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The Latest Breaking News from Tasmania

Tasmania can be 'mecca' for Australian basketball: Roth

Tasmania can be the "mecca'' for Australian basketball if more courts are built and sub-par facilities refurbished, JackJumpers coach Scott Roth says.

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Manslaughter charge over death of four-year-old

The probe into the death of a four-year-old in northwest Tasmania has lead to a man police say was 'well known' to the child facing a charge of manslaughter.

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Beachside arm bone discovery stays a mystery

An arm bone found on Tasmania's east coast 24 years ago has been unable to be identified despite extensive DNA comparisons.

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Body found during search for missing mountain walker

A man's body has been found during the search for a walker missing in the wilderness on a mountain in Tasmania.

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‘I’m ready for everything and I don’t care’: the man refusing to turn up at an Australian ‘colonial’ court

Tasmanian logging protestor Jim Everett-puralia meenamatta is due in court on Monday. But as an Aboriginal ‘non-Australian citizen’, he doesn’t recognise its jurisdiction

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Off-contract Kolodjashnij wants to stay at Geelong

Geelong defender Jake Kolodjashnij has pledged his loyalty to the Cats, even as his home state of Tasmania prepares to enter the AFL in 2028.

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Sole copy of Wu-Tang Clan album to be played to the public for first time at Mona

Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, the ‘world’s rarest album’ once sold for $2m to Martin Shkreli, will be loaned to Tasmania’s Museum of Old and New Art

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Body found after fire destroys house in Tasmania

Firefighters are investigating the cause of a house fire in Tasmania that killed one person and left another in hospital.

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Late paintings reveal Lloyd Rees' landscapes of light

The late paintings of renowned artist Lloyd Rees are on display together for the first time, revealing a burst of creativity inspired by Tasmania's landscapes.

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Tourist drawcard mountain's facilities under review

Tasmania's government has announced a review into the management of kunanyi/Mt Wellington in Hobart, the island state's top natural tourist attraction.

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Sexual abuse inquiry reforms delayed after early poll

Tasmania's premier says four of 48 recommendations from an inquiry into child sexual abuse in state institutions won't be delivered by their July deadline.

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Right-to-information marred by delays, noncompliance

Freedom of information processes in Tasmania are marred by unnecessary delays, noncompliance and general poor practices, a review has found.

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Facial reconstruction in mystery bushland remains case

A facial reconstruction has been released by police as they try to identify skeletal remains discovered by a farmer in Tasmania.

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Urgent action needed amid spike in child detainees

There are calls for urgent government intervention after a "dangerous" spike in the number of detainees at Tasmania's troubled youth detention centre.

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Water quality 'improvement' in salmon farming harbour

An environmental watchdog is cautiously optimistic that water quality is improving in a Tasmanian harbour that's home to an endangered fish and salmon farms.

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William Crowther: controversial statue toppled in Hobart one night before removal decision due

Controversial monument of a Tasmanian premier who beheaded the body of an Indigenous man damaged and graffitied

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Colonial premier's statue toppled, spray-painted

A statue of former Tasmanian premier William Crowther, which a council had voted to taken down, has been spray painted and cut off at the ankles.

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Nation's only Liberal government suffers first-day loss

Tasmania's minority Liberal government has lost the position of Speaker on the first day of parliament since the state election in March.

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Scientists say Tasmania’s Maugean skate could become extinct – so why are local leaders still backing the salmon industry?

Environmentalists and salmon farmers remain at loggerheads as the federal government considers options

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No rush to decide on further expansion: AFL boss

The AFL is in no hurry to make a decision on further expansion after Tasmania join the competition in 2028, chief executive Andrew Dillon says.

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Aurora australis offers second chance of ‘bloody awesome’ southern lights display on Sunday

Solar storm effects delight stargazers in Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia but most in NSW miss out

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Tags could shed light on rare parrot's 'missing link'

Almost 50 critically endangered orange-bellied parrots have been fitted with tracking tags in a bid to better understand the species' migration.

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Doctors underwhelmed by emergency department review

A review of Tasmania's hospital emergency departments has come up short and state and federal governments need to do more, Australia's peak medical body says.

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Hawthorn hope 'fortress' delivers back-to-back wins

The Hawks are optimistic their Tasmanian home-away-from-home can help propel them to back-to-back AFL victories as they welcome St Kilda.

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Brendon Gale confirmed as first CEO of Tasmania Devils

Confirming weeks of speculation, long-time Richmond boss Brendon Gale will leave the club at the end of the season to be the Tasmania Devils' chief executive.

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