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Tasmania's toxic local council culture back under spotlight after two more Huon councillors call it quits

Just one month after the shock resignation of Huon Valley Council's mayor, two more councillors quit, putting allegations of toxic work culture within Tasmania's local government sector back under the spotlight.

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Sydney Kings make it a perfect 10 in NBL

After leading by as many as 32 points, the Sydney Kings have registered their 10th win in a -row with a clinical 20-point victory over Tasmania

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More funding for Tasmania's Marinus Link

The Morrison government is providing more funding for the Marinus Link electricity interconnector from Tasmania to the mainland.

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Research discovers 'cute' quolls used to have a taste for human flesh

When you think of a quoll, them eating human flesh is probably the last thing you'd expect. But research has recently revealed accounts of this happening.

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Teenager dies after 'slipping' off a cliff while bushwalking in southern Tasmania

A teenager who slipped and fell from a cliff in southern Tasmania on Saturday had strayed from a marked track, police say.

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Man, 19, dies in Tasmania cliff fall

A 19-year-old man has died after falling from a cliff while bushwalking near Clifton Beach in Tasmania.

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Advocates call for Hobart's heritage trams to be restored and displayed

Ahead of its time, Tasmania's capital city was the first place in the southern hemisphere to install a fully electric tram network back in 1893 — now, advocates are calling for the heritage trams to be restored and displayed.

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JackJumpers win to stay in NBL finals hunt

The Tasmania JackJumpers have risen to fifth on the NBL ladder after storming home to defeat the Adelaide 36ers 80-72.

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Tasmania's champion cricketers the Tigers united with Ruth Preddy Trophy following courier fail

As the Tasmanian Tigers prepared for the biggest day of their cricketing lives last week, their coach Salliann Beams held a secret — the trophy had gone missing.

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Tas sacks 100 unvaccinated health workers

Tasmania's state health commander says more than 100 healthcare staff have been sacked for failing to comply with a COVID-19 vaccination mandate.

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When does daylight saving end? Here's what time the clocks go back this weekend

Many Australians will be anticipating a Sunday sleep-in this weekend, with clocks to be wound back by one hour. But why do we still have daylight saving time?

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'Behemoth' Tasmanian irrigated property Vaucluse Estate expected to sell for more than $100 million

Vaucluse Estate is a massive mixed enterprise property with an equally huge history, and it is tipped to sell for more than $100 million.

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Director: I don't see guns in Australia

Justin Kurzel's controversial film starring Caleb Landry Jones looks at how one man traumatized Tasmania

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Mining entrepreneur Joseph Gutnick promises to support Tasmanian AFL team if lucrative mine goes ahead

The former president of the Melbourne Football Club says he will financially support an AFL team in the state he now calls home. However, it hinges on his plans for a lucrative mine in Tasmania's north-west becoming a reality.

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Tasmania's free bus day a mess but union, Metro disagree on reasons why

Commuters seeking to take advantage of Tasmania's free public bus initiative have been met with 81 cancellations of services — with the reason given by the bus company described as "bullshit" by the union.

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Jacqui Lambie threatens to name Tasmanian school after child allegedly raped and left homeless

Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie threatens to name a school in her state where a child was allegedly raped unless the state government helps the child's homeless family.

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Tasmanians waiting weeks for doctors as regional GP shortage puts pressure on EDs

Denis Webber says booking a GP when he is feeling unwell or needs medication isn't a simple matter. With no doctors in his town available for weeks, he's had to turn up at a hospital instead.

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Calstock, Woodbridge Georgian-era mansions with convict pasts on the market in Tasmania

Are you sick of the mainland and fancy a change to the country life? Well, two of Australia's oldest mansions, both with a convict past, are up for sale — but the prices being asked are anything but a steal.

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Tas posts record COVID-19 daily high

Tasmania has recorded 2324 new COVID-19 infections, the island state's highest daily figure since it reopened to mainland hotspots on December 15.

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Ambulance Tasmania staff report depression, drug use, despondency in wellbeing survey

The vast majority of Tasmania's ambulance staff have trouble sleeping, large numbers are suffering from mental health conditions and many feel threatened by their bosses, documents obtained by the ABC reveal.

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Van Gisbergen: No mind games to passing

Shane van Gisbergen says his panel-rubbing passing moves in Tasmania were simply hard racing, rather than the product of any mental advantage.

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$6m cocaine find in Tas shipping container

Police have seized 15 kilograms of cocaine worth about $6 million from a shipping container in Tasmania that arrived from Sydney.

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Tasmania's Health Department apologises for incorrect COVID notifications — then issues corrections

Tasmania's Health Department issued an apology for sending out incorrect COVID notifications to people — and then corrected that apology three times.

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Cocaine haul worth $6 million seized by police in Bell Bay in northern Tasmania

Police seize $6 million worth of cocaine in northern Tasmania in one of the state's biggest-ever drug busts and the second this month.

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Hundreds in Tas get wrong virus message

More than 500 people with coronavirus in Tasmania received incorrect information from the state's health department telling them they were close contacts.

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