‘They’re leaving’: Doctors exit state amid policy change delays
Skilled doctors are leaving Tasmania to take up jobs interstate because promised changes to a key health policy are yet to be implemented. The details >>
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The state government has not given up on a much-delayed project that had its estimated cost blowout by triple despite the feds saying last year they wouldn’t fund it.
Man who killed baby faces sentencing delays
A man who killed a baby will not learn his fate until after the New Year due to a disagreement between lawyers.
Review needed: Tassie pays price of ‘clunky’ freight scheme, Tyrell
The federal government has been urged to review the Tasmanian Freight Equalisation scheme and to consider whether if is still suitable. Why the scheme has been criticised.
What will make Maydena’s Hardline even ‘more thrilling’
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Premier ‘increasingly concerned’ about conduct of dairy owner
‘2024 has tested the resolve of King Island like never before.’ Mayor remains confident despite the Premier claiming not enough is being done to secure new owners for King Island Dairy.
AI-powered cameras keeping forestry safe this summer
It can detect bushfires very early in areas where the nearest humans or other infrastructure is dozens of kilometres away. How new technology is being rolled out in Tasmania.
Hazardous material near site of proposed 75-lot subdivision
The property developers behind a subdivision in the state’s northwest are confident the detection of a hazardous material on its land will not impact its project.
Tassie practices make room for more GPs with $1.7m in grants
General practices across Tasmania are set to receive infrastructure upgrades through a unique, ‘nation-leading’, training model only found in this state. How clinics will use the money.
Hillcrest victims’ families launch new legal battle
Lawyers representing the parents of the children killed in the Hillcrest tragedy believe a new legal battle will be the ‘first step in the path to securing a measure of justice.’ The next steps.
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