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Shane van Gisbergen says his panel-rubbing passing moves in Tasmania were simply hard racing, rather than the product of any mental advantage.

Motorsport

$6m cocaine find in Tas shipping container

Police have seized 15 kilograms of cocaine worth about $6 million from a shipping container in Tasmania that arrived from Sydney.

AAP

Tasmania's Health Department apologises for incorrect COVID notifications — then issues corrections

Tasmania's Health Department issued an apology for sending out incorrect COVID notifications to people — and then corrected that apology three times.

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Cocaine haul worth $6 million seized by police in Bell Bay in northern Tasmania

Police seize $6 million worth of cocaine in northern Tasmania in one of the state's biggest-ever drug busts and the second this month.

ABC News

Hundreds in Tas get wrong virus message

More than 500 people with coronavirus in Tasmania received incorrect information from the state's health department telling them they were close contacts.

AAP

University of Tasmania's $7 million spend on Hobart hotel revealed after ombudsman overturns secrecy

After three years of withholding information, the University of Tasmania is forced to reveal how many millions of dollars it has spent on council rates and refurbishing a central Hobart hotel for student accommodation only for it to turn back into a hotel.

ABC News

Van Gisbergen, Davison win pole spots

Red Bull have come out firing at the final day of the Tasmania SuperSprint with Shane Van Gisbergen and rookie Broc Feeney to head the grid in race four.

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Six years retired, Coyte's a better bowler

Former Australia seamer Sarah Coyte, who first retired six years ago, believes her best cricket is to come as she prepares for Tasmania's maiden WNCL final.

AAP

Red tape holding farmers back from global hemp market as Tasmanian government conducts review

Australian industrial hemp farmers believe crops with no psychoactive properties could be five times more valuable if regulations are relaxed.

ABC News

Veterans’ affairs minister threatened to quit over budget; Australia reports 30 Covid deaths – as it happened

Andrew Gee calls backlog of veteran’s compensation payments ‘a national disgrace’; WA teenager among 30 Covid deaths across the country. This blog is now closed

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Shayla Phillips's rescuers tell of joy, relief of finding 4yo missing in Tasmanian bush

The mother of Shayla Phillips, the four-year-old girl who was found after being lost for two days in the Tasmanian bush, says her "precious baby girl" is doing well, apart from having "a few bruises, scratches, bites".

ABC News

From Lambie’s ‘loud girl’ to Ericmentum, Tasmania’s fierce Senate race is a taste of what’s to come

Weeks out from the 2022 federal election, it pays to remember the House contest determines who governs but the Senate always shapes what happens next

The Guardian - AU

Shayla Phillips, 4, found 'safe and well' after two days lost in southern Tasmania

Four-year-old Shayla Phillips has been found "safe and well" in southern Tasmania more than two days after she was reported missing, police say.

ABC News

Supercars explains Tasmania tyre rule tweak

Supercars has explained a tweak to its tyre rules for the Tasmania SuperSprint that will see two versions of the super soft in action during practice.

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2022 Supercars Tasmania SuperSprint session times and preview

The 2022 Supercars season continues this weekend with a two-day trip to the Symmons Plains circuit in Tasmania.

ABC News

Motorcyclist killed on Bass Highway as truck ploughs into crash scene

A motorcyclist dies and another driver is flown to hospital after a truck smashes into cars and a motorbike at the scene of a crash on the Bass Highway, in northern Tasmania.

ABC News

Missing four-year-old Shayla Phillips spends second night lost in southern Tasmania

Emergency crews say they are rechecking areas they have already searched in case four-year-old Shayla Phillips is moving between sites.

The Conversation

Tasmania’s forests are burning more as climate change dries them out. Our old tools can’t fight these new fires

The summer of 2021-22 will be remembered for the extraordinarily destructive flooding across eastern Australia. At the same time, however, western Tasmania was experiencing extreme drought, with some areas receiving their lowest rainfall on record.

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AAP

JackJumpers stun Wildcats on the road

Tasmania have ended Perth's six-game NBL winning streak with a stunning 85-83 upset on the road.

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Tas search under way for missing 4yo

Tasmanian police are searching for a four-year-old girl who went missing on the Tasman Peninsula.

AAP

Rainbird's Tas shield history in big win

Tasmania have won their home Sheffield Shield match against Queensland inside two days, with Sam Rainbird taking the state's best-ever shield bowling figures.

ABC News

Road upgrade threatens historic Longford hedge as trucks cut through local road to reach highway

A battle is underway to keep a near-200-year-old hedge in Tasmania's north from being torn down and replaced with an overtaking lane on a busy stretch of road.

The Conversation

Research reveals 111 times Australian quolls reportedly chewed on human corpses

Warning: this article contains graphic descriptions of human disfigurement.

ABC News

Can good rental history substitute for a house deposit? Young Australians struggle with home ownership dream

Tenant Liam Kenna says he holds little hope of buying a house in his hometown like his parents did as "that train has left", while others call for good rental history to be the main indicator for securing a home loan.

ABC News

Tasmanian government reverses plan to move Burnie court out of central business district

The Tasmanian government backflips on a plan to move a court complex out of central Burnie into a residential area.

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