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Jewell shines to set challenge for WA in one-day clash

Western Australia's unbeaten One-Day Cup campaign is on the line after Tasmania set an imposing victory target of 286, thanks to Caleb Jewell's century.

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Five wickets in last over: 'I actually can't believe that happened'

Tasmania edge out South Australia by one run in thrilling WNCL final.

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Tasmania celebrates stunning one-run win after South Australia implodes in WNCL final

Needing only four runs to win with five wickets in hand at the beginning of the final over, South Australia falls apart as Tasmania clinches a second consecutive WNCL title.

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Mentoring program teaches migrants new skills through making chairs

An experimental mentoring program in southern Tasmania sees participants make a chair while learning leadership and teamwork skills.

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How 'demon bushranger' Michael Howe fought off a 'drunken buffoon' governor and won

Governor Thomas Davey was supposed to bring the "detestable monsters" of 1800's Van Diemen's Land under control — but a so-called "demon bushranger" would bring about his humiliation and carve out a story to rival that of Ned Kelly.

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Coyte's stunning last over as Tasmania claim WNCL title

Tasmania have clinched back-to-back WNCL titles off the back of an incredible final over from Sarah Coyte who took three wickets and produced a run out.

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Bella's schoolyard attack was filmed and shared on social media. What should happen to her attackers?

Bella was taken to hospital after she was thrown into a wall in a southern Tasmanian schoolyard, in just one of the violent incidents that have attracted public attention due in part to footage being shared widely on social media.

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Greg Longmore back on the golf course in comeback after horror fire accident in 2021

A northern Tasmanian man who suffered burns to more than 50 per cent of his body after a distillery blaze is now playing in the state's biggest golf competition in an "amazing" comeback.

ABC News

More people join Tasmania detention centre class action

An additional 33 people are set to join a class action alleging abuse and neglect at Tasmania's Ashley Youth Detention Centre.

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Tasmanian government urged to hear from children as institutional child sexual abuse inquiry nears end

An 18-year-old who has experience in Tasmania's out-of-home care system has a message for ministers and bureaucrats responsible for implementing recommendations from the state's commission of inquiry.

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Cameron Bancroft hailed as WA juggernaut continues

Western Australia have continued their stunning form with a crushing win in Hobart, highlighted by Cameron Bancroft becoming the Sheffield Shield's top scorer.

AAP

Watch Mark Webber Drive A Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo In Wild Tasmania

In the short film, the ex-F1 driver uses a Taycan 4 Cross Turismo to get to Jason's Ladder in northern Tasmania, a stunning place with gravel-paved hairpin turns and jaw-dropping scenery.

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Albanese weighs federal support for Tasmanian stadium as AFL pledges $360m for new team

Gillon McLachlan says other clubs ‘very close’ to supporting new team but emphasises it is contingent on stadium

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Man extradited from Broome sentenced to 12 years' jail for child sex abuse in Tasmania

Warning: This story contains graphic details that readers may find disturbing. An eight-year-old girl was denied food by her stepfather unless she performed sexual acts with him, a Launceston Supreme Court has heard.

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Bancroft piles on runs for WA against Tigers in Shield

Ladder-leading Western Australia are in an unloseable position against Tasmania thanks to a big century from Cameron Bancroft.

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Daytime baseball bat murder in park 'driven by anger'

A 21-year-old man was driven by anger when he murdered his grandmother's partner with a baseball bat at a park in Tasmania.

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McLachlan outlines AFL funds for Tasmanian team

AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan has pledged $360 million towards a Tasmanian team, noting approval for a 19th licence is contingent on securing funding for a stadium.

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Tasmanian Aboriginals want cultural objects returned to country as TMAG holds exhibition

Members of Tasmania's Aboriginal communities are calling on international institutions to repatriate their cultural treasures, arguing "loans" are not good enough because "nobody borrows their own belongings".

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The Conversation

Why Tasmania and Victoria dominate the list of Australia's largest trees – and why these majestic giants are under threat

Australia has an extraordinary diversity of trees, with more than 820 species of eucalypts alone. But not all trees are created equal. Some species can turn into giants, like the majestic mountain ash (Eucalyptus regnans) and the impressive white fig (Ficus virens).

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Council 'jumped the gun' in evacuating 40 seasonal workers from Shearwater property, owner says

The company that owns a Tasmanian property from which 40 seasonal workers were evacuated has denied the property poses any risk to life.

ABC News

Midland Highway roadworks causing delays for motorists and costing businesses

Motorists travelling on Tasmania's Midland Highway have already had their patience tested by a 10-year roadworks project slowing speeds — but now, with vehicles coming to a complete stop, businesses are saying the extra freight cost will have to be passed on.

AAP

Tigers top-order toothless against Shield leaders WA

Tasmania are 226 runs behind Western Australia with five wickets in hand following a poor start to their Sheffield Shield first innings in Hobart.

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Watch Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo Tame Tasmania With Mark Webber

It's ideally suited for the treacherous road known as Jacob's Ladder.

ABC News

Courtroom escapee Bodie Savage, who spent 11 days on the run in Tasmania, sentenced to more jail time

A Tasmanian man who fled from the Hobart Magistrates Court, sparking an 11-day manhunt, has been sentenced to six months in prison.

ABC News

Seasonal workers evacuated from Shearwater property after inspection alleges 'high risk to health and wellbeing' of occupants

Around 40 Pacific seasonal workers have been moved to other accommodation after an inspection of their Tasmanian lodging allegedly identifies "significant and obvious risk" to the health and safety of occupants.

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