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‘Far from over’: Victoria’s flood horror tipped to escalate further

Hundreds of properties are underwater or isolate and thousands of people remain without power, as Australia's flood emergency worsens.

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Evacuation order as flooding hits Tasmania

Authorities have ordered people in parts of northwest Tasmania to evacuate, with flooding rivers in the top half of the state to keep rising in coming days.

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Northern Tasmania's accessible taxi shortage leaves wheelchair users stranded

Minna Blaney is desperate to live a full life, but at present, it's a struggle just to leave the house.

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Coal-fed hydrogen plant 'cannot go ahead' if Tasmania is to maintain 'clean, green' reputation, expert says

A proposal for a coal-fed hydrogen plant in Tasmania "cannot go ahead" if the state is to live up to its "clean, green" reputation, one expert says — with an activist group vowing to do "everything we can to stop this project".

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Language can make stigma of addiction even worse

Feeling stigmatized can make people with substance use disorder less willing to seek treatment.

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Tasmania announces mandatory pokies pre-commitment limits, will other states follow suit?

Gambling reform advocates say it's the biggest pokies harm reduction move in years, yet the sector in other states is far from simple. Will this prompt greater change?

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R. Kelly trial nears conclusion, how Sunday’s rain pushed city’s sewers to limit and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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From a homeless drug addict to an ‘icon’

Michael Ferguson spent 12 years living on the streets, using heroin and crack cocaine. Now he travels the city, showing other addicts that it’s possible to get and stay clean.

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Locked up: The criminals jailed in Greater Manchester last week

The latest criminals put behind bars in our region

Manchester Evening News

'Jekyll and Hyde' boyfriend was 'kind and considerate' when sober - but abusive and controlling when he drank

“It is my view that he preys on vulnerable women and encourages them to form a relationship with him and then subjects them to abuse, which is emotional, psychological and physical.”

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Political donations rule overhaul still leaves Tasmania with 'the weakest laws' in the country, critics say

The Tasmanian government has unveiled long-awaited legislation to overhaul the state's political donations rules, but opponents say they would still be the weakest laws in the country.

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Tasmania 2022 budget reveals growing debt, cost of living concessions and millions for digital health services

Big spends on health, housing and cost of living; there's even money for new guns for police – but public servants will take the hit for the state's bottom line in the latest Tasmanian budget.

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Housing spend, rising debt in Tas budget

Tasmania's budget forecasts a soaring $5.2 billion of net debt over forward estimates amid a forecast return to a slim surplus in 2023/24.

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Rental stress, cost of living pressures forcing Tasmanians into cars as winter approaches

With Hobart rental costs rising nearly 30 per cent in five years, Tracey Ransley has resorted to living in her car with two dogs in a friend's driveway.

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Tasmanian school crossing guards to trial wearing body cameras amid bad driver behaviour

Tasmanian school crossing guard Brett Carhart says he has nearly been run over and abused by people who "needed to get to the hairdresser real quick" and now feels safer wearing a body camera.

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Former GP and brother of Tasmania's A-G speaks out over child sexual abuse and groaning in parliament incident

Former GP Paul Nylander was not aware he had a problem until he was aged in his mid-40s, but it was then that the sexual abuse he experienced as a child started to take its toll — and recent behaviour in parliament involving his sister has prompted him to share…

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Jeremy Rockliff, Michael Ferguson announced as Tasmania's leadership team

After 16 years as second in command of the Tasmanian Liberals, Jeremy Rockliff is officially confirmed as the state's next Premier, promising the island will be place where "everyone feels valued, included, encouraged and supported".

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Rockliff replaces Gutwein as Tas premier

Tasmanian Deputy Premier Jeremy Rockliff has become the state's next premier, after being elected unopposed by the governing Liberal Party.

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Senior Tas MP backs Rockliff as premier

Jeremy Rockliff is certain to become Tasmania's next premier, with two senior MPs putting their hand up to be his deputy.

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Michael Ferguson firms in bid to become Tasmanian deputy premier, as Archer pushed out

Jeremy Rockliff is set to become Tasmania's next premier and Michael Ferguson his deputy when the Liberal party room meets — with Elise Archer's leadership bid appearing to be over.

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Peter Gutwein has resigned, so here's what happens next in choosing a new premier

Premier Peter Gutwein yesterday announced his resignation, sending shockwaves through the political landscape and sparking speculation over his successor. Here's what we know about what happens next.

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Peter Gutwein has resigned as Tasmania's Premier — here's who could take over

The list isn't long and two potential candidates have just emerged from a scandal involving them groaning in parliament during a question about sexual abuse. So, who could replace Peter Gutwein?

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Tasmanian Liberal ministers apologise over groaning behaviour to abuse survivor's question

Two Tasmanian ministers at the centre of a furore over accusations they groaned during a question asked in parliament on behalf of a child sexual abuse survivor apologise.

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Tasmanian ministers urged to apologise for groaning at Tiffany Skeggs's question

Tasmania's Attorney-General and Infrastructure Minister are accused of groaning in response to a question asked on behalf of a child sexual abuse survivor.

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