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The Latest Breaking News from Tasmania

PM's security detail in Tassie car crash

A security car in the prime minister's detail has rolled and crashed on a Tasmanian road, with officers taken to hospital for treatment.

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison's security car crashes in Tasmania during election campaign

Prime Minister Scott Morrison cancels his campaign events for the rest of the day after a car accident involving his security detail.

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Coalition’s $220m pledge for native forestry ‘bad news’ for threatened species, conservationists say

Morrison says he ‘won’t support any shutdowns of native forestry’ as he announces new Tasmania hub in country’s most marginal electorate

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Federal election: Scott Morrison grilled over integrity commission, Anthony Albanese heads to coal country to tout health plans — as it happened

On the final day of campaigning before the long weekend, Prime Minister Scott Morrison faces questions over a promise to establish a federal integrity commission as Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese campaigns in Cessnock.

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Hawthorn Village aged care home found noncompliant after failing to meet half its performance benchmarks

The national aged care regulator has reprimanded a Tasmanian aged care home for failing to meet half of its performance benchmarks.

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Who is behind Tasmanian Liberal Eric Abetz's 'below-the-line' Senate re-election campaign?

Six years after he called a colleague's election campaign urging people to vote below the line destabilising, Eric Abetz's supporters are doing exactly that.

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Risdon Prison minimum-security facility locked down after surge in COVID-19 cases

The Tasmanian Greens calling for non-violent prisoners to be released into the community as COVID-19 cases surge in Risdon Prison's minimum-security section, but the suggestion is dismissed by the Attorney-General.

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Virus outbreaks hits Tasmanian prisons

Authorities are battling a COVID-19 outbreak in Tasmania's prison system, with 50 inmates testing positive over the past two days.

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Bleaching of marine sponges observed in warming Tasmanian waters for the first time

Scientists say bleaching could be ‘canary in the coalmine’ for climate impact as eastern Tasmanian sea temperatures rise

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Bridget Archer facing Ross Hart in fight for Bass, which Liberals hold by margin of just 0.4 per cent

In the marginal Tasmanian seat of Bass, sitting Liberal member Bridget Archer is going up against the former member, Labor's Ross Hart.

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Bleaching in deep waters off Tasmania

An Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies has found evidence of bleaching in sponges for the first time in deep-shelf waters off Tasmania's east coast.

AAP

10,000 eligible voters could swing seats in Tasmania, but need to enrol by Thursday

If you intend to have your say in next month's federal election, you might like to prioritise that ahead of organising the Easter egg hunt.

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Pedal power pushes Lake Pedder's plight to Parliament

A campaign to restore Tasmania's Lake Pedder has made its way to Canberra.

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COVID-19 infections switch from young to older people as hospital cases spike to record level

The number of people admitted to hospital with COVID-19 in Tasmania is now at record highs, with the number of older Tasmanians infected quadrupling in three weeks.

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Ex-TV journalist new Tas Liberal minister

Jo Palmer has been elevated to the Tasmanian Liberal government's cabinet as part of a shuffle triggered by the resignation of former premier Peter Gutwein.

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Tasmania has 'a habit' of large seat swings, and this election won't be any different, experts say

The marginal Tasmanian electorates of Bass, Braddon and Lyons are likely to get plenty of visits from federal politicians over the six weeks before the election.

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NSW and Tasmania first stops on party leaders' federal election campaign trail

Australians living in marginal seats can expect a barrage of attention from the Prime Minister and Opposition Leader as the pair kick off the first full day of the election campaign in seats they're hoping to flip.

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Grab a bottle while you can, some 2022 Tassie wines will be in short supply

With yields down across the island state, every Tasmanian grape this vintage is precious. But with Tassie's wine in high demand, will the lower 2022 vintage make it even hotter?

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Tasmania is getting a container refund scheme. Here's how it will work

Nearly 50 years after South Australians were able to receive a partial refund for recycling bottles and cans, Tasmania is finally catching up. Here's what you need to know.

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Machado hurt, Tasmania stay alive in NBL

The JackJumpers' dream of a finals berth in their debut season is back on track with a win over Cairns, while a Taipans great may have played his last NBL game.

AAP

New Tas premier to push AFL club quest

Peter Gutwein's surprise exit as Tasmania's premier will not have a major impact on the island state's push to become the AFL's 19th club.

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Jeremy Rockliff, Michael Ferguson announced as Tasmania's leadership team

After 16 years as second in command of the Tasmanian Liberals, Jeremy Rockliff is officially confirmed as the state's next Premier, promising the island will be place where "everyone feels valued, included, encouraged and supported".

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Rockliff replaces Gutwein as Tas premier

Tasmanian Deputy Premier Jeremy Rockliff has become the state's next premier, after being elected unopposed by the governing Liberal Party.

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Tasmania Police officer pleads guilty over crash which killed NSW tourist in Launceston

A suspended Tasmanian police officer who killed a pedestrian and critically injured another pleads guilty to causing death by dangerous driving.

AAP

Senior Tas MP backs Rockliff as premier

Jeremy Rockliff is certain to become Tasmania's next premier, with two senior MPs putting their hand up to be his deputy.

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