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Fire destroys Cradle Forest Inn near world-famous national park

The Cradle Forest Inn in Tasmania's north-west is reduced to a smoking ruin after fire ripped through the building, with one witness on the scene describing an explosion that sent fragments flying up to 700 metres away.

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Tasmania's Art Deco, modernist architecture captured by photographer Thomas Ryan

A photographer on a mission to celebrate and protect Tasmanian modernism says there's more to heritage than just sandstone.

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Tasmania's housing market frenzy may be over, but prices still at an all-time high

There are signs Tasmania's real estate market has started to soften, with the Real Estate Institute of Tasmania's March quarterly report indicating the number of property sales has dropped — but prices are still running hot.

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Salmon company Huon Aquaculture used underwater explosives more than 8,000 times to deter seals

Huon Aquaculture accounted for three quarters of all seal deaths attributable to the three salmon companies in Tasmania, documents show.

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Tasmania abuse survivor 'beaten by system'

A child sexual abuse survivor in Tasmania who progressed complaints against her alleged abuser several times says she feels "beaten by the system".

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Kings edge JackJumpers in NBL GF thriller

The Sydney Kings are 2-0 up in their best-of-five NBL grand final series against the Tasmania JackJumpers after a tense 90-86 victory in Hobart.

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The towns that refuse to be torn apart by trauma: How Tasmanians are banding together to prevent suicide through 'postvention'

Suicides are devastating for tight-knit towns. Knowing that, these Tasmanians are working together to break the chains of trauma.

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Kings plan to use bigs more in second GF

Sydney coach Chase Buford plans to give his big men more shots in Sunday's game two of the NBL grand-final series against Tasmania in Hobart.

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Is Tasmania still the Apple Isle? Growers crunch the numbers as domestic and export markets shrivel

For 100 years the state was marketed to the world as an idyllic English farming utopia. But last year it produced a small fraction of Australian apples. So what now for an industry started by William Bligh and buffeted by the winds of change?

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Tasmania's satirical stage show Uni Revue changing with the times as it celebrates 75th anniversary

For generations, Tasmania's public figures have been at the mercy of one of the state's most beloved traditions: the Uni Revue. But the director of the 75th revue is acutely aware that even beloved traditions need to move with the times.

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Sydney Kings win NBL grand final opener

Sydney have beaten Tasmania 95-78 in Game 1 of the NBL grand final series but star guard and league MVP Jaylen Adams left the court early.

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Ex-cop jailed over fatal Tas car crash

A former Tasmanian police officer who drove through a red light above the speed limit and caused a crash that killed a father will spend three years in jail.

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Upper House elections in Huon, Elwick and McIntyre this weekend for Tasmanians

It is escaping everyone's attention, but there is another election taking place in Tasmania's south-east — the battle to enter the state's Upper House.

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Wild Tas rain cuts power, schools closed

Heavy rain has cut power to thousands of properties in southern Tasmania and forced schools to close.

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Westbury locals relieved as Deloraine's Ashley Youth Detention Centre becomes preferred site of new prison instead

The plan to build an adult prison in the northern Tasmanian town of Westbury has been ditched, with the Ashley Youth Detention Centre site instead identified as the preferred option.

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Weather warnings for Tasmania as severe thunderstorm brings flooding to Hobart, power outages and school closures

Conditions ease after a severe thunderstorm sweeps through parts of Tasmania, leading to power outages, school closures and roads flooding.

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Tasmania's 'unexamined dark past' has led to latest reckoning with child sexual abuse

The current inquiry into sexual abuse in Tasmania has opened wounds, with one expert saying the "unexamined dark past" of the prison island has a lot to answer for — made worse by lingering shame and a compulsion for secrecy.

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Tas abuse inquiry told of disclosure risks

A commission of inquiry is examining the Tasmanian government's responses to allegations of historical and contemporary sexual abuse by public servants.

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Goliath cement ship was in wrong steering mode during crash that sank Tasmanian tugs, report finds

An incorrect steering setting was selected on a cement carrier ship when it unexpectedly sped up and collided with two tugboats in Tasmania's north-west, causing millions of dollars worth of damage.

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Race for the Senate: could Labor and the Greens gain control?

As well as the whole House of Representatives, 40 of the 76 Senate seats will be up for election on May 21. There are 12 senators per state and two per territory. At half-Senate elections, six senators for each state and the four territory senators are up for election. Unless…

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Jacqui Lambie preferences Labor in two Tasmanian seats but backs Bridget Archer in Bass

ALP will benefit in Braddon and Lyons and will preference JLN Senate candidate Tammy Tyrrell

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Winter comes early for the south-east as Tasmania stares down an east coast low

Temperatures four to eight degrees below average are set to chill the south-east as Tasmania braces for an east coast low.

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Kings coach wants to avoid NBL rugby match

Sydney coach Chase Buford is wary of Tasmania drawing his side into a highly physical encounter in the NBL's grand final series.

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Work culture could be why detention centre staff have 'unfavourable views about children', commission hears

"Negative socialisation" could explain why the behaviour and attitudes of Ashley Youth Detention Centre workers might reflect attitudes of "years past", Tasmania's child sexual abuse commission of inquiry hears.

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Tas baby boy died after 'mismanaged' birth

The death of a two-week-old baby boy in Tasmania was the result of a severe brain injury that occurred during a "mismanaged" birth, a coroner has ruled.

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