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No guarantee Tasmanian households won't be hardest hit by Marinus Link bill

It was the hot topic of letters between former PM Scott Morrison and the Tasmanian government — and it appears there's still no guarantee Australia's poorest state won't pay half the cost of a massive new power project but reap only a fraction of the benefits.

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'We're going to die', flood inquest told

The surviving partner of a newspaper delivery driver told him they were both going to die before he slipped from the top of their van into floodwaters.

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Council calls on Tasmanian government to sack councillor Darren Fairbrother over flashing conviction

The Waratah-Wynyard Council is calling on the Tasmanian government to intervene and sack convicted councillor Darren Fairbrother, who was sentenced this year for flashing a crown prosecutor and her son, because they are powerless to do so.

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Final Senate results: Labor, the Greens and David Pocock will have a majority of senators

The final buttons to electronically distribute preferences for the Senate were pressed in NSW, Victoria and Western Australia on Monday. I wrote about the distribution of preferences in Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania on Saturday, and the climate activist’s David Pocock’s ACT Senate victory on Tuesday.

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Tasmanian couple scale frozen waterfalls on Ben Lomond after cold snap

A recent cold snap across Tasmania provided plenty of picture-perfect scenery and Instagram photo fodder and — for the not-so-faint-hearted with know-how — the chance to scale a frozen waterfall.

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Nepali population steadily grows in Tasmania, home to Australia's only Nepalese pub

Its mountains may not quite compare to the peaks of Nepal, but Tasmania is becoming home to more and more Nepalese people.

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More Senate results: Hanson wins easily, but Labor still on track for a friendly Senate

Buttons have now been pressed to electronically distribute preferences for the May 21 federal election in the Senate for South Australia, Tasmania and Queensland. I discussed the ACT and NT results that elected David Pocock to the Senate on Tuesday.

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Tasmanian child safety head 'not confident' children in out-of-home care are safe from abuse

Children in out-of-home care in Tasmania today are not safe from abuse, Communities Department head Michael Pervan tells the state's child sexual abuse commission of inquiry.

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Dover Medical Centre in Huon Valley to lose permanent doctor in widespread GP shortage

A town in southern Tasmania could be without a permanent doctor by the end of the year in the midst of a widespread GP shortage.

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Power prices across Tasmania to increase by about $200 per year

Tasmanians' energy bills are set to rise by almost 12 per cent from July 1, equating to roughly $200 per household per year.

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Tasmania power prices set for big jump

Power prices in Tasmania will increase by almost 12 per cent, forcing the state government to expand concessions.

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'Hog-tied, belittled' in Tas youth centre

A former detainee at Tasmania's troubled Ashley Youth Detention Centre says he was searched naked, hog-tied and constantly belittled by staff at the facility.

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Tasmania's ultimate twitcher goes to great lengths for perfect bird photo

Capturing birds on camera has become an obsession for this full-time engineer.

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Greyhound racing: despite waning public support, governments are spending big to keep the industry running

An e-petition against greyhound racing to the Tasmanian parliament reached a record number of signatures last week, with 13,519 people demanding the state government end public funding of the industry. The previous record in Tasmania was 11,699 signatures, for an e-petition supporting end-of-life choices.

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Rising petrol prices fuel electric vehicle market growth in Tasmania

As the price of fuel skyrockets, Penny Cocker is one of the hundreds of Tasmanians making the jump to an electric vehicle.

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Assault evidence limited, Tas inquiry told

An inquiry examining sexual abuse in Tasmania's public institutions has been told evidence gathered about a child-on-child assault is limited.

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Aboriginal children over-represented in out-of-home care and community ignored, abuse inquiry hears

Teenagers at risk of homelessness are allowed by Tasmania's child protection service to live in unsafe environments, the state's child sexual abuse commission of inquiry hears.

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Tasmania to phase out more mask rules

The Tasmanian government has announced mask mandates for schools and public transport will be dropped on June 25.

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Bitcoin company TDI eyeing off old lead and zinc Que River mine on Tasmania's west coast

An old lead and zinc mine on the west coast of Tasmania could become home to "Australia's largest emerging, 100 per cent renewable energy bitcoin mine".

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Tasmania's timber enterprise commits to being 'a part of the climate solution', as new study highlights carbon emissions

A wilderness tour operator in Tasmania joins the call for the native logging industry to end, saying it gives the "wrong message" to interstate visitors — with a Wilderness Society-backed report likening the annual carbon emissions from logging to "a million cars".

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Farmers expecting multi-million dollar damage bill after weekend windstorm in Tasmania

Farmers counting the cost of severe wind damage in Tasmania's north at the weekend expect it to be in the millions of dollars, with animal welfare concerns growing that dairies without power are still unable to milk.

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Power uncertainty hits multiple states as AEMO makes moves to cover shortfalls

Market notices published on the AEMO website warned of possible power interruptions in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.

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Tasmania's Commission of Inquiry hears of alleged abuse in foster care by man accused of underage sex

A witness tells Tasmania's child sexual abuse inquiry she and her sibling were left at a foster home where an alleged child abuser was living, as figures show the out-of-home-care system receives one report of abuse every week.

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Tasmanian tourism snapshot shows fewer visitors, but longer stays and bigger spends

Australians wary of booking international holidays could be helping to boost the data in Tasmania's latest tourism snapshot, one operator says — but the numbers are still suffering a COVID hangover.

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Snow goers urged to 'be sensible' after nine rescued at kunanyi/Mount Wellington

A snow-topped kunanyi/Mount Wellington in Hobart can be picture-perfect, but if you venture into the snow unprepared and get into trouble, don't expect to be rescued straight away.

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