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James Chung Gon arrived with a shilling in his pocket but left his mark on Launceston

James Chung Gon arrived in Australia to try his luck on the goldfields of Bendigo. Legend has it that all he had to his name was a shilling in his pocket, but he turned it into a fortune.

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Saving the Franklin River

Decades before any climate change blockades, young people put their bodies on the line to save a wild river. Here's what we can learn from them today.

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Club presidents tick off Tasmanian AFL licence

All 18 AFL club presidents have backed Tasmania's bid for the competition's 19th licence, meaning the state will have its own team.

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AFL presidents approve Tasmania for 19th team licence after decades of campaigning

The AFL club presidents have voted unanimously to grant Tasmania the game's 19th licence, fulfilling decades of dreams for a team from the island state.

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Tasmanian salmon industry future plan released — but fish-farming opponents say it fails on several fronts

The Tasmanian government says critics of industrial fish farming are a "noisy minority". But some restaurants have dropped salmon from their menu over environmental concerns and that isn't about to change.

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Crowdsource-funded retreat proposed to develop Tasmania's remote Little Dog Island in Bass Strait

A tourism retreat is being proposed for Tasmania's remote Little Dog Island, partly developed by several hundred investors providing as little as $100.

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Heritage seed producers relish life in rural Tasmania after trading in international careers in opera, business

A tiny farm in rural Tasmania is a long way from the jet-setting lifestyle of an international opera singer and a business executive. But it's where Katharine Tier and her partner have ended up.

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After fleeing war in Ukraine last year, these Australian teachers have now returned to Kyiv

Rachel Lehmann Ware and her husband, Duncan, made a chaotic escape from Ukraine with their three cats after the Russian invasion last year. Now the Tasmanian teachers have returned to Kyiv, where lessons are often taught in an air raid shelter.

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Devils in the detail: an economist argues the case for a Tasmanian AFL team – and new stadium

The Australian Football League’s announcement of a Tasmanian football club – likely to be called the Tassie Devils – is now a formality, after the federal goverment’s pledge of A$240 million to a new stadium and precinct in Hobart.

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Buses, ferries key to fixing Hobart AFL stadium transport dilemma, Liberals say

The Tasmanian government is planning for an expanded bus and ferry network to transport people to and from the proposed 23,000-seat stadium in Hobart's Macquarie Point and has firmly ruled out light rail — sparking calls of "broken promises" by Labor.

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Aerial deer cull closes Tasmania's Walls of Jerusalem National Park to walkers for a month

A Tasmanian national park popular with bushwalkers is being closed for a month so deer can be culled from helicopters using thermal-imaging technology. It's the first cull of its type in the state's history.

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Tasmania regains top spot as best-performing economy, CommSec's State of the States report says

After one quarter in the sun, Queensland has been knocked off the top of CommSec's State of the States economic rankings, and overtaken by the island state, which now leads on three key indicators.

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Housing crisis pushing more Tasmanians into unusual accommodation

From caravans to sheds and even yurts, a wide variety of dwellings are being touted as viable home options on online sale platforms.

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How the Hobart stadium spend is a game-changer in Australian sport and the AFL

It is set to be the final piece of the puzzle in Tasmania's bid for the AFL's 19th licence, but the federal government's massive funding injection for the project may have a deeper impact on how money is spent on major sporting infrastructure.

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AFL will grow to 20 clubs after Tasmania gets up and running: Leigh Matthews

AFL great Leigh Matthews expects the introduction of a 19th team in Tasmania will mean the competition expands again to 20.

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Could climate change turn North-West Tasmania into a wine destination? These growers are 'optimistic'

Step aside Yarra Valley and Coonawarra, Tassie's traditional dairy and potato heartland is muscling in on the wine scene — with a little help from climate change.

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Cash splash for Hobart AFL stadium likely on the way

PM Anthony Albanese is expected to pledge $240 million for a new Hobart stadium, paving the way for the state to have its own AFL team.

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‘We have finally got there’: Tasmania reaches end of long road to AFL membership

The state’s remarkably rich football heritage is to be rewarded with the league’s 19th licence after a decades-long bid for recognition

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PM Anthony Albanese announces $65m federal funding for York Park upgrades in Launceston

Anthony Albanese stands beside Tasmania's Liberal premier to make the first of two stadium funding announcements — fending off criticism he is diverting funds away from housing and health considerations.

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Longford Equine Clinic facing closure as search for vet remains unsuccessful

One of Tasmania's only dedicated equine veterinary hospitals may be forced to close after an unsuccessful search for a new vet, leading to concerns that horses will go untreated in emergencies.

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Helicopter crash inquest into instructor Roger Corbin's death hears trainee pilot 'woke up trapped' in wreckage

The trainee pilot who survived a helicopter crash that killed a veteran Tasmanian pilot tells an inquest that he has no memory of the moment of impact and "woke up trapped in the aircraft".

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Hawthorn captain James Sicily 'couldn't imagine' living in Tasmania, but AFL icons warn a state team needs to grow at home

Current and former AFL players and coaches have come to the defence of Tasmania as a destination for players, following comments from Hawthorn captain James Sicily that he "couldn't imagine" living there.

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Tasmania set to get state AFL team after decades of dreams as funding for new Hobart stadium locked in

With a 23,000-seat stadium being built in Hobart's city centre, the island state has cleared the last of many, many hurdles set for it by the AFL. Here's what it all means for the state's long-held team ambitions.

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Hobart stadium at Macquarie Point set to go ahead with federal funding, along with Tasmanian AFL team

A funding announcement for Hobart's controversial stadium proposal is imminent, meaning Tasmania will get its long-awaited AFL team. But opponents are concerned planning for the redevelopment has been "hasty" and "ill-considered".

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Federal cash tipped for Hobart stadium, AFL team looms

The federal government will reportedly announce funding for a new stadium in Hobart, paving the way for the AFL to grant Tasmania entry into the competition.

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