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The Latest Breaking News from Tasmania

Tasmania records 683 new COVID-19 cases

Tasmania has reported 683 new COVID-19 infections, with 17 people now in hospital.

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Meet Tasmania's accidental apiarist on a mission to find unusual native honey flavours

Rob Barker never intended to be a apiarist, but then the universe sent him a sign — or more accurately, 20,000 individual buzzing signs.

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Saving the orange-bellied parrot is just one perk of spending time in Tasmania's beautiful south-west

Volunteering to help save the critically endangered orange-bellied parrot is a dream job for these bird lovers, and they get to spend four weeks in one of the most beautiful parts of Australia while doing it.

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JackJumpers rally to down 36ers in NBL

Tasmania JackJumpers have claimed just their third win of the NBL season, prevailing 76-71 over the Adelaide 36ers in front of their home crowd.

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Storm damages Tas hospital, patients moved

A hospital in northern Tasmania has been damaged by a storm, forcing the evacuation of 18 patients to other facilities.

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Two TasPorts tug boats sink after collision in Devonport

Two tug boats in Tasmania's north have sunk after a collision with a commercial vessel, TasPorts says.

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Tasmania records 584 new COVID-19 cases

Tasmania has reported 584 new COVID-19 infections, with 19 people now in hospital.

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At least 98 deaths on nation’s deadliest day – as it happened

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Tasmanian economy flying high on paper but businesses fear it's all in the past

Tasmania has topped an economic performance table for the eighth consecutive quarter but business owner Shannon Ruffels is living a very different reality.

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Backlash grows over aged care minister attending Ashes cricket instead of Covid inquiry

Richard Colbeck, who is also the federal sport minister, was guest of Cricket Tasmania and Cricket Australia at the Hobart Test

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Swimmer who died in Tas from interstate

Police have confirmed a young woman who died while swimming at a popular gorge in northern Tasmania was from interstate.

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Tasmania no longer has any COVID-19 patients in intensive care, 726 new cases in state

There are now 24 people in hospital with coronavirus, but half of those have been admitted for unrelated medical conditions.

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‘We are tearing open that wound’: the First Nations artists reclaiming Tasmania

For the island’s Mona Foma festival, public spaces ‘dripping in colonialism’ have been disrupted with screams, violence and truth

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Murder charge over rural Tasmania death

Tasmania Police have charged a 25-year-old man with murder after the body of another man was discovered on a rural property in the tiny town of Sprent.

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Man charged with murder, burglary after body found at Sprent, Tasmania

A 25-year-old man is charged with murder after a body was found on a rural property at Sprent in Tasmania's north-west on Sunday.

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Aboriginal carving damage claim probed

Authorities are investigating reports of possible damage to culturally significant Aboriginal rock carvings in Tasmania's rugged northwest.

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One virus death, 712 new cases in Tasmania

Tasmania has recorded one coronavirus death, an 80-year-old woman, and 712 new cases.

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Tasmania records fourth COVID-19 death since reopening border and 712 new cases

An 80-year-old woman becomes the fourth death linked to COVID-19 in Tasmania since the state's border reopened to hotspots last month.

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Body of missing swimmer found in Tas gorge

The body of a young swimmer who went missing at a popular gorge in northern Tasmania has been found by police divers.

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Crowds march for Invasion Day protests – as it happened

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Heart attack survivor thanks Tasmanian paramedics carrying thrombolysis medication

Rod Mackenzie is lucky to be alive. He's one of the thousands of Australians each year who suffer a heart attack. He is now thanking the experts who saved him.

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If you need elective surgery, it helps not to be Tasmanian, data shows

Data shows one state in particular has the worst wait times for elective surgery in the country, with almost one in five patients waiting more than a year for an operation — close to triple the national figure.

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Search for swimmer at Tasmanian gorge

Police and emergency services are searching for a woman in her 20s who became separated from friends and family while swimming at Cataract Gorge in Tasmania.

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Swimmer missing at Tasmania's Cataract Gorge

Police and emergency services were called to a popular swimming spot in northern Tasmania after a woman in her 20s became separated from her swimming companions.

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Tas records virus death, 643 new cases

Tasmania has reported another coronavirus death, the third since the island state reopened to mainland hotspots on December 15, and 643 new cases.

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