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The Latest Breaking News from Tasmania

Mother murderer appeals Tas jail sentence

A West Australian woman sentenced to 23 years' jail for murdering her mother with a cushion in Tasmania has appealed the length of her sentence.

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Body in car likely alleged Tas gunman

Tasmania Police say a body found in a burnt-out car in bushland likely belongs to a man wanted over a shooting incident a fortnight ago.

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Tasmania's first local election with compulsory voting has been hotly fought

More than 500 candidates in Tasmania are vying for a career in local government but these elections have become "a little personal".

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Tasmania Police 'strongly believe' body found inside burnt out car is wanted man Robert Greig

Tasmania Police's professional standards body will investigate the finding of a body in a vehicle believed to have been owned by Robert Greig — the man wanted over an alleged shooting.

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Body-camera footage shows moments leading up to Bobby Medcraft's alleged murder

A jury in a northern Tasmanian court has been shown dramatic body-worn-camera vision of the hours leading up to the alleged murder of a 23-year-old man.

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Body found in car linked to Tas shooter

Tasmania Police have found a body in a burned-out car believed to belong to a man wanted over a shooting incident a fortnight ago.

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NSW SES Says Don’t Get Complacent Bc The Sky’s Clear, A Major Rain Event Is Coming This Week

More than 100 flood warnings are in place in NSW and a new massive dump is expected across the state, Victoria and northern Tasmania.

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Morning mail: youth justice system in crisis, call to legalise cannabis in Victoria, how to befriend your neighbours

Monday: Families and campaigners demand urgent reform to juvenile detention in WA, the NT and Tasmania. Plus: the top 20 Australian cookbooks

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Researchers put radio backpacks on bumblebees in Tasmania in insect-tracking trial

Invasive bumblebees are all over Tasmania. They're great pollinators but researchers want to know about the threat they pose to native bees and birds.

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‘The system’s broken’: the crisis gripping Australia’s juvenile justice centres

There are calls for urgent reforms across the country, where some jurisdictions incarcerate children as young as 10

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JackJumpers topple Bullets in NBL overtime

Tasmania JackJumpers have come from behind to beat the Brisbane Bullets 90-86 in overtime, registering the first win of their NBL campaign after four matches.

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Tasmanian museum team helping research to understand whale strandings

When this year's mass whale stranding occurred near Strahan, the calls came in from international scientists keen to make sure the right samples were taken from the decaying bodies.

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NZ beat Tasmania in NBL homecoming game

The New Zealand Breakers have held the Tasmania JackJumpers off to record a scrappy 71-65 victory in their first NBL game at home in 489 days.

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More heavy rain is expected to fall across multiple eastern states this weekend, here's what you need to know

While the wet weather is expected to clear by Monday, the Bureau of Meteorology is predicting flooding for many parts of eastern Australia over the weekend.

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Jail for repeat child abuse crimes in Tas

A 22-year-old Tasmanian man will spend up to five years in jail for accessing child abuse material days after being released from prison for the same crimes.

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Marnus opens brightly as Bulls take charge

Test star Marnus Labuschagne opened his red-ball season among the runs as Queensland put Tasmania to the sword on day two in Brisbane.

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Regulator suspends Tas chief psychiatrist

Tasmania's chief psychiatrist, who has also held the role in several other states, has had his licence suspended by the national regulator.

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Regulator suspends licence of Tasmania's chief psychiatrist, Aaron Groves

The nation's medical regulator has suspended the licence of Tasmania's chief psychiatrist, Aaron Groves, leaving him unable to practise.

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Hobart construction business seeing promising results after prioritising hiring refugees and migrants

For refugees moving to Australia, arriving in a new country can be difficult, but a company in Hobart is hoping to make the move easier for Tasmania's newest arrivals.

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Limberlost by Robbie Arnott review – a sweet and moving song of man and landscape

Set in a vividly captured Tasmania, Arnott’s third book describes one man’s life with a sense of beauty, serious and quiet

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Tas govt 'confident' of AFL club support

Tasmania's minister for sport Nic Street expects AFL club presidents to provide the league with a very positive view of the island state's bid for a licence.

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Paine back, Bulls send Tassie in to bat

Tim Paine will make his first-class cricketing return in Brisbane, with his Tasmania side sent in to bat against Queensland at Allan Border Field.

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Calls for beefed-up court security after escape of man sentenced to jail and alleged assault on officer

There are growing calls for Tasmania's court security to be beefed up after the alleged assault of a police officer and the successful escape of a man shortly after he was sentenced to jail.

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Megadroughts helped topple ancient empires. We’ve found their traces in Australia’s past, and expect more to come

Most Australians have known drought in their lifetimes, and have memories of cracked earth and empty streams, paddocks of dust and stories of city reservoirs with only a few weeks’ storage. But our new research finds over the last 1,000 years, Australia has suffered longer, larger and more severe droughts…

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Tasmanian lawn bowls trailblazer Rebecca Van Asch announces retirement from competition

Lawn bowls great Rebecca Van Asch announces her retirement from competition to spend more time with her family after a glittering, 18-year international career.

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