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The Latest Breaking News from Tasmania

Which way will the wind blow? Decision day looms for planned windfarm on Tasmania’s Robbins Island

Bird lovers and business leaders await verdict on a long-fought proposal to build up to 100 turbines

The Guardian - AU

Salmon on the menu for 11th-hour minority negotiations

Both major parties need to commit to greater salmon farming oversights, according to influential crossbench MPs set to decide who will be a state's premier.

AAP

Greens may be a problem for Labor in next week’s Tasmanian no-confidence vote

The Liberals won 14 of the 35 lower house seats at the July 19 Tasmanian state election, Labor ten, the Greens five, independents five and the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers one.

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Afternoon Update: salmon farming to continue in Tasmania; Stratton dies aged 85; and the world’s most divisive shoes

Bob Brown Foundation and Australia Institute accuse environment minister Murray Watt of condemning the Maugean skate to extinction

The Guardian - AU

Albanese government reaffirms decision to allow salmon farming in Tasmania, despite fears for endangered Maugean skate

Environmental groups had lodged a reconsideration request over a 2012 decision to allow for the expansion of salmon farming

The Guardian - AU

Victoria could save nearly $500m over 10 years by scrapping greyhound racing, estimates show

Exclusive: Parliamentary Budget Office analysis shows any loss of revenue from betting would be offset by lower government spending

The Guardian - AU

'Big step' for Tassie Devils' high performance home

The Tasmania Devils AFL club has released the most detailed renders to date of its high performance headquarters.

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Greens won't prop up Labor government 'at this stage'

Labor's chances of governing in Tasmania appear to be slimming, with the Greens saying they're unable to support the major party at this stage.

AAP

'We're still all set': AFL boss on Tasmania 2028 start

AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon remains confident the Tasmania Devils will join the league as scheduled in 2028, despite the state's political turmoil.

AAP

Premier open to compromises to maintain minority power

The state Liberal and Labor parties have ramped up efforts to try to form minority government, as the clock counts down on parliament's return.

AAP

‘No role for Hamas’ in future Palestinian state, Marles says – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Another greyhound racing ban could see dishlickers done

It's a dog day afternoon for the greyhound racing industry as another government announces plans to stop punters spending a night at the dishlickers.

AAP

Premier's big call as state parliament hangs in balance

Tasmania's leader has made an important appointment as he grapples with a hung parliament and braces for a no-confidence vote.

AAP

‘Alien is a warning, isn’t it?’: Essie Davis on Alien: Earth and Tasmania’s ecological crisis

The Babadook and Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries star plays a corporate scientist pushing the limits of human survival in the new series Alien: Earth

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Jeremy Rockliff reappointed as Tasmanian premier as Labor signals another no-confidence motion

Liberal insists he will govern for four years but authority to be tested within weeks when parliament returns

AAP

Premier to face immediate test after minority return

A motion will be moved to test if state Liberals have the parliamentary numbers after being allowed to reform minority government without crossbench support.

AAP

Missing light plane couple revealed as search hampered

Police have released the names and photo of a couple on board a missing light plane as weather conditions disrupt search efforts.

AAP

Taipans lure McVeigh as new marquee man

Former NBA player Jack McVeigh, having been released from his Tasmanian JackJumpers contract, will suit up for the Cairns Taipans this NBL season.

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Married couple, dog missing as light plane disappears

An extensive search continues in two states after a light plane with two people and a dog on board failed to reach its destination.

The Conversation

5 ingenious things trees do that human designers can learn from

Tasmania’s mountain ash (Eucalyptus regnans) is the world’s tallest flowering plant. It can grow 100 metres tall and live for more than 600 years.

The Conversation

Easier for Labor to form government in Tasmania than Liberals after final election results

Although the Liberals won four more seats than Labor at the Tasmanian election, it’s easier for Labor to form a government. Federal polls from Morgan and Essential are also covered.

AAP

Green light for cable, but premier's path to power dims

A major energy connector project has been green-lit by the federal government, posing an electoral hurdle for a premier negotiating minority government.

The Independent UK

122-year-old message in bottle found hidden in wall of Tasmanian lighthouse

A two-page handwritten letter dated 29 January 1903 was found in the wall

The Guardian - AU

‘He was so excited’: painter discovers 122-year-old message in a bottle inside Tasmanian lighthouse walls

Bottle stashed in wall cavity of heritage-listed Cape Bruny lighthouse contained letter written in 1903 by lighthouse inspector

The Conversation

Labor well-placed to win three Bass seats in Tasmanian election, giving left a total of 20 of 35 MPs

Labor is well-placed to win three seats in the electorate of Bass at the Tasmanian election, although its party totals imply it deserves only two. This would give left-leaning MPs a total of 20 of 35 seats. Interstate, New South Wales Labor has surged to a large lead in a…

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