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The Latest Breaking News from Tasmania

Urgent action needed amid spike in child detainees

There are calls for urgent government intervention after a "dangerous" spike in the number of detainees at Tasmania's troubled youth detention centre.

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Water quality 'improvement' in salmon farming harbour

An environmental watchdog is cautiously optimistic that water quality is improving in a Tasmanian harbour that's home to an endangered fish and salmon farms.

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William Crowther: controversial statue toppled in Hobart one night before removal decision due

Controversial monument of a Tasmanian premier who beheaded the body of an Indigenous man damaged and graffitied

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Colonial premier's statue toppled, spray-painted

A statue of former Tasmanian premier William Crowther, which a council had voted to taken down, has been spray painted and cut off at the ankles.

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Nation's only Liberal government suffers first-day loss

Tasmania's minority Liberal government has lost the position of Speaker on the first day of parliament since the state election in March.

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Scientists say Tasmania’s Maugean skate could become extinct – so why are local leaders still backing the salmon industry?

Environmentalists and salmon farmers remain at loggerheads as the federal government considers options

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No rush to decide on further expansion: AFL boss

The AFL is in no hurry to make a decision on further expansion after Tasmania join the competition in 2028, chief executive Andrew Dillon says.

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Aurora australis offers second chance of ‘bloody awesome’ southern lights display on Sunday

Solar storm effects delight stargazers in Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia but most in NSW miss out

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Tags could shed light on rare parrot's 'missing link'

Almost 50 critically endangered orange-bellied parrots have been fitted with tracking tags in a bid to better understand the species' migration.

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Doctors underwhelmed by emergency department review

A review of Tasmania's hospital emergency departments has come up short and state and federal governments need to do more, Australia's peak medical body says.

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Hawthorn hope 'fortress' delivers back-to-back wins

The Hawks are optimistic their Tasmanian home-away-from-home can help propel them to back-to-back AFL victories as they welcome St Kilda.

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Brendon Gale confirmed as first CEO of Tasmania Devils

Confirming weeks of speculation, long-time Richmond boss Brendon Gale will leave the club at the end of the season to be the Tasmania Devils' chief executive.

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Greens notch historic upper house victory

The Greens have further increased their representation in Tasmania's parliament, winning their first upper house seat.

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Tasmania’s Mona to challenge decision to let men into ladies-only art lounge

Artist Kirsha Kaechele said they needed to fight for ‘the right to make some men uncomfortable’

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Rare handfish returned to wild after heatwave 'rescue'

Incredibly rare red handfish rescued from waters off Tasmania to protect the species from a marine heatwave have been released again into the wild.

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Tasmania's AFL team, stadium dream jumps big hurdle

The Labor opposition has backflipped and will now support a new Hobart stadium, paving the way for the project to be voted through parliament.

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Greens poised for historic upper house election win

The Greens are likely to claim their first seat in Tasmania's upper house, as counting continues after elections in three Legislative Council divisions.

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Gawkers urged to give Neil, the famous seal, his space

Wildlife authorities are urging people to stay away from a southern elephant seal named Neil who has frequented Tasmania's shores in recent years.

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Bay Of Fires: release date, cast, plot, trailer, interview, episode guide and everything you need to know

Bay Of Fires is an Australian drama starring Marta Dusseldorp as a mum of two who's forced to move to Tasmania only to find more trouble.

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Hearing date for judge accused of assault, intimidation

A Tasmanian judge accused of emotional abuse or intimidation, as well as assault, is set to face a court hearing of more than a week.

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Minority Liberals officially ink agreement to govern

Two independent Tasmanian MPs have signed an agreement to provide confidence and supply to the state's Liberal minority government on certain conditions.

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Tasmania's Cape Wickham ranked No.1 golf course

Cape Wickham on Tasmania's King Island has replaced Royal Melbourne as Australia's No.1 golf course in the Australian Golf Digest rankings.

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Alleged chainsaw attack sparked by 'dog tensions'

A woman is on trial after being jointly charged over an alleged chainsaw attack carried out by her late husband on their neighbour in rural Tasmania.

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Drinking trip boating deaths 'wholly avoidable'

A coroner has found three friends who drowned on a trip off the coast of Tasmania were affected by drugs and alcohol and should not have been on the water.

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Woman jailed after years on run from drug charges

A woman on parole who fled interstate for years before police could charge her over a series of drug deals will have to make up for the time she spent at large.

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