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Greyhound racing: despite waning public support, governments are spending big to keep the industry running

An e-petition against greyhound racing to the Tasmanian parliament reached a record number of signatures last week, with 13,519 people demanding the state government end public funding of the industry. The previous record in Tasmania was 11,699 signatures, for an e-petition supporting end-of-life choices.

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Rising petrol prices fuel electric vehicle market growth in Tasmania

As the price of fuel skyrockets, Penny Cocker is one of the hundreds of Tasmanians making the jump to an electric vehicle.

ABC News

Assault evidence limited, Tas inquiry told

An inquiry examining sexual abuse in Tasmania's public institutions has been told evidence gathered about a child-on-child assault is limited.

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Aboriginal children over-represented in out-of-home care and community ignored, abuse inquiry hears

Teenagers at risk of homelessness are allowed by Tasmania's child protection service to live in unsafe environments, the state's child sexual abuse commission of inquiry hears.

ABC News

Tasmania to phase out more mask rules

The Tasmanian government has announced mask mandates for schools and public transport will be dropped on June 25.

AAP

Bitcoin company TDI eyeing off old lead and zinc Que River mine on Tasmania's west coast

An old lead and zinc mine on the west coast of Tasmania could become home to "Australia's largest emerging, 100 per cent renewable energy bitcoin mine".

ABC News

Tasmania's timber enterprise commits to being 'a part of the climate solution', as new study highlights carbon emissions

A wilderness tour operator in Tasmania joins the call for the native logging industry to end, saying it gives the "wrong message" to interstate visitors — with a Wilderness Society-backed report likening the annual carbon emissions from logging to "a million cars".

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Farmers expecting multi-million dollar damage bill after weekend windstorm in Tasmania

Farmers counting the cost of severe wind damage in Tasmania's north at the weekend expect it to be in the millions of dollars, with animal welfare concerns growing that dairies without power are still unable to milk.

ABC News

Power uncertainty hits multiple states as AEMO makes moves to cover shortfalls

Market notices published on the AEMO website warned of possible power interruptions in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.

ABC News

Tasmania's Commission of Inquiry hears of alleged abuse in foster care by man accused of underage sex

A witness tells Tasmania's child sexual abuse inquiry she and her sibling were left at a foster home where an alleged child abuser was living, as figures show the out-of-home-care system receives one report of abuse every week.

ABC News

Tasmanian tourism snapshot shows fewer visitors, but longer stays and bigger spends

Australians wary of booking international holidays could be helping to boost the data in Tasmania's latest tourism snapshot, one operator says — but the numbers are still suffering a COVID hangover.

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Snow goers urged to 'be sensible' after nine rescued at kunanyi/Mount Wellington

A snow-topped kunanyi/Mount Wellington in Hobart can be picture-perfect, but if you venture into the snow unprepared and get into trouble, don't expect to be rescued straight away.

ABC News

One abuse claim a week, Tas inquiry told

An inquiry has been told an allegation of child sexual abuse in Tasmania's out-of-home care system is made on average once a week.

AAP

Icy blast causes weather havoc, with more chills to come

Surf and wind warnings are issued across Australia's east coast, as blizzard-like conditions threaten lives in Tasmania and WA experiences damaging gales.

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Antarctic blast brings heavy snowfalls and huge swells to Australia’s south-east

Winds of up to 150km/h have battered Tasmania, with the wild weather leaving thousands without power

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Thousands still without power in Tasmania's north-west after wild winds

Thousands of houses remain without power in Tasmania's north-west after damaging winds whipped through the area over the weekend, toppling trees and blocking roads.

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Hobbit House in Oatlands tells 160 years of stories through layers of historical wallpaper

This convict-built cottage has been described as a time capsule — in fact, there are so many layers of wallpaper that the ceilings sag and you feel like you're underground.

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Archbishop accused of promoting climate change denier's views on anniversary of Pope's landmark letter

Tasmania's Archbishop is accused of promoting the views of a climate change denier at the same time the global church is marking the seventh anniversary of Pope Francis's encyclical Laudato Si: On care for our common home.

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Burnt books and blackened stumps: Dark Mofo brings Tasmania’s ‘forest genocide’ indoors

At Mona, Fiona Hall and AJ King have built an immersive lament to the destructive forces of colonialism and male ego – but hope grows amid the wreckage

The Guardian - AU

Hikers rescued with hypothermia in Tasmania as extreme cold front sweeps Australia’s east

Eight people became trapped on Mt Wellington’s summit, and another is missing, as blizzard-like weather causes ‘deadly’ conditions

AAP

One dead, eight rescued in Tassie storms

Eight people have been rescued amid wild weather on Hobart's Mt Wellington while a woman has been killed by a falling tree in Tasmania's northwest.

ABC News

Ben Lomond ski field to open early after huge dump of snow

The ski lifts at Tasmania's largest ski field, Ben Lomond, are normally dormant at this time of the year, but freezing temperatures and a huge snow dump have allowed them to re-open earlier than expected.

ABC News

Hikers rescued on kunanyi/Mt Wellington, woman killed by falling tree as wild weather lashes state

Wild weather lashes large areas of Tasmania, with snowfall and damaging winds toppling trees and forcing rescues.

ABC News

COVID-19 vaccines give 'huge boost' to researchers trying to save Tasmanian devils from facial tumour disease

Researchers trying to protect Tasmanian devils are given a "huge boost" in the battle against a deadly disease that has wreaked havoc in the wild, thanks to an unlikely source — the COVID-19 vaccine.

ABC News

Derwent Valley mother Polly Cousens has two-hour drive to see GP amid state-wide shortage

When mother-of-seven Polly Cousens moved to Tasmania's Derwent Valley 12 months ago, she tried to make an appointment with the local doctor's surgery just minutes from their home — but with their books closed, she's forced to make a two-hour round trip instead.

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