right to information documents reveal.

ABC News · Apr 19, 2023