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Tasmania Police and members of the King Island community hold welfare concerns for a local teenager missing since Friday...
30/11/2025

Tasmania Police and members of the King Island community hold welfare concerns for a local teenager missing since Friday near an area of dense bushland.

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Local King Island teen Lusian West, 16, has not been seen since Friday, with Tasmania police and rescue crews to conduct aerial searches of the island's north.

Supporters of Tasmania's proposed AFL stadium have gathered on Hobart's parliament lawns on Sunday to show their backing...
30/11/2025

Supporters of Tasmania's proposed AFL stadium have gathered on Hobart's parliament lawns on Sunday to show their backing of the controversial build.

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Supporters of Tasmania's proposed AFL stadium have gathered on Hobart's parliament lawns on Sunday to show their backing of the controversial build.

When Annette Peardon was just seven years old, authorities stole her from her family and her home on a remote island in ...
29/11/2025

When Annette Peardon was just seven years old, authorities stole her from her family and her home on a remote island in Bass Strait.

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When Annette Peardon was just seven years old, authorities stole her from her family and her home on a remote island in Bass Strait.

Peter Gutwein initiated the push for a stadium in Hobart, but he has had to watch the drama unfold from the sidelines. H...
28/11/2025

Peter Gutwein initiated the push for a stadium in Hobart, but he has had to watch the drama unfold from the sidelines. He says rejecting the proposal would be the biggest "lost opportunity" in the state's history.

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Peter Gutwein initiated the push for a stadium in Hobart, but he has had to watch the drama unfold from the sidelines. He says rejecting the proposal would be the biggest "lost opportunity" in the state's history.

A child with a disability was allegedly left unattended on a bus at school and had access to a bottle of engine coolant ...
28/11/2025

A child with a disability was allegedly left unattended on a bus at school and had access to a bottle of engine coolant in an unlocked glove box, court documents state.

Tasmania's education department and a bus company have been charged over the incident in which the child "drank, or attempted to drink" the coolant.

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Tasmania's education department and a bus company have both appeared in court after a child with a disability was allegedly left unattended on a bus with access to a bottle of engine coolant in a plastic water bottle.

Tasmania is the only state or territory that has not yet joined the federal government's Help to Buy home ownership sche...
28/11/2025

Tasmania is the only state or territory that has not yet joined the federal government's Help to Buy home ownership scheme, which aims to reduce the time it takes home buyers to save for a deposit.

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Tasmania is the only state or territory that is not joining the federal government's Help to Buy home ownership scheme, which aims to reduce the time it takes home buyers to save for a deposit.

Medical experts fear sick or injured Tasmanians who make their own way to emergency departments wait longer than others,...
28/11/2025

Medical experts fear sick or injured Tasmanians who make their own way to emergency departments wait longer than others, due to pressures to fast-track ambulance patients.

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Medical experts fear sick or injured Tasmanians who make their own way to emergency departments wait longer than others, due to pressures to fast-track ambulance patients.

An expert planning panel has defended their scathing assessment of Hobart's proposed Macquarie Point stadium while speak...
27/11/2025

An expert planning panel has defended their scathing assessment of Hobart's proposed Macquarie Point stadium while speaking to the politicians who will ultimately decide the project's fate.

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An expert planning panel has defended their scathing assessment of Hobart's proposed Macquarie Point stadium while speaking to the politicians who will ultimately decide the project's fate.

A Tasmanian man who led police on two separate car chases across Hobart and Launceston this year, including one in a sto...
27/11/2025

A Tasmanian man who led police on two separate car chases across Hobart and Launceston this year, including one in a stolen rental truck, has been sentenced to three years in prison.

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During sentencing, a Supreme Court Justice told Patrick Lee Brown he "completely disregarded the safety of anyone else" during two different police pursuits, including one in a stolen rental truck with blown-out tyres.

Launceston City Council recently received backlash over its redevelopment of Albert Hall. Choose your news on the ABC NE...
27/11/2025

Launceston City Council recently received backlash over its redevelopment of Albert Hall.

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Launceston City Council recently received backlash over its redevelopment of Albert Hall. A councillor now warns another project will cost more than planned, as he calls out a culture of "secrecy".

One month out from Christmas, a Tasmanian sawmiller says he does not know what to tell his workers as changes to federal...
27/11/2025

One month out from Christmas, a Tasmanian sawmiller says he does not know what to tell his workers as changes to federal environmental laws throw the industry into uncertainty.

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The government has struck a deal with the Greens to overhaul Australia environmental laws, sparking concerns for the future of Tasmania's native logging industry.

: With the vote to decide the fate of the Hobart stadium a week away, Premier Jeremy Rockliff's political legacy is in ...
26/11/2025

: With the vote to decide the fate of the Hobart stadium a week away, Premier Jeremy Rockliff's political legacy is in the balance.

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With the vote to decide the fate of the Hobart stadium a week away, Premier Jeremy Rockliff's political legacy is in the balance.

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