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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.

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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.

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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.

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Opponents, defenders of Tasmania's salmon industry as entrenched as ever as fish farming continues to grow

This chef vows he'll never serve it, while a local in a rural community says she is "sick of people coming from Hobart telling us we're unhappy with fish farms" — why is the salmon industry so divisive in Tasmania?

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Lack of ear, nose and throat specialists keeping Tasmanians from getting vital surgery

Tasmanians are waiting years instead of days to access vital ear, nose and throat specialist appointments. The Department of Health is trying to find a solution.

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A Tasmanian mother says the soon-to-close St Helen's mother and baby unit saved her life

Emma was diagnosed with post-natal depression after a traumatic birth experience. She says the help she got from a specialised mother and baby unit saved her life and now she's worried for other mothers because the unit is closing.

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The search for a name for Tasmania's new AFL team begins, with Devils early favourite

The Devils? How about the Tasmania Apples? Or maybe the Penguins? The search has begun for a name for Tassie's new AFL team — and one early favourite may require some wheeling and dealing to secure.

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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.

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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".

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Tasmania's Racing Minister Madeleine Ogilvie tells inquiry she'll have to check whether she's been to race meets

Madeleine Ogilvie has told an Upper House inquiry she couldn't say whether she'd attended any race meets at northern Tasmanian racetracks, or met with racing clubs in her time as minister, but would "take that on notice and provide dates".

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Cancer win for firefighters as Tasmanian legislation leads the way for compensation claims

Neil Brooksbank is certain that fighting thousands of fires over the years has caused his bladder cancer — and thanks to a change in Tasmanian law, he does not have to fight to prove the cause.

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Children at risk of being removed from their families as Tasmanian housing crisis deepens

Recovering addicts Lekita and Justin want to give their son the best possible chance in life, but say they constantly face roadblocks because of their past — with advocates warning families like theirs are at risk of losing their children if they cannot get a roof over their heads.

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Tenant anger over landlord's plan to convert entire row of North Hobart flats into short stay

A landlord's plans to convert an entire row of terrace-house flats into short-stay accommodation may end tenants' leases in the midst of the rental crisis.

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Defective renovations lead to years of delays and extra costs for Tasmanian couple, but new laws won't help them

Tasmania is set to get new laws protecting home owners from dodgy and defective building works but for some — such as Adriane, who has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars already — it will come too late.

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Covers off the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery's hidden treasures that don't often see the light of day

A now-extinct emu from Tasmania thrived in gardens owned by Napoleon's wife after being shipped to Paris in 1802. That's just one of the amazing tales from the unseen collection of Tasmania's Museum and Art Gallery.

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Katrina Munting's abusive teacher given option to resign rather than face investigation, Supreme Court hears

A high school teacher who sexually abused one of his students in the late 1990s was given the option to resign, rather than face further investigation, a Tasmanian court hears.

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JackJumpers basketball team CEO Simon Brookhouse resigns

The Tasmania JackJumpers basketball team is on the hunt for a new chief executive officer after sensationally parting ways with inaugural club boss Simon Brookhouse.

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Nicolaas Bester pleads not guilty to menacing former Australian of the Year Grace Tame on Twitter

Grace Tame sits in court as the man who abused her as a schoolgirl pleads not guilty to using Twitter to harass her online.

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Full cream milk sales eating into low fat varieties as consumers change direction

Supermarket sales data compiled by the national dairy industry body show that full cream milk sales jumped 10 per cent in 10 years, taking a greater share of dairy milk drinking from its low fat or skim counterparts.

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Calls for Liberal minister Madeleine Ogilvie to resign over TasRacing boss exit explanation

Tasmania's Racing Minister acknowledges she was aware the head of the state's peak racing body had been sacked, despite almost a week later issuing a press release stating he was moving to Sydney "to spend more time with his family".

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