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The Latest Breaking News from Tasmania

'Mouth kept shut' comment not sexist, Eric Abetz says

Former senator Eric Abetz says he is offended by accusations of sexism after he declared Tasmania's Greens leader was "better with her mouth shut".

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Submachine gun fired in hotel seized by police

Police have seized 31 guns, including a 9mm submachine gun which was fired inside a hotel room, as part of a crackdown.

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Detention centre staff suspended over abuse claims

Seventeen workers at Tasmania's troubled Ashley Youth Detention Centre have been suspended over historical child sex abuse allegations.

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'Inhumane' jail cells breach UN rules, report finds

Inhumane conditions inside Tasmanian prison "dry cells" have been uncovered by a report which found some inmates were unable to call for help.

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'Argumentative' Bob Brown guilty after logging protest

Veteran environmentalist and former Greens leader Bob Brown has been found guilty of trespassing over an anti-forestry protest in Tasmania.

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Secret deal with former Young Australian of the Year that cost Funda $2m

Funda directors got a motorcycle and electric mountain bike each.

Newcastle Herald

SOS for Queen Mary's help after famed activist arrested

Tasmanian-born Queen Mary of Denmark must intervene after the arrest of anti-whaling campaigner Captain Paul Watson, former Greens leader Bob Brown says.

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Bushwalker's body recovered after fall on 'mecca' hike

Helicopter crews have recovered the body of a 27-year-old New Zealand man who died after falling on a challenging multi-day hike in remote Tasmania.

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Technicolour skies glow across Australia and NZ as solar flares trigger aurora australis

Observations of spectacular southern lights phenomenon recorded from Tasmania and Melbourne to Western Australia

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Holdout states given deadline to sign up to school funding agreement

NSW, Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia will now have until end of September to agree to proposed 2.5% federal increase or keep old agreement

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'What if' thoughts never end: sister of missing tourist

Eight missing person cases involving women, including a German tourist who disappeared in Tasmania, are being highlighted in a national campaign.

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Winery marks 50-year love affair with Tassie's cool character

Pipers Brook has had a massive role in making Tasmania a world-renowned wine region.

Newcastle Herald

New Zealand man found dead in Tasmania after falling while bushwalking

The 27-year-old’s body was found by search crews on Wednesday at Eastern Arthur Range

The Guardian - AU

Hundreds of labradoodles in urgent need of homes after RSPCA Tasmania shuts down puppy breeder

Tasmanian Labradoodles agrees to close to avoid charges laid for alleged overbreeding

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Man missing on 'challenging' remote multi-day hike

Search efforts are underway for a 27-year-old NSW man who has failed to finish a multi-day mountain hike in rugged Tasmanian wilderness.

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Tim Paine joins JackJumpers in high performance role

The Tasmania JackJumpers have bolstered their high-performance department with the acquisition of former Australian Test cricket captain Tim Paine.

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Rain has restored Tasmania’s famous Disappearing Tarn – but swimmers risk $4,000 fine

The ephemeral pond appears for a few days only when water levels in the foothills of kunanyi/Mt Wellington are high enough

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'Potential' to deregister CFMEU as Tas weighs options

Tasmania's government is investigating actions to take against the state's CFMEU branch following allegations of corruption.

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Kiwi super trawler targets threatened fish in Australia

Australia is allowing a foreign super trawler to harvest a threatened fish species off Tasmania, amid serious concerns about a population crash.

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Child among bushwalkers waiting for rescue in snow

Bad weather conditions have hampered rescue efforts of two bushwalkers and a child in freezing conditions in Tasmania's Cathedral Ranges.

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Antarctic blast brings damaging winds and alpine blizzards to Victoria and NSW and possible snow in Queensland

Tasmania has already recorded winds of 100km/h from the low-pressure system which is moving up the east coast

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Body found after fire destroys house

One person is dead after fire tore through a house in South Burnie, Tasmania.

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Windy, wintry blast heading for southeast Australia

Damaging winds, snow, and rain are heading for parts of Tasmania, Victoria, and NSW with communities in the Apple Isle first in line to cop the icy blast.

Newcastle Herald

Hidden Hunter links with famed British explorer Flinders

Why Captain Matthew Flinders still creates interest today

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Sicily the three-goal hero as Hawks down Dockers

Fremantle's top-four AFL hopes have suffered a major blow after they fell victim to a James Sicily-inspired Hawthorn in Tasmania.

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