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Parliament to consider fate of judge accused of assault

Tasmanian parliament has be recalled to set up an inquiry into the future of a judge charged with emotional abuse and assault, who has pleaded not guilty.

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Trespass charge against Bob Brown could fall over

A magistrate will decide whether a hearing for a trespass charges levelled at former Greens leader Bob Brown and other activists can continue.

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Coles, Woolworths and Aldi ‘responsibly sourced’ salmon labels may be misleading, watchdog told

Environmental groups allege some of the supermarkets’ salmon is from Tasmanian farms reportedly having ‘catastrophic’ impact on ancient Maugean skate

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Epic wilderness adventures: Lincoln Quilliam’s guide to Tasmania’s wild side

Ultramarathon runner Lincoln Quilliam shares the bliss of running Tasmania’s diverse trails – and recommends the best spots for everyone from beginners to lifelong adventurers

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Baby fighting for life, man charged with assault

A 25-year-old man has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm after a 10-month-old baby was taken to hospital in Tasmania with suspicious injuries.

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'Worst road trip', Adelaide 36ers lash NBL schedule

Adelaide 36s coach CJ Bruton and star Dejan Vasiljevic have urged the NBL to look at scheduling after suffering a heavy loss to Tasmania on the road.

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Longer wait for troubled youth detention closure

Tasmania's government has provided a formal response to an inquiry into child sexual abuse in state institutions that made 191 recommendations for reform.

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NSW shock Tigers in Shield as 24 wickets fall in a day

NSW quick Chris Tremain has ripped through Tasmania as 24 wickets fell in a day at the SCG to power the struggling Blues to a shock Sheffield Shield triumph.

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Pledge for 'world's biggest' salmon farming fight

The Commonwealth has triggered the first step of a review into salmon farming in Tasmania's Macquarie Harbour, in what some have labelled an attack on jobs.

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Scores of dead pilot whales found on Tasmanian beach in ‘confronting scenes’

Cause of mass stranding of 34 pilot whales on Freycinet Peninsula unclear as authorities say they are unable to remove carcasses

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'Social nature' may have contributed to whale stranding

The stranding of 34 pilot whales on Tasmania's east coast could have been a result of the species' highly social nature, an expert says.

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Research Reveals Victorian Collector Traded Human Remains For Scientific Fame

Victorian collector traded human Aboriginal remains robbed from their graves and pelts of Tasmanian tigers for scientific accolade

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How colonial violence in Tasmania helped build scientists' reputations and prestigious museum collections

Readers are advised this article contains the names of Aboriginal people who have died, and mentions attempted genocide, violence towards and offensive language about Aboriginal peoples.

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Children's care rights not being met, commissioner says

Tasmania's commissioner for children and young people says a shift to team-based case management breached their rights in several areas.

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Neil-Smith takes seven against NSW, Davies hurts finger

Lawrence Neil-Smith has had the sixth-best bowling innings of any Tasmanian this century as NSW lost Ollie Davies to a finger injury in the Sheffield Shield.

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Premier takes leave to mourn death of his father

Tasmania's premier is mourning the death of his father who has been remembered as loyal, caring and a tower of strength for his community.

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No plea from man accused of murdering Tasmanian teen

A 37-year-old man accused of murdering a Tasmanian teenager whose remains were found in bushland in July is yet to enter a plea to the charge.

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Hobart man traded Aboriginal human remains for acclaim

A Hobart solicitor was able to build his scientific reputation by trading the remains of Tasmanian Aboriginal people, a Cambridge study reveals.

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Stolen remains of Aboriginal people and Tasmanian tigers traced to grave-robbing Victorian naturalist

Morton Allport earned his scientific reputation by grave robbing human remains and killing soon-to-be-extinct Tasmanian tigers before shipping them to Europe.

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Native forest logging ban in Tasmania could save state $72m, pro-market thinktank says

Analysis recommends the government stop subsidising its forestry arm and generate carbon credits, a move likely to be opposed by industry and conservationists

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Davies, Henriques rescue NSW from Shield peril at SCG

Tasmania struck early under grey skies but NSW have fought back to be 7-178 at stumps on day one of their Sheffield Shield clash.

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Voluntary assisted dying is now available in all Australian states. How do the NSW laws compare?

From today, eligible people in New South Wales can ask for voluntary assisted dying.

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Tasmanian MP eyes lower house move at next election

Tasmanian MP Josh Willie will resign from the state's upper house if he wins preselection for a lower house seat as Labor prepares for an early election.

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Body found after search for missing Tasmanian swimmer

Police have recovered the body of a woman, believed to belong to a 22-year-old who went missing while swimming off northwest Tasmania two weeks ago.

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Shock after council worker dies in mower park incident

A council worker in his 30s died during an incident involving a mower at a memorial park at Zeehan on Tasmania's west coast.

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