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Euthanasia fears over Tasracing revamp of Tasmania's greyhound adoption program guidelines

A program to find homes for greyhounds after their racing career is not able to rehome them fast enough — and a leaked document reveals Tasmanian authorities are warning "difficult end-of-life decisions will need to be made".

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Women fleeing violence living on the streets, returning to abusers as shelters turn them away

In desperate search of a safe space, 1,182 women and children called the Hobart Women's Shelter last financial year — 943 of them were turned away.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Antony Green, Professor Andy Marks and Ashleigh Raper on the NSW election

Voters in New South Wales are heading to the polling booths on March 25. For both Premier Dominic Perrottet and Labor leader Chris Minns, it is their first election as leader. The Coalition government has held power since 2011. Labor needs to gain a net nine seats to form majority…

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Humans sought after penguin injured at Burnie foreshore, with Tasmania Police investigating

A penguin has been found with its leg dangling and toe torn, after allegedly being abused by a group of youths in Tasmania — and bird advocates want those responsible punished "to the fullest extent of the law".

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Tasmania build lead over weakened Queensland in Shield

Queensland face an uphill battle to keep their Sheffield Shield final hopes alive after conceding a large deficit to Tasmania in Hobart.

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Queensland to ban Nazi swastika tattoos as part of crackdown on hate symbols

Exclusive: State will join NSW, WA and Tasmania in banning tattoos with hate symbols ‘that seek to invoke fear’

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Power price rises on mainland spark concern for Tasmanians hit hard by cost of living pressures

A huge increase in Victoria's power prices has stoked fears that a dramatic price rise could also be on the way in Tasmania — with a social services advocate warning people "do not have any room left in their budgets".

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Tasmania's The Examiner newspaper parts ways with editor in wake of fake trans incident letter

The editor of a major Tasmanian newspaper at the centre of a faked account of a man entering female change rooms at a public pool leaves the paper, as calls for an acknowledgement by the publication for "hurt caused" continue.

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Tasmanian devil whiskers hold the key to protecting these super-scavengers

Despite the damage humans cause to the planet, in some cases wildlife can benefit from the presence of people. The Tasmanian devil, for example, frequently feeds on roadkill left by humans.

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Family Of Tasmanian Mum Jacqui Purton Shares Tributes As Police Charge 38YO Man With Her Murder

"My heart and my family's hearts have been ripped apart in a tragic day for us."

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Bulls' Shield chances fading away against Tigers

Queensland face a mountain to climb if they are to challenge Tasmania in their final-round Sheffield Shield match and hang on to second spot.

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Tasmanian devils slash population of brushtail possums that ‘overwhelmed’ tiny island

Possums on Maria Island expanded beyond usual habitat and had become ‘pretty significant predator’

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Murder charge after woman's death at rural property

Police have charged a man with the murder of a woman who they allege was struck with a car on a secluded rural property in Tasmania.

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Tasmanian government unmoved on pill testing despite drug warning to Panama festival-goers

A warning from the stage of a Tasmanian music festival for punters to "not take recreational drugs" as a precaution following a death at the event has again sparked calls for an introduction to pill testing — but the government is not budging.

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Ferry operator TT-Line hit with $75,000 fine over polo pony deaths

Spirit of Tasmania operator TT-Line and Andrew Williams have been fined a combined $90,000 over the deaths of 16 horses.

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Spirit of Tasmania ferry operator and ex-polo captain both convicted and fined following 2018 polo pony deaths

After more than half a decade, a Tasmanian ferry operator and a former Australian polo captain have been ordered to pay thousands of dollars in fines in relation to the deaths of 16 polo ponies.

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Neser blow for Shield final-chasing Queensland

Queensland's push for a spot in next week's Sheffield Shield final has taken a hit with an injury to Test bowler Michael Neser.

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Ferry operator hit with $75k fine over polo pony deaths

The Spirit of Tasmania ferry operator and polo identity Andrew Williams have been fined a total of $90,000 over the deaths of 16 horses.

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Phil Laing is one of five Tasmanians who have died through accessing voluntary assisted dying

As one of the first Tasmanians to access the state's voluntary assisted dying scheme, Phil Laing was able to spend his last day at his own home, drinking champagne with his closest family and friends.

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Tasmania police investigating woman’s suspicious death

Police are treating the death of a woman reportedly hit by a car east of Hobart as suspicious, and have arrested a 38-year-old man.

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WildTracker project helps people understand which animals are living in their backyards

Tasmanians are lucky to share their backyards with a range of native species, and one citizen science project — with 100,000 images — is proving it.

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Man dies at Panama music festival in Tasmania, as organisers warn crowd to be safe

A man aged in his 40s is found dead at the multi-day Panama music festival in north-east Tasmania, with organisers warning the crowd not to take any recreational drugs.

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Portable, prefabricated homes constructed inside warehouses could help ease housing shortage, builders say

As building costs soar, some builders are seeing increased demand for smaller, cheaper homes — and for many customers, that means portable, factory-built houses.

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Tasmania's Examiner newspaper caught out over fake letter about trans change room incident at pool

The letter, published in a major city newspaper, describes how a man had started to undress in front of children in the female change rooms at a busy aquatic centre and was forcibly removed by another patron. The trouble is, the incident did not happen.

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SES in 'turmoil, finger pointing' over deadly floods

An inquest into deadly flooding in Tasmania has been told there was a high level of turmoil and finger pointing within the state emergency service.

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