With a total of 63 candidates running for Tasmanian Senate and House of Representatives seats from 12 parties plus independents, names can get a little lost. Here’s a guide for the May 3 election.
For the last seven months, Melissa Tyrell has been asking ‘why?’ Why does her four-year-old daughter refuse to eat? Why has it taken seven months to get a date for a simple procedure? And why has her child had to suffer?
Every asset in this popular and free Tasmanian camping spot was destroyed in a fire in 2023. Why visitors are being welcomed back with open arms.
The Head of the Tasmanian Planning Commission has rejected legal advice from the Macquarie Point Corp who said their stadium assessment ‘exceeded its brief’. The panel’s response.
The Covid pandemic might feel like it happened decades ago, but the disease is still present in the community. Why authorities are encouraging people to roll up their sleeves.
A man has had to swim for over an hour and a half to make it back to land after his dinghy capsized in southern Tasmanian waters, with his neighbour and friend sadly drowning. What we know.
An independent has secured the number one spot on the ballot in Clark in the upcoming federal election — but Labor’s star candidate in Lyons has ended up at the bottom.
A plan to solve Kunanyi/Mount Wellington’s traffic and parking woes has been unveiled, with hopes of developing a visitor and transport hub at the former site of an old quarry.
A record number of Australians will vote in the 2025 federal election, a fact the Australian Electoral Commissioner says “doesn’t happen by accident”.
The Parents Hub hopes to be more than a co-working space, it would be a place where mums can find their village and thrive. Hear from the women behind it.
Over a week until Easter and one well-known Tasmanian rabbit is looking a little worse for wear after being vandalised overnight. Hear from the artist’s about their devastation.
A Legislative Councillor is retiring, the Education Department has gained a permanent secretary and the Metro CEO is departing in a series of changes to senior roles in Tasmanian public life this week.
Candidates from the two major parties have their say on what Peter Dutton’s $600bn nuclear plan could mean for the Apple Isle. Follow The Mercury’s federal election live blog >>
Ignoring problems identified with the proposed Macquarie Point stadium won’t make them go away, an eminent economist says. Why he has hit back at a ‘bias’ claim by Premier Jeremy Rockliff.
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