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Tasmania to be digitally mapped and modeled to help predict disasters and save lives

In a world-first, Tasmania will be recreated in a real-time virtual model to help predict where disasters will happen and how to keep communities safer.

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Clubs, organistations with Tasmanian Liberal patrons on receiving end of pre-election cash splash

Tasmanian Liberal MPs were patrons or members of at least seven organisations that won taxpayer-funded grants after pre-election promises — but the government is adamant the local community does not expect organisations to be ineligible "simply because a candidate is a patron".

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Inquest finds missing woman Darlene Geertsema killed by ex-partner John Shepherd

Tasmanian mother of six, Darlene Avis Geertsema, who disappeared over 40 years ago was killed by her former partner, a coroner finds — with police confirming they will "review the findings".

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Gay conversion survivor warns unless Tasmania bans it outright, 'treatment' could take off

There are calls for Tasmania to ban so-called gay conversion therapy by the end of the year to prevent the island state from becoming a "dumping ground" for the practice — but the Catholic Archbishop has "grave concerns" about what it sees as a "threat to religious freedoms".

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Speech pathologists are hard to find in Tasmania, but new UTAS course aims to graduate more to meet need

Little Shara knows what she wants to say, but her brain is not able to tell her mouth muscles how to move to make the sounds. And living in Tasmania means her family struggles to find speech pathology services. Hopefully, that soon will change.

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Tassie devils thrive in NSW on their own

Nine newborn Tasmanian devils have been born in a NSW wildlife sanctuary, where the once extinct population is now thriving without human intervention.

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Ex-scout master abused boys in Tasmania

An 87-year-old former scout master will likely spend the rest of his life in prison for sexually abusing several boys in Tasmania in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Joint public inquest for Hillcrest victims

A Tasmanian coroner says an inquest into the deaths of six children in a jumping castle accident will be heard "as soon as reasonably possible".

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Stadium needed for Tas AFL bid: McLachlan

AFL CEO GIllon McLachlan has indicated Tasmania's bid for inclusion in the league is contingent on the island state building a new stadium.

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Tasmania's link to Australia's National Electricity Market explained

In 2016, Tasmania was on the brink of being powerless when its undersea electricity cable broke and its dams were nearly empty. But these days it can produce more than enough power locally to supply homes and businesses. So, should the island unplug from the rest of Australia?

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Liberal politician scores $150k grant for rowing club where daughter is a member

A taxpayer-funded grant promised by a Tasmanian Liberal candidate during the 2021 state election funnelled $150,000 into the rowing club where her daughter was a member.

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Tasmania Has Committed To Raising The Detention Age To 14 In A Big Step For Youth Law Reform

It's one of multiple reforms to Tassie's youth justice system.

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Tasmania set to be first jurisdiction to raise minimum age of children in youth detention

A proposed reform to Tasmanian law is welcomed as a move which could "change the lives of a lot of kids" by keeping them out of prison — but advocates say there is another key issue which must be addressed.

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NBL JackJumpers re-sign American import

Tasmania JackJumpers have re-signed American import Josh Magette for the 2022-23 NBL season on a one-year contract.

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Tasmania plans to lift youth detention age

The minimum age of youth detention in Tasmania will be raised from 10 to 14 under plans from the state government.

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Independent review announced into operations of Macquarie Point Development Corporation

The company charged with developing a key Hobart waterfront site will be subject to an independent review in the wake of the Tasmanian parliament hearing allegations of bullying and inappropriate spending.

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Victoria’s First Nations treaty authority could be replicated across Australia, experts say

Queensland, the Northern Territory, South Australia and Tasmania also working towards treaties

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Inattention behind fatal Tas holiday crash

A coroner has ruled inattention was the likely cause of a two-car crash that killed a Victorian couple who were on holiday with their children in Tasmania.

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Inattention likely to blame for deadly Tasmanian holiday crash caught on police bodycam, coroner finds

A coroner finds speed, weather and road conditions did not contribute a deadly crash that left three teenage children in the car orphaned last year.

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How an old Ford pick-up truck became one of the loves of Tasmanian Phil Dobson's life

The successful businessman and founder of Dobmac Agricultural Machinery started work welding at 13. In retirement, his passion is for an old Ford pick-up truck.

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Kingborough councillor David Grace refuses to leave meeting, threatens to 'go off my head one night'

The Tasmanian councillor, who has previously been ordered to undertake anger management training, yelled at the Deputy Mayor after being told to leave the council meeting.

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Tasmania explores redrawing electorates

Tasmania's electoral boundaries could be redrawn under a state government plan to increase the size of parliament by 10 seats.

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Tas premier backs conversion practices ban

Tasmanian Liberal Premier Jeremy Rockliff says he will table legislation in parliament to end conversion practices in the state.

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New mental health patients in Tasmania's north to be sent to Hobart amid COVID outbreaks

Two mental health treatment centres in Tasmania's north have closed due to COVID outbreaks — with a health union blasting what it says is a "lack of planning" and a parent fearing for those desperate for help.

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Proposed Robbins Island wind farm could impact endangered parrot population, documents reveal

A contentious wind farm proposed for Tasmania's north-western tip could interfere with the recovery of a critically endangered parrot species, and significantly impact a population of Tasmanian devils thought to be key to the species' survival, documents obtained under right to information laws show.

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