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As Tasmanian councils end COVID freeze on rate rises, households brace for the pinch

Keeping up with the day-to-day costs of living is a struggle for childcare worker Nicole Scott and her three children — and she's not alone, with Tasmanian's social council warning households are under extreme pressure.

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No warning of rock fall that killed ex-Royal Marine Nathaniel Beesley in Tasmanian mine, coroner finds

There was no warning of a rock fall that killed a man working in an open-cut mine in Tasmania's north-west, a coroner finds.

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Tas close contact rules could go next week

Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff has flagged close contact isolation rules will be scrapped within weeks.

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Tasmanian police expect to charge people involved in video of sheep being shorn with chainsaw

Police say they expect to charge those involved in a video posted on social media appearing to show a sheep being shorn with a chainsaw on a Tasmanian property last week. Warning: This story contains graphic video.

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Tasmanian Liberals accused of 'electoral bribery' over taxpayer-funded election grants

The Tasmanian Liberal Party is accused of electoral bribery during the 2021 state election campaign, with documents obtained by the ABC revealing the party promised hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer-funded community grants if it won the election.

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Tasmania's Cape Grim Baseline Air Pollution Station program keeping track of the global atmosphere

A science station near the windy tip of Tasmania's north-west coast is helping to monitor changes in the Earth's atmosphere, writes Sam Cleland.

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BOM forecasts cool weather for south east with chance of snow in Tassie, but rain in the north

As most of the rest of the country shivers through a damp end to the Easter holidays, North Queensland looks set to cop a deluge.

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COVID was the final straw for Tasmania's only gay nightclub, so the community created something else

It's been nearly 25 years since Tasmania became the last state to decriminalise homosexuality, and the queer community is still fighting for safe spaces after 17-year-old Flamingos fell victim to the pandemic.

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How Tasmania's vast, marginal Lyons electorate could be a key federal election battleground

Visits by high-profile politicians to Tasmania's Lyons electorate in the lead-up to the federal election is an indication both major parties see winning it as key to their overall success in the federal election.

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The Tasmanian government says Freycinet National Park needs new infrastructure, but opponents are worried

Opponents of a new visitor centre outside the Freycinet National Park say it will only encourage more people to visit, while the Tasmanian government says the development is the best way to "reduce congestion and manage visitor numbers".

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Bass and Braddon in the balance as Tasmanian voters excoriate Scott Morrison

Few people we meet in these two marginal Liberal seats are negative about Labor leader Anthony Albanese – rather, he’s a bit of a mystery

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JackJumpers fight on in NBL, beat Phoenix

Tasmania JackJumpers are still a chance to make the NBL finals, should results go their way, after a hard-fought 84-80 win over South East Melbourne Phoenix.

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Roadkill data paints bloody picture of wildlife carnage across Tasmania

The blood red lines on the map of Tasmania tell the story. Roadkill, at a rate faster than a death every 2 minutes — shocking evidence of the state's reputation of being Australia's "roadkill capital".

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Bleached sea sponges found in deeper reefs off Tasmania

A study by the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies has found bleaching in sea sponges for the first time in Tasmanian waters — and scientists fear it could be another sign we are reaching a "tipping point" in the warming of the Earth.

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Tassie pip Breakers, remain in finals hunt

After beating the NZ Breakers, the Tasmania JackJumpers are still a chance to make the NBL finals with two games remaining should results go their way.

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Young motorcyclist dies as police raise concerns over Tasmania's mounting road toll

A 21-year-old motorcyclist has been killed following an attempted police intercept in Tasmania's north, adding to a mounting death toll on the state's roads.

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PM's security detail in Tassie car crash

A security car in the prime minister's detail has rolled and crashed on a Tasmanian road, with officers taken to hospital for treatment.

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison's security car crashes in Tasmania during election campaign

Prime Minister Scott Morrison cancels his campaign events for the rest of the day after a car accident involving his security detail.

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Coalition’s $220m pledge for native forestry ‘bad news’ for threatened species, conservationists say

Morrison says he ‘won’t support any shutdowns of native forestry’ as he announces new Tasmania hub in country’s most marginal electorate

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Federal election: Scott Morrison grilled over integrity commission, Anthony Albanese heads to coal country to tout health plans — as it happened

On the final day of campaigning before the long weekend, Prime Minister Scott Morrison faces questions over a promise to establish a federal integrity commission as Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese campaigns in Cessnock.

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Hawthorn Village aged care home found noncompliant after failing to meet half its performance benchmarks

The national aged care regulator has reprimanded a Tasmanian aged care home for failing to meet half of its performance benchmarks.

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Who is behind Tasmanian Liberal Eric Abetz's 'below-the-line' Senate re-election campaign?

Six years after he called a colleague's election campaign urging people to vote below the line destabilising, Eric Abetz's supporters are doing exactly that.

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Risdon Prison minimum-security facility locked down after surge in COVID-19 cases

The Tasmanian Greens calling for non-violent prisoners to be released into the community as COVID-19 cases surge in Risdon Prison's minimum-security section, but the suggestion is dismissed by the Attorney-General.

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Virus outbreaks hits Tasmanian prisons

Authorities are battling a COVID-19 outbreak in Tasmania's prison system, with 50 inmates testing positive over the past two days.

The Guardian - AU

Bleaching of marine sponges observed in warming Tasmanian waters for the first time

Scientists say bleaching could be ‘canary in the coalmine’ for climate impact as eastern Tasmanian sea temperatures rise

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