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Cold water swimming challenge a personal mission for cancer survivor

Tasmania's waterways are some of the most beautiful in the world but taking a dip is not for the faint of heart in winter — but that's no deterrent for Simon. If anything, that's the appeal.

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Erebus' Brown sprints to Supercars win in Tasmania

Erebus' Will Brown has avoided several crashes in Tasmania to secure an important win at Symmons Plains.

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Tasmania Supercars: Brown wins, drama for title contenders

The two contenders, who came into the weekend first and second in the standings, were hit early in the race, both Kostecki and Mostert caught up in adjacent, but seperate, incidents.

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Fiery Supercars drivers' briefing in Tasmania

The pre-event briefing featured a heated discussion regarding racing etiquette off the back of the Perth SuperSprint earlier this month.

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Rogue MPs Alexander and Tucker stand with Tasmanian premier to guarantee supply ahead of state budget

Eight days after defecting and plunging Tasmania's Liberal government into minority, two rogue MPs say they'll vote with the party to guarantee supply — but Hobart's AFL stadium, at the centre of their quarrel, will now face scrutiny by an upper house the government doesn't control.

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Defectors hand confidence and supply to Tas premier

Two former Liberal MPs who quit the Tasmanian party last week over a divisive stadium project say a new deal struck is a win for transparency.

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Native Tasmanian bees shun the hive life for bachelorette pads and cuddle puddles

Tasmania's native bees aren't as notorious as the Tassie devil or the swift parrot. But these tiny, unassuming and strangely beguiling bugs are incredibly important to the state's forests and fields.

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Building approvals in single digits in Tasmanian city of Burnie, prompting supply concern

The state's construction industry has expressed surprise and concern at the Burnie figures, especially as the city has traditionally been the economic centre of the north-west coast.

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Tasmania Supercars: Kostecki leads chilly first practice

Low single-digit temperatures greeted the field for the first of two half-hour practice sessions at the Launceston circuit.

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2023 Supercars Tasmania SuperSprint – Start time, how to watch, channel & more

The circuit, located on the outskirts of Launceston in island's north, will host three sprint races.

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Opponents, defenders of Tasmania's salmon industry as entrenched as ever as fish farming continues to grow

This chef vows he'll never serve it, while a local in a rural community says she is "sick of people coming from Hobart telling us we're unhappy with fish farms" — why is the salmon industry so divisive in Tasmania?

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‘You can’t be – they’re all dead’: the miracle and tragedy of Tasmania’s Blythe Star shipwreck

The capsizing of the vessel in 1973 led to a remarkable story of survival and changed Australian maritime laws

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Eagles on flu alert ahead of AFL trip to Tasmania

West Coast will take a squad of 27 to Launceston in case more players are struck down by the flu ahead of their clash with Hawthorn.

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2023 Supercars Tasmania SuperSprint session times and preview

The unique layout, with its two long, fast sections separated by a hairpin, will host the first proper two-day sprint round of the 2023 season.

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Hobart rental market listings jump 37pc in a year, but reasons unclear

Hobart has seen a big jump in the number of properties on the rental market in the past year, but the reasons are unclear and many properties are still unaffordable.

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Maternity services on Tasmania's north-west coast to return to public hands from December

Shayla Marshall says giving birth at Tasmania's North West Private Hospital was a lonely and traumatising experience that left her feeling like she "didn't want to be a mum".

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Scientists restoring and reseeding reefs to future-proof marine life

Early settlers who fished native reefs with rakes and chains left them devoid of marine life but a project in Tasmania is the latest example of how the tide is being turned many years later.

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Klimenko to make rare Supercars appearance

Klimenko will make the trek from her New South Wales base to Launceston for the Tasmania SuperSprint.

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Scientists warn Maugean skate, Tasmania’s ‘thylacine of the sea’, one extreme weather event from extinction

Researchers warn rapid action needed to prevent the extinction of an ancient fish species found only in Macquarie Harbour

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Joshua was at crisis point when he returned from combat. But help was a long way away

Many veterans need help adjusting when they return home. But for Tasmanians, that often means spending weeks interstate getting treatment.

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Plibersek's pledge for no new extinctions under threat as researchers issue dire warning on Tasmanian maugean skate

Researchers say Tanya Plibersek's pledge of no new extinctions is under serious threat as the only known population of an endangered ancient Tasmania ray continues to nosedive.

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Launceston Mayor Danny Gibson resigns following 'vile attacks, stemming from media reports'

Tasmanian mayor Danny Gibson resigns, saying "vile attacks" in media reports have taken a toll on his mental health and have become "a distraction from the important work of the City of Launceston".

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Tassie the dog clocks up 20,000km in motorcycle road trips since her adoption in Tasmania

Six years on from adopting a little dog in Tasmania, Andrew Darwood has travelled most of Australia with his mate, Tassie, sitting at his back on a motorcycle.

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Tasmanian premier Jeremy Rockliff pushes ahead with Hobart AFL stadium despite protest turn out

A disgruntled former Tasmanian Liberal MP who quit the party over the stadium project says she will only support next week's budget if stadium funding is clearly identified.

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Shipwreck found off Tasmanian coast after 50 years

A CSIRO investigation has confirmed the location of the MV Blythe Star shipwreck, almost 50 years after it sank off the Tasmanian coast.

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