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Hobart cable car project dealt blow as company loses appeal over council refusal

Tasmania's planning authority rules the controversial kunanyi/Mt Wellington cable car project should not go ahead, upholding Hobart City Council's original refusal of the project.

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Permit to kill up to 200 swans issued in Tasmania's Central Highlands over trout habitat

A permit to kill up to 200 black swans in Tasmania's Central Highlands was approved after the native bird rendered the area unsuitable as a habitat for trout.

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Tas top psychiatrist suspended over woman

Tasmania's chief psychiatrist had his registration suspended for allegedly being involved in an inappropriate relationship with a woman, it has been revealed.

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Tasmania's chief psychiatrist Aaron Groves suspended for alleged 'inappropriate' personal relationship

Tasmania's chief psychiatrist, Aaron Groves, who has been suspended on full pay, disputes that his relationship with a woman he first had contact with professionally is inappropriate.

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Potato supply in Tasmania impacted as wet conditions make harvesting a challenge

Supplies of fresh potatoes in Tasmania's supermarkets are low, with a major grower forced to temporarily halt harvesting as weather conditions make it too wet to get tractors onto paddocks.

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Rain, Dean deny Tigers in Sheffield Shield

Victoria have held on for a draw against Tasmania in the Sheffield Shield as heavy rain and hail washed away large parts of the final day in Hobart.

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Spirit of Tasmania to carry horses again after shock freeze threw freight industry into chaos

The Spirit of Tasmania will again carry livestock, the state government announces, days after horse transportation was axed following the ferry operator losing an animal welfare court case.

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Some people are put on the Tasmanian sex offender list without sufficient reason, lawyer fears

A lawyer fears there may be cases of people being wrongly placed on the sex offenders register in Tasmania, after a protracted row with a division of the justice department.

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No jail for negligent fatal Tas car crash

A young man has been handed a suspended five-month jail sentence for causing the death of a newspaper delivery driver in a head-on car crash in rural Tasmania.

AAP

Police officer charged over fatal crash which killed mother and son in Tasmania

A Tasmania Police officer is charged with two counts of causing death by negligent driving — as well as driving while disqualified — following a crash in which a mother and son died and two others were injured.

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40 years ago, protesters were celebrated for saving the Franklin River. Today they could be jailed for months

The 1982 campaign to stop the building of Tasmania’s Franklin River dam was a defining moment in the history of Australia’s social movements. Those events are now being recounted in the documentary Franklin, screening throughout the country.

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Silk guides Tas past Vics' Shield total

BBL cult hero and Tasmania captain Jordan Silk has guided his side past Victoria's total before tea on day three of their Sheffield Shield clash.

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Left off the map, exhibition highlights the many times Tasmania has been forgotten

Collector Hamish Thompson has amassed over 100 everyday items that leave Australia's island state completely off the map.

ABC News

Endangered eastern quoll in decline after decades of monitoring in Tasmania

Tasmania has long been thought of as a stronghold for the eastern quoll, but new research shows the species has been in decline in the state for the past 35 years.

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Damaging winds hit eastern Australia

Severe weather warnings for damaging winds are in place from NSW down to Tasmania.

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Debutant tons up for Vics in Shield

Tasmania's attack has continued to toil away but Ashley Chandrasinghe remained unmoved, advancing to a fine debut century for Victoria in the Sheffield Shield.

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Handscomb continues his shield run feast

Victoria captain Peter Handscomb made 95 against Tasmania to take his season run tally to 518 in the Sheffield Shield.

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Tas ferry operator cancels horse transport

TT-Line, which operates the Spirit of Tasmania ferry service between the island and the Australian mainland, has cancelled the transport of livestock.

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Joe Chivers returns to footy after a skydiving accident left him in a wheelchair

A traumatic accident made Joe Chivers think he'd never return to sport, but he's proven himself wrong and gone from strength to strength in the sporting world.

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A non-stop flight from Alaska to Tasmania may be for the birds — and a possible record

A young bar-tailed godwit appears to have set a non-stop distance record for migratory birds by flying at least 8,435 miles from Alaska to the Australian state of Tasmania, a bird expert said Friday.

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Alaska-Australia flight could place bird in record books

A young bar-tailed godwit appears to have set a non-stop distance record for migratory birds by flying at least 13,560 kilometers (8,435 miles) from Alaska to the Australian state of Tasmania

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Tasmanian Marist Catholic IT worker pleads guilty to sexually exploiting multiple young girls

A staff member at a Tasmanian Marist Catholic school accused of sexually exploiting multiple students and young girls pleads guilty to a string of offences.

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Tasmanian MP under investigation by corruption watchdog over alleged conflict of interest

Tasmania's corruption watchdog says it is investigating a member of parliament who is alleged to have failed to disclose a conflict of interest while making policy and expenditure decisions.

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Hundreds of Tasmanian businesses desperate for solutions to avoid devastating power price hikes

Business groups are calling on the Tasmanian government to offer a financial lifeline to hundreds of small and medium businesses that could soon face a doubling of their power bills.

AAP

Ferry operator guilty after pony deaths

Operator of the Spirit of Tasmania ferry service, TT-Line, has been found guilty of breaching animal welfare laws following the deaths of 16 polo ponies.

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