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The Latest Breaking News from Tasmania

New Tasmania senator Tammy Tyrrell vows to fight for 'normal' Australians in first speech to parliament

Crossbench senator Tammy Tyrrell says being a politician is "the strangest experience" as she vows to represent "normal people" in her first speech to parliament.

ABC News · Sep 6, 2022

Kids' needs not met at Ashley: Tas premier

Tasmania's premier has announced further reviews into Ashley Youth Detention Centre, conceding the needs of current detainees are not being met.

AAP · Sep 6, 2022

Four-year-old helps save mother's life by calling ambulance after she suffers seizure

A four-year-old boy in northern Tasmania helps save his mother's life by making a triple-0 call, just a day after she taught him how.

ABC News · Sep 6, 2022

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Tasmanian man's tales of trail riding hope to address mental health issues at work

After experiencing mental health issues at work, this man quit his job to pursue a "simple life" on the trail.

ABC News · Sep 5, 2022

Trial over Tas boy's tree-felling death

Joshua George Hector Clark is facing trial for the manslaughter of a seven-year-old boy during a tree-felling incident in southern Tasmania.

AAP · Sep 5, 2022

Tasmania's Tamar River can look like a 'sloppy, muddy mess' and locals say it's time for a fix

It's been a problem for years and residents and businesses along the Tamar River in Northern Tasmania are struggling to understand why a solution still hasn't been found.

ABC News · Sep 4, 2022

Porte ready for his last emotional rides

Tasmanian maestro Richie Porte is gearing up for the last week of his distinguished cycling career at the Tour of Britain.

AAP · Sep 3, 2022

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School student allegedly assaulted twice in two weeks at school in southern Tasmania

Jason says he's "pumped" about starting at a new school on Monday — but the reason he is having to change is something he says should never have happened.

ABC News · Sep 2, 2022

Tas abuse inquiry prompts public forums

Community forums will be held in Tasmania as the health department aims to rebuild trust after harrowing evidence heard at a child sexual abuse inquiry.

AAP · Sep 2, 2022

Australian Signals Directorate 50-cent coin code cracked by Tasmanian 14yo in 'just over an hour'

A 14-year-old Tasmanian boy cracks four levels of code imprinted on a commemorative 50-cent coin in "just over an hour" after it was released by the nation's foreign intelligence cybersecurity agency — and the spy boss says she wants to meet him so she can "recruit him".

ABC News · Sep 2, 2022

Thomas Courto farewelled a year after Tasmanian man died at sea in triple tragedy

Heartbroken family and friends of a man lost at sea have farewelled him almost a year on from the boating tragedy which claimed his life and those of two friends.

ABC News · Sep 2, 2022

Tasmania's rate of construction apprenticeship completion far outstrips the national figure

Caitlyn Carriere is one of a growing number of Tasmanians who have completed a construction industry apprenticeship, with recent data showing the percentage of those completing their training in the island state far exceeds the national average.

ABC News · Sep 2, 2022

Chip price rises expected as potato farmers paid more for their produce

The humble hot chip is set to cost more after Tasmanian potato farmers pushed for better deals from two major frozen food producers.

ABC News · Sep 1, 2022

Tasmania's current push for an AFL licence isn't its first, but it may well be the last

After a fight lasting many decades, another rejection from the AFL might see Tasmania beaten once and for all.

ABC News · Sep 1, 2022

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ABC News · Sep 1, 2022

Greater Hobart plan predicts 60,000 more people by 2050, with no expansion to urban growth boundary

Tasmania's capital is growing and is predicted to have an extra 60,000 people by 2050. But a new 30-year-plan to deal with them makes a few key assumptions — about Hobart's traffic and public transport and where these people will live.

ABC News · Aug 31, 2022

Ashley Youth Detention Centre staff recruitment underway, as detainee tells mother of lockdown

A young detainee at Tasmania's Ashley prison tells his mother of being confined to his cell for over 22 hours a day, as ongoing staff shortages mean lockdowns and a recruitment drive which could pull staff from the notorious Don Dale jail in the Northern Territory.

ABC News · Aug 31, 2022

Brighton doctors clinic closes doors, leaving thousands of Tasmanians without care

This doctors clinic is to close on September 23, meaning its active patient list of 3,000 will need to travel elsewhere for care — and that is very bad news for this mum and her kids.

AAP · Aug 31, 2022

'Worsening' low staff at Tas youth centre

The Tasmanian government has been forced to look nationwide to ensure the state's troubled Ashley Youth Detention Centre is properly staffed.

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ABC News · Aug 30, 2022

Privacy concerns over bugging of Risdon Prison meeting room used by Susan Neill-Fraser's former lawyer

Tasmania Police announces an independent review after it was revealed officers secretly recorded private and legally privileged conversations between lawyers and clients at Risdon Prison for months while trying to make a case against convicted murderer Susan Neill-Fraser's lawyer.

ABC News · Aug 30, 2022

Repairing Tasmania's parliament workplace culture not the job of MPs, says independent

A female Tasmanian politician says she knows all too well the toxic culture with the parliament laid bare in a damning new report, having had her own run-in with a government minister — and the system which was meant to deal with such incidences.

ABC News · Aug 30, 2022

Parkrun record for Launceston runner James Hansen after blood clot recovery

A bungled flight booking has resulted in a northern Tasmanian runner smashing the Australian parkrun record in a feat made more remarkable by his recovery from a serious medical condition.

ABC News · Aug 29, 2022

Fears free university for nurses in Victoria could make Tasmanian shortages even worse

As Tasmania grapples with a nursing shortage, a new offer by the Victorian government of free university for nurses and midwives raises fears of a student exodus.

AAP · Aug 29, 2022

Tas parliament's 'toxic' culture laid bare

A report into the culture within Tasmania's parliament found 40 per cent of workers have been bullied and 15 per cent sexually harassed.

The Conversation · Aug 29, 2022

'Stealth privatisation' in iconic national parks threatens public access to nature's health boost

Australia’s national parks in several states are under siege from privatisation by stealth. Developers are using the lure of ecotourism to build posh private lodges with exclusive access deep inside many iconic parks.

AAP · Aug 29, 2022

AFL still wants new stadium in Tassie deal

A new stadium in Tasmania will be part of the Apple Isle's bid for an AFL licence if league boss Gillon McLachlan has his way.

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