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Storm damage in regional Victoria; Shooters party to refer NSW premier Dominic Perrottet to police over Nazi uniform – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jan 15, 2023

Way to St James pilgrimage connecting Tasmania, Ukraine and Canada as part of worldwide faith event

In Tasmania, it was hot but peaceful for those taking part in the Way to St James pilgrimage — for Oleg Shostak, who joined in from Ukraine, it was a chance to imagine a time without war.

ABC News · Jan 14, 2023

Nepalese childhood friends reunited and working together by chance in Hobart

Ashish Lama and Ankit Rawal met in a Kathmandu school 18 years ago. Now, having emigrated separately from Nepal, they happen to be working next to each other in Hobart.

ABC News · Jan 14, 2023

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International backpackers return to farms for fruit harvests, boosting rural workforce

Farmers are pleased to see backpackers back in force in Australia for the fruit harvest, which is well underway.

ABC News · Jan 12, 2023

JackJumpers send 36ers reeling in NBL

The Adelaide 36ers have plunged to eighth on the NBL ladder after being thrashed 98-82 by the Tasmania JackJumpers, who reinforced fourth spot.

AAP · Jan 12, 2023

Tourist rescued after rafting mishap in Tasmania's Southwest National Park

A helicopter search and rescue team winches a 70-year-old interstate tourist out of a remote valley in Tasmania after she suffered a "serious leg injury" during a rafting trip.

ABC News · Jan 11, 2023

Anglicare Tasmania retreating from NDIS, citing 'not sustainable long-term' provision of services

Hundreds of Tasmanians with disabilities will need to switch NDIS provider as Anglicare Tasmania exits the market, saying it cannot continue to subsidise the federally funded services.

ABC News · Jan 11, 2023

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'Ambassador' population of spotted handfish brings hope for re-wilding in Tasmania

A bid to breed an "ambassador" population of the endangered spotted handfish in captivity in Melbourne has been so successful, there are hopes the program may grow enough to return some to the wild.

ABC News · Jan 10, 2023

Hobart Showground refuge for rental crisis homeless is set to close

For years, Hobart's showground has been a refuge for people like Tereasa, struggling to get a roof over their heads. She is about to be thrown into a rental market that is tight and getting tighter.

ABC News · Jan 10, 2023

Vow to restore salvaged Syd-Hob yacht

The owners of a stricken Sydney to Hobart yacht salvaged from a remote Tasmanian island plan to restore the vessel to its former glory.

AAP · Jan 10, 2023

Huntress, salvaged Sydney to Hobart yacht, to be repaired after island beach ordeal, crews vows

After appearing doomed, stuck in the sand on a remote Tasmanian beach with no road access, the Sydney to Hobart yacht Huntress has been refloated and is licking its wounds in port — with its crew vowing to repair it to its "former glory".

ABC News · Jan 10, 2023

Row over 'template letter' to inform patients of alleged mental health crisis in Tasmania's north

The wording of a letter informing patients their mental health service is in crisis is "a template, in case it's needed in the future", Tasmania's health department says — but a health union says it shows mental health care is "in such a state it might be embarrassing to admit".

ABC News · Jan 10, 2023

'Significant increase' in number of patients being given wrong medication, Ambulance Tasmania says

Ambulance Tasmania reported a significant increase in patients being given the wrong medication, doses, and routes last year, in what a union says is a result of excessive workloads.

ABC News · Jan 10, 2023

Bushfire near Lake Pedder in 'mop-up stage' as fire authorities brace for coming heatwave

Firefighters working in Tasmania's south-west wilderness are hitting a bushfire hard ahead of hot conditions expected later in the week.

ABC News · Jan 9, 2023

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AAP · Jan 9, 2023

Aboriginal dispute over stranded yacht

The Aboriginal Land Council of Tasmania has claimed ownership of a stranded yacht that washed ashore on Christmas Beach during the Sydney to Hobart race.

AAP · Jan 9, 2023

Tasmanian firey vacancies 'unforgivable'

The opposition has called for 28 Tasmania Fire Service job vacancies to be filled urgently, which the government blames on low unemployment rates.

ABC News · Jan 9, 2023

Salvage fight over Sydney to Hobart yacht Huntress as Aboriginal Land Council claims ownership

The Aboriginal Land Council of Tasmania claims a Sydney to Hobart yacht that washed up on a remote beach is the property of Indigenous Australians and they are entitled to a third of its worth, despite the vessel already being salvaged.

ABC News · Jan 8, 2023

How Hummocky's (Mount Chappell Island) super-sized tiger snakes outgrew their mainland counterparts

Flying into Hummocky (Mount Chappell Island) and landing on the grass airstrip feels a bit like arriving at Jurassic Park — and just like in the film, mystery surrounds the island's reptile inhabitants.

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ABC News · Jan 7, 2023

Kenji Sabine travels to Tasmania's most remote locations for science

Kenji Sabine moved to Tasmania for a low-paying gig exploring the state's most remote locations, but when funding dried up he said he'd do it for free.

ABC News · Jan 7, 2023

Over next decade, Tasmania's population of residents aged over 85 years will double. How will state cope?

Tasmania already has teething problems when it comes to population growth, so now that the population is getting older, just how well prepared is the island state?

AAP · Jan 7, 2023

Melbourne United stay in NBL playoff race

Melbourne United's late charge for the NBL's post-season has gained momentum after beating the Tasmania JackJumpers 92-85 in Hobart.

ABC News · Jan 6, 2023

Salvaging stranded Sydney to Hobart yacht Huntress could be too big a job, experts warn

On this remote Tasmanian beach you'd rarely see any evidence of human life, but the white sands are now host to a busted Sydney to Hobart race yacht — and experts say getting it out of there is going to take a "massive effort".

ABC News · Jan 6, 2023

CASA safety changes that closed Launceston hospital helipad 'made public in December 2018'

The regulation changes that forced the closure of the helipad of Tasmania's second-largest hospital were made public more than four years ago, the federal aviation authority says, amid growing questions over the state government's level of transparency around the issue.

ABC News · Jan 5, 2023

Race to salvage Huntress after Sydney to Hobart competitor beached on Cape Barren Island

The race started well for Huntress, but a broken rudder, seasickness and the crew abandoning the yacht has ended with it wrecked on a "pristine and remote" beach.

ABC News · Jan 5, 2023

Tasmania forecast to have 79,000 more residents by 2033, with most living outside Greater Hobart

While a higher percentage of Tasmania's population will live in Greater Hobart by 2033, the state will still have trouble bucking its unique north-south divide, new population data shows.

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