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How love and rebellion helped queer convicts form unbreakable bonds in Van Diemen's Land

In 1997, Tasmania became the last Australian state to decriminalise sex between men, and one activist believes that enduring homophobia can be directly traced to the penal colonies of the island's past.

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Inquest hears of desperate calls for help from Tasmanian couple during 2016 Latrobe floods

An inquest into the death of a 75-year-old Tasmanian woman who drowned in her Latrobe home in 2016 has heard family members made desperate calls to the SES and police prior to her death.

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Australian-first program expands Tasmanian pharmacist's role to ease pressure on GPs

In an Australian first, the Tasmanian government is giving pharmacists the power to provide some medications for a month without a new prescription, in the hope of taking pressure off GPs.

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Shield leaders WA again dominate as Tigers flop

Sheffield Shield leaders Western Australia trail by just 112 runs with nine wickets in hand after a poor day one by the visiting Tasmania.

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Four Tasmanian jobs on the line as Josef Chromy wine bottling moves to SA

Josef Chromy wines have been bottled in their home state for years. Now a multi-million-dollar expansion plan will see it move to South Australia.

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Tasmanian devil cancer found in 'disease-free' area

A Tasmanian devil in the state's northwest has been found with a deadly facial tumour disease in an area thought to be free of the cancer.

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Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease found in formerly disease-free north-west population

A Tasmanian devil has tested positive to the devil facial tumour disease in part of north-west Tasmania previously thought to be disease-free.

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Woman at centre of Tim Paine sexting scandal, Renee Ferguson, sentenced to home detention for Cricket Tasmania thefts

Renee Ferguson is given eight months' home detention — and will be forced to relocate back to Tasmania — for stealing over $5,000 in cricket membership fees.

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Renee Ferguson spared jail over Cricket Tas theft

Renee Ferguson, the woman embroiled in the texting saga with cricketer Tim Paine, has been sentenced to home detention after stealing from Cricket Tasmania.

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AFL stadium at Macquarie Point unanimously opposed by RSL Tasmania amid fears it would 'overshadow' cenotaph

Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff's hopes for a stadium and an AFL team are dealt a blow, with the state's RSL sub-branches announcing their unanimous opposition to the proposed location.

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RSL's cenotaph concerns over Hobart stadium plans

RSL Tasmania has voiced its opposition to a proposed $715m stadium project on the Hobart waterfront because of the impact it would have on the city's cenotaph.

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Mountain biking Enduro World Series taking place at popular Maydena Bike Park bordering logging coupe

Maydena Bike Park is hosting the 2023 round of the Enduro World Series next month, but there are increasing concerns about Sustainable Timber Tasmania logging operations in nearby.

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Million-dollar windfall for club connected to senior Tasmanian Liberal Mark Shelton

A senior Tasmanian government MP is at the centre of fresh questions about a perceived conflict of interest, after a community project he and his family are involved with won $1 million in taxpayer funding following recent state and federal elections.

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Targa racing in Australia to undergo 'hard reset' with safety, speed changes to be enforced after competitors' deaths

Targa-style tarmac racing in Australia will undergo a "hard reset" with a raft of safety enforcements which organisers admit will "adversely affect" competitors, in the wake of four deaths in two years during recent Tasmanian events.

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Snake handler in court over alleged possession of wildlife without a permit

A veteran reptile handler is accused of keeping a python and skink without a suitable permit with wildlife officers allegedly discovering dead snakes in a freezer at his home — and a headless snake in a bedroom.

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Allied health graduates offered a financial incentive to stay or move to Tasmania

When Chloe Winkler Sheean was offered a job at the Launceston Hospital, she had to turn it down. She says a financial incentive to move to Tasmania's north could have changed everything.

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Salmon company Tassal tried to block release of report on antibiotic use, documents show

Memo to Tasmania’s Environmental Protection Agency reveals standoff with company after more than two tonnes of oxytetracycline used at fish farms

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EPA confirms salmon giant Tassal tried to stop public release of report on antibiotic use in fish farms

The head of Tasmania's Environment Protection Authority confirms the state's largest fish farmer tried to prevent a report on antibiotic use in its fish pens being released because it was 'commercial in confidence'.

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Jewell shines to set challenge for WA in one-day clash

Western Australia's unbeaten One-Day Cup campaign is on the line after Tasmania set an imposing victory target of 286, thanks to Caleb Jewell's century.

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Five wickets in last over: 'I actually can't believe that happened'

Tasmania edge out South Australia by one run in thrilling WNCL final.

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Tasmania celebrates stunning one-run win after South Australia implodes in WNCL final

Needing only four runs to win with five wickets in hand at the beginning of the final over, South Australia falls apart as Tasmania clinches a second consecutive WNCL title.

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Mentoring program teaches migrants new skills through making chairs

An experimental mentoring program in southern Tasmania sees participants make a chair while learning leadership and teamwork skills.

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How 'demon bushranger' Michael Howe fought off a 'drunken buffoon' governor and won

Governor Thomas Davey was supposed to bring the "detestable monsters" of 1800's Van Diemen's Land under control — but a so-called "demon bushranger" would bring about his humiliation and carve out a story to rival that of Ned Kelly.

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Coyte's stunning last over as Tasmania claim WNCL title

Tasmania have clinched back-to-back WNCL titles off the back of an incredible final over from Sarah Coyte who took three wickets and produced a run out.

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Bella's schoolyard attack was filmed and shared on social media. What should happen to her attackers?

Bella was taken to hospital after she was thrown into a wall in a southern Tasmanian schoolyard, in just one of the violent incidents that have attracted public attention due in part to footage being shared widely on social media.

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