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A salmon farm in northern Tasmania owned by aquaculture company Petuna is experiencing "elevated mortality" due to a water temperature spike.

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Tas students prepare for classroom return

The Australian Education Union has raised concerns about staffing levels in Tasmania ahead of the return of public school students this week.

AAP

Black Tuesday 1967 bushfire legacy lives on in fire trail upgrade on Hobart's kunanyi/Mt Wellington

The bushfire tragedy of 1967 looms large over Tasmania and it is hoped "lessons learned" — including the importance of fire breaks on the mountain range behind Hobart — will help stop it happening again.

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Recycal Newnham facility fire sends smoke over Launceston as scrap metal burns

A fire at a scrap metal facility in Tasmania's north is proving difficult to extinguish due to the shredded "combustible" material inside the warehouse, firefighters say.

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Tasmania goes own way on rapid antigen tests for students as school returns

Unlike in Victorian and NSW, in Tasmania students don't have to take two RATs a week. Public health experts say that's because Tasmania's COVID situation is different from the mainland states.

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Tas defends lower student virus testing

Tasmanian health authorities have defended the frequency of COVID-19 testing for public school students as they return to the classroom this week.

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'Fragile' leatherwood flowers after dry spell have Tasmanian beekeepers on edge

Tasmanian beekeepers who rely on the leatherwood flower to produce their world-famous honey are worried after historically low rainfall.

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Diver baffled after being photobombed by huge sea beast 'the size of a van'

Chris Bakon and his friend were were fishing off Ship Stern Bluff in southeast Tasmania, Australia, when they encountered a sunfish - the largest bony fish on Earth

Daily Mirror

Tasmania stun NBA defending champions

The Tasmania JackJumpers have upset reigning NBL champions Melbourne United 94-85 in Melbourne.

AAP

Inquiry told 55 workers at controversial youth detention centre were alleged sexual abusers

Former child detainees at a Tasmanian detention centre allege they were sexually abused by 55 former workers inside the controversial facility

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New MMG mine lease approval near Rosebery about solving a 'protester issue', conservation group says

The Bob Brown Foundation says it is "taking urgent legal advice" following Tasmania's Resources Minister approving a contentious lease along an access road to the site of a proposed tailings dam.

ABC News

JackJumpers claim third NBL win in a row

The Tasmania JackJumpers continue to impress in their inaugural NBL season, defeating the Sydney Kings to grab their third successive victory

AAP

View From The Hill: Aged care residents are paying for lessons not learned fast enough

Richard Colbeck had to face the music this week over attending the fifth test in his home state of Tasmania when he’d told the Senate COVID committee he was too busy working on the Omicron wave spreading through aged care to appear.

The Conversation

Wildlife cameras help researchers understand Tasmania's native wildlife and feral species

A network of wildlife cameras across Tasmania captures 750,000 images of 150 species, and some of the information surprises researchers.

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Cameras may help protect Tassie wildlife

Researchers in Tasmania have captured 750,000 images of animals using a wilderness camera network dubbed one of the most extensive in the world.

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Aboriginal petroglyph sites damaged, advocates reject official assessment of 'natural forces'

Damage to two sacred Aboriginal art sites on Tasmania's west coast sparks renewed calls for harsher penalties and surveillance — with advocates rejecting a government explanation of what happened.

AAP

Tasmania records 570 new COVID-19 cases

Tasmania has recorded 570 new COVID-19 cases, a drop from figures in recent days, and no additional deaths.

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Eighty-four coronavirus deaths recorded; Morrison backs slow reopening for WA – as it happened

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New probe into Tas Aboriginal rock damage

Tasmanian authorities have launched a new probe into damage to Aboriginal petroglyphs after finding natural causes were to blame for a dislodged carving.

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Coulthard to make TCR Australia debut

Fabian Coulthard will make his TCR Australia debut in Tasmania later this month.

AAP

Tas reports one new virus death, 656 cases

Tasmania has recorded an additional COVID-19 death, taking the state's number of virus fatalities since the beginning of the pandemic to 19.

The New Daily

A doco, historic tiara and a message from Down Under mark major milestone for Danish royal

Among hundreds of birthday messages and presents from around the world is one cheeky birthday card from Tasmania which will no doubt delight her.

AAP

Lawn bowls BBQ burn victim has $1m win

A lawn bowls club in Tasmania will have to pay a volunteer who was burned in a barbecuing mishap $1 million in compensation after its court appeal failed.

ABC News

Tasmanian bowls club up for $1 million damages bill after losing appeal

A Tasmanian bowls club will have to pay out more than $1 million after losing its appeal against damages awarded to a bowler burned while volunteering at the club.

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Tasmania's Education Minister ill with COVID on holiday in France a week out from school returning

Tasmania's Education Minister is isolating with coronavirus in France just days out from the start of the school year, with Premier Peter Gutwein saying he is "happy to have a debate" about her right to take an "appropriate break".

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