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Harris makes statement with century to open Shield

Former Test opener Marcus Harris has started his Sheffield Shield summer with a century against Tasmania, pushing his case for a recall to the national side.

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'Appalling lack of support' in Bass Strait ferry saga

A lack of government support is partly to blame for delays and cost blowouts for two new passenger ferries set to sail the route between Victoria and Tasmania.

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‘Primal and indifferent’: a puma prowls Tasmania’s forests in Robbie Arnott’s wild eco-Western

Robbie Arnott’s fourth novel, Dusk, opens with a nod to a persistent and almost comical rumour that circulates in Australian folklore: the tale of big cats prowling the bush and forests. While there is little evidence to suggest pumas were ever transported to or held in captivity in Lutrawita/Tasmania, the…

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Milton Doyle lifts Jackies to tough OT win over Perth

Milton Doyle's 20 points and a three-point buzzer-beater have steered Tasmania to a tense NBL overtime win over the Perth Wildcats.

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JackJumpers and Wildcats out to rebound in Hobart clash

The JackJumpers and Wildcats are licking their wounds after heavy defeats as they prepare to rebound in their NBL clash in Hobart.

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Taipans hold firm to seal consecutive home NBL wins

The Cairns Taipans held off a fast finishing Tasmania JackJumpers to seal back-to-back home NBL wins.

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Call for greater reform after girl's quad bike death

A coroner has recommended additional reforms to quad bike laws after a 14-year-old girl died in a rollover on a property in Tasmania.

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JackJumpers, United happy to see the back of each other

They have enjoyed such an intense rivalry that the Tasmania JackJumpers and Melbourne United are happy to take a break from battling against each other.

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JackJumpers right at home on night of celebration

Will Magnay and Jordon Crawford have fired the Tasmania JackJumpers to a home win over Melbourne United in their NBL clash in Hobart.

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Major seismic test plan dropped after community action

An international company has walked away from a contentious proposal for seismic testing in Bass Strait across an area about half the size of Tasmania.

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Patriarchy 'smashed': ladies' win in lounge legal fight

A legal decision that forced the closure of an art gallery's ladies' lounge because it "discriminated" against men has been overturned.

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Safety and culture reset needed after rally deaths

The organiser of the Targa Tasmania tarmac rally has flagged a suite of safety reforms following the deaths of four competitors in two years.

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Inflation may be falling but business’s drive to maximise profits fuelled Australia’s cost-of-living nightmare

A significant reason for the drop in inflation was the federal government’s energy bill relief fund and the rebates in Queensland, WA and Tasmania

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Tasmania-Queensland One-Day match washed out

Queensland were struggling at 5-128 when rain washed out their One Day Cup clash with Tasmania at the Junction Oval.

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Big states still truant in school funding stoush

Pressure is mounting on some of Australia's biggest states after Tasmania became the third jurisdiction to agree to the Commonwealth's school funding deal.

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Rally deaths inquest raises safety system questions

An inquest into four deaths in three crashes at the Targa Tasmania tarmac rally event is examining safety procedures, including briefings and car assessments.

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Ray of light for endangered fish as salmon debate rages

Numbers of an endangered ray at the centre of a fight between conservationists and the salmon industry have increased for the first time in nearly a decade.

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‘Amazed I’m still alive’: surfer survives massive wipeout in Tasmania

Mikey Brennan disappeared from view as wave crashed over him at notoriously dangerous surf spot Shipstern Bluff

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Tasmanians have lost more than $1bn on poker machines since 2018 election, data reveals

Anti-gambling advocates say pre-commitment card offers best chance to reduce ‘overwhelming’ harm caused by losses of half a million dollars a day

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Seventh heaven as Sam Elliott's 7-12 rattles Tasmania

Victorian paceman Sam Elliott has narrowly missed out on breaking Shaun Tait's 20-year-old bowling record after snaring 7-12 against Tasmania.

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Shareholders test Coles, Woolies over extinction threat

Australia's supermarket duopoly is facing a double-barrelled shareholder challenge over fish farming threats to an ancient, imperilled species.

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'No clear answers': fresh call in missing veteran case

Police have renewed a call for information 35 years after a Vietnam War veteran went missing in Tasmania's remote highlands.

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Fossils from lush 53 million-year-old South Pole rainforest discovered in Tasmania

Researchers have identified 12 ancestral plant species from an early Eocene fossil assemblage in Tasmania that once formed part of a giant, circumpolar forest.

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JackJumpers express fear over hectic pre-season prep

The Tasmania JackJumpers have opened their title defence with a loss, but it is their costly pre-season that is worrying coach Scott Roth the most.

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Privacy experts shocked as Hobart council agrees to beam live CCTV footage into police station

Sharing livestream from 330 council-operated cameras with force via ‘portal’ in Hobart police station labelled ‘a massive intrusion on rights’

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