Premier flags stadium bill timeline
Premier Jeremy Rockliff has given his clearest hint yet about the timing of special legislation to approve the proposed Macquarie Point stadium.
Tasmania
Prominent road safety advocate backs Collins St bike lane trial
Peter Frazer, whose 23-year-old daughter was tragically killed in a roadside crash in 2012, has backed the Hobart City Council’s Collins St bike lane trial, declaring it could “save lives”.
Woman allegedly behind Lindisfarne lockdown faces court
A woman charged in relation to the lockdown of a Lindisfarne street and school has faced court on Tuesday. What court documents reveal.
‘Knives are like drugs’ lawyer warns as final decision nears on new laws
Results from a four-month police metal detection wand trial are in, with one in four searches turning up a weapon. Is this enough to win over critics and a vote in the Upper House?
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‘Expensive white elephant’: Stadium deal needs renegotiating, MLC says
Independent MLC Meg Webb is demanding that the state government ‘stands up for Tasmania’s best interest’ to renegotiate the stadium deal. Here’s how.
Terrifying moment yacht is dismasted during Tasmanian race
Tasmanian Yacht Fork in the Road gets dismasted in a race on the Derwent last weekend.
‘Mercy’ sentence for medicinal cannabis warrior
A Tasmanian pensioner who honoured his dying wife’s wish to help people by giving them medicinal cannabis says a court fine has ruined his life. How it unfolded.
‘Cruel’: how Bass became the most volatile electorate in nation
When PM Anthony Albanese recently announced teacher Jess Teesdale as Labor’s next federal candidate for Bass, he kicked off the latest battle for one of the most turbulent seats in Australia.
Dutton’s vow to double northern highway
The Liberals plan for motorists to see double on a major Tasmanian highway in a cash splash for the state’s north.
‘Busted their a***’: Union angry over bridge holiday threats
The CFMEU and McConnell Dowell are at loggerheads over holiday plans for workers. Find out why.
Ranked: how safe is your aged care home?
Aged care residents in almost one in 10 Tasmanian aged care homes feel unsafe, a new survey reveals. See how safe your aged care home is in our online table.
Marine-climate research could be wasted if no oversight, study shows
With the explosion in marine-climate research globally and in Tassie waters, a UTAS professor says changes need to be made to ensure findings aren’t wasted. The global gap in research.
‘Both can’t be right’: prosecutor calls on jury in alleged partner theft trial
A Crown prosecutor in the case of a Tasmanian woman accused of fleecing her former partner of $100K has delivered his closing arguments to a Hobart court, calling on them to make a decision on the ‘nine separate trials’.
New political gig for departing salmon industry leader
After the surprise announcement Luke Martin was leaving Salmon Tasmania the big question was where is he going. Read about his new job.
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