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Cartwright catches lucky break as WA grind down Tassie

Jayden Goodwin and Hilton Cartwright will look to extend their strong partnership for WA, who moved to within 87 of Tasmania's first-innings total in Hobart.

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Fire danger in southern Australia as weather bureau warns of ‘damaging winds’ and soaring temperatures

Bureau of Meteorology warns winds will ‘ramp up’ with fire risk in parts of New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia

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Phoenix upset JackJumpers under new NBL coach

South East Melbourne have come from behind to edge past NBL champions Tasmania by two points in their first game under new coach Josh King.

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Jewell, Owen revive faltering Tigers in WA Shield clash

Unheralded middle-order batter Mitchell Owen and Caleb Jewell have helped revive Tasmania's innings, but Sheffield Shield kings WA struck back late on day one.

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'We're back': Dark Mofo to return at full steam in 2025

Dark Mofo has announced it will make a fully fledged comeback in 2025 after the winter festival ran a reduced event amid financial headwinds.

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Julia Leigh’s The Hunter at 25: a ruthlessly unsentimental tale of nature betrayed

Some time in the late 1990s, a man is hiking through Tasmania’s Central Plateau, hoping to kill a thylacine. He’s a mainlander, and he has come to a Tasmania that no longer exists: before MONA, before Jetstar, before secret saunas and mountain bike trails, before the Tasmanian Forest Agreement, before…

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Tassie tiger 'de-extinction' bid aims to dispel myths

Videos narrated by a cartoon Tasmanian tiger have been released by a company attempting to "dispel myths" about their bid to bring the species back to life.

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Why don’t Tasmanian magpies swoop people? It’s not black and white

The island’s birds are known for their different behaviour to their mainland counterparts – but it’s not clear what’s behind it

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JackJumpers dig deep to snap NBL losing slide

Defending NBL champions Tasmania have given up a 19-point lead but hit back late to beat the Bullets 87-79 in Brisbane.

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WA lose 8-1 at home in horror loss to Tasmania

Tasmania allrounder Beau Webster has claimed 6-17 to bowl Western Australia out for the second lowest score in One-Day Cup history.

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Ferry fiasco sinks further as new berth years overdue

Two new Spirit of Tasmania Bass Strait ferries will likely be leased out until they can begin service, with the government revealing further delivery delays.

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‘What the hell is happening’: calls for answers after 10% of Tasmanian salmon die in Macquarie Harbour fish farms

Greens MP says number of mortalities is ‘enormous’ and ‘most likely the result of overstocking’

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Bancroft's Test push teeters despite WA Shield win

Test hopeful Cameron Bancroft has again been dismissed cheaply in Western Australia's Sheffield Shield clash with Tasmania.

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Rebuilding homes after a disaster is an opportunity to build back better – why isn’t the insurance industry on board?

For many Australians, 2022 was a dark and devastating year. Major floods wreaked havoc on hundreds of communities in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. But for some, the floods themselves were only half the disaster.

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Stage set for WA's Bancroft to assert Test credentials

Western Australia are in the box seat to claim victory in the Sheffield Shield clash with Tasmania after a dominant day at the WACA Ground.

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Bancroft fails to push Test case with another low score

Cameron Bancroft's push for Australia's vacant opening spot has dipped again as Western Australia took charge of their Sheffield Shield clash with Tasmania.

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Doran defiant as rain halts Shield final rematch

Persistent showers and bad light curtailed day one of the Sheffield Shield clash as Tasmania battled Western Australia's bowlers and a very green WACA wicket.

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Cabinet reshuffle after deputy premier walks the plank

A former mayor and returning minister join the Tasmanian Liberal minority government's ministry after the departures of its deputy premier and finance minister.

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Kings inflict more pain on NBL champs

The Sydney Kings shook off a horror first half to beat the Tasmania JackJumpers 80-71 in Launceston.

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Minister's resignation adds to Liberal Party woes

A Tasmanian Liberal minister has quit cabinet after mental health struggles, leaving the premier with another role to fill during a tumultuous week.

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Energy prices soar after volatile wind saw heavier gas, hydro and battery use, Australian regulator says

But prices are down by 25% compared with the June quarter in New South Wales, down 9% in Victoria and down 12% in Tasmania

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Most complete Tasmanian tiger genome yet pieced together from 110-year-old pickled head

Researchers working with Colossal Biosciences have assembled a near-complete Tasmanian tiger genome and developed artificial reproductive technologies that could help de-extinct the species.

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Tasracing makes $1.2m loss despite $36m from government

Horse and dog racing in Tasmania made a loss of $1.2 million over the past financial year despite more than $36 million in public funds.

The Guardian - AU

How a ‘putrid’ find in a museum cupboard could be the key to bringing the Tasmanian tiger back to life

A well-preserved thylacine head was a gruesome sight – but it also contained RNA molecules crucial to reconstructing the extinct animal’s genome

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Tasmania to remain Australia's Antarctic gateway

Tasmania will remain home to the nation's Antarctic icebreaker, the RSV Nuyina, and gateway to the Southern Ocean following a $188 million deal.

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