Cancer screening bus off the road affecting hundreds of patients
A vital breast-screening service for rural and regional women is off the road for urgent repairs. Read the impacts.
Tasmania
Multimillion-dollar developer wants $26m handout for next project
Prominent Tasmanian developer Errol Stewart is backing a call for the next federal government to stump up millions — that would assist in his CBD project.
Let them eat cake: Why dapper greyhounds are having high tea
Black tea, white tea or even grey? Dogs Home of Tasmania serves up a very special, exclusive high tea for the ‘long and narrow’ in a bid to grow awareness.
‘Natural leader’: Popular police officer and footballer mourned
Sgt Adam “Rex” Eastley was a popular police officer and footballer. Read the tributes to the father of two young daughters.
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‘Bags full of goodies’: Why Hobart traders are smiling this festive season
The Christmas shopping period is the most important time of the year for local traders and one leading business figure says the Hobart CBD “hasn’t looked this vibrant in a long time”.
‘Desperately short’: Charities’ plea for help for babies and children
As cost of living pressures bite, one charity is urgently seeking donations for babies and children this Christmas and also donations of groceries. Find out how to help.
Salmon stoush heats up ahead of PM’s rumoured Tassie visit
Amid whispers of the PM potentially visiting Tasmania’s West Coast, the federal government is being urged to make a decision on the future of salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour.
No more monkey business: Macaques to be sterilised
They are beloved by Launcestonians and a tourism drawcard, but by 2050, no monkeys will likely be left in City Park. Why the animals will be disappearing.
Secret revealed: Eric Abetz ties the knot again
Former veteran senator and now senior Tasmanian government minister Eric Abetz has been out of the news for a few days. Read why.
New pay deal for bus drivers ends ‘long’ negotiation
Metro bus drivers lock in a pay rise that is set to end a drawn-out negotiation filled with industrial action.
What does Mac Point stadium GST deal mean for Tasmania?
GST gain is a tempting mirage, Political Editor David Killick writes as he breaks down the numbers behind the stadium deal.
Mac Point stadium GST exemption locked in
The Federal Government has announced Hobart’s $240m stadium funding will be exempt from GST calculations, having previously described discussion surrounding the topic as ‘weird’.
Picture perfect: Readers’ photos of Tasmania
A picture says a thousand words, and these photos are all talking about Tasmania. Check out snaps from across the state for The Mercury’s Your Focus on Tasmania.
Grieving dad believed police ‘executed’ son
A Facebook website called Vigilante News has been revealed as the source behind a grieving father’s accusations that Tasmanian police “executed” his son.
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