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Genevieve is a reporter for the Mercury in Hobart. She has previously worked for the Herald Sun and has a keen interest in uniquely Tasmanian stories.

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Genevieve Holding

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Maugean skate in the wild. Picture: Neville Barrett/IMAS

Christmas birthday crossover for endangered Tassie fish

Even some of Tasmania’s most threatened species have a reason to celebrate this Christmas, with scientists providing gifts to this underwater local. Watch the present unwrapping.

BREAKINGTasmania

The Westpac Rescue Helicopter arriving at the Royal Hobart Hospital.Picture: Linda Higginson

Two young men rescued near Federation Peak

Two men in their 20s reportedly became lost after venturing away from their campsite — without their equipment. The latest >>

BREAKINGTasmania

Acting Inspector Renee Oates. 19-year-old rider in critical condition after head on crash at Bridgewater on December 13, 2024. Picture: Bridget Clarke

Young man dies days after Bridgewater motorbike crash

The young man who suffered critical injuries from a motorbike crash has tragically died.

Tasmania

Anonymous dealer changing bag with drugs to dollars, addiction problem. Picture: IStock

Hobart dealer kept $300K drugs at his mum’s home

A man who had over $340K of drugs, a cannabis grow house and firearms seized from his home address – and his mother’s – won’t see jail after being sentenced. The latest.

Tasmania

MELBOURNE, MARCH 14, 2024: Ollie the seventeen-year-old Sulphur-crested Cockatoo has had many homes, now happy at Mattys Sanctuary. Picture: Mark Stewart

Man killed baby birds, caught ‘pet’ cockatoo in prison

A former Risdon Prison inmate has avoided further jail time after keeping an injured cockatoo as a ‘pet’ inside his cell and stomping on fledgling sparrows. Warning: Distressing content.

Tasmania

Addie Hawkes 17 who scored 99.90, Hannah Wigston 18 who scored 99.85, Jacob Ren 17 who scored 99.95 which is the highest ATAR score possible. Some of the top TCE performers at Hobart College. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones

‘ATAR result was like the cherry on top’: TCE results revealed

Tasmanian Year 12 students have anxiously awaited their results, with TCE scores hitting their inboxes on Wednesday. Here are Tasmania’s top achievers.

Tasmania

Tully McGrath, who turned one this week, after life-saving blood platelet treatment. Picture: supplied.

Baby’s life saved by blood donors

Tasmanian mum Georgia McGrath knows the importance of rolling up your sleeve to give blood after her own child was nursed to health by lifesaving donations. Her message to people over Christmas.

Tasmania

Amy Shark Sunday Sadness Tour in Mac02 Hobart. Picture: Caroline TanNO PHOTO SALES

Singer Amy Shark to make second Hobart stop in months

After her last visit just two months ago, alt-pop princess Amy Shark has announced she’ll make a “pared-back” trip down to the Apple Isle next year. The latest.

Tasmania

Launceston bus driver attacked by teenagers ‘lucky’ to be alive

‘Could have been deadly’: Bus driver ‘lucky’ to be alive

Photos have emerged of the swollen face of a bus driver serious injured in Northern Tasmania — where it’s alleged two teens attacked him with a broken bottle.

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Crashing the party: Event firms’ stoush over $5.5m deal

Two of Tasmania’s biggest party hire companies are headed for a marquee legal showdown, after one operator’s eleventh-hour retreat from a $5.5 million sale agreement with its long-term rival.

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