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It's almost twice the size of Tasmania and relies heavily on both industry and agriculture. This central Queensland electorate is considered an "absolutely critical, must-win seat" by the major parties, and it is up for grabs as its retiring LNP incumbent steps down from office today.

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Anne Marmion loves being a relief teacher but potential exposure to COVID-19 and the ramifications for ageing family members is keeping her away from the classroom. She says she's not alone.

Masks that cover children’s entire faces were included in back-to-school Covid packs, but government insists junior sizes available

A Tasmanian man whose then-partner was set on fire is appealing his conviction and sentence for attempted murder, arguing a jury member was "contaminated".

Chinese-owned company Van Dairy Group won't have to pay the former owner of its farms in Tasmania some $2.2 million it claimed it was owed.

The New Zealand-owned Tasmanian Land Company argued Van Dairy breached an agreement reached in 2016 over the sale of Australia's largest dairy farm.

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Masks provided to schoolchildren in the Tasmanian government's back-to-school COVID packs are mocked online, with Facebook being blamed for communication "issues" ahead of public school students returning to class.

Tasmania has recorded two additional COVID-19 deaths, with Premier Peter Gutwein having a crack at a union over criticism of the state's back-to-school plan.

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