Premier tests positive to Covid after attending JackJumpers final
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‘Irresponsible’: Debate over changes to close contact rules
The Greens health spokeswoman has slammed changes to Tasmania’s close contact rules as the state records over 1,000 new daily infections. HAVE YOUR SAY + LATEST UPDATES >>
Tasmania records 48th Covid-related death
Tasmania’s death toll from the Covid pandemic has risen again as the state records another 958 new cases. LATEST FIGURES + COVID NEWS >>>
Covid cases spike after Easter break
The number of daily Covid cases reported in Tasmania has jumped nearly 30 per cent after the Easter break, with a quarter of Tasmanians expected to have had the virus by this time next week. FIND OUT WHY>>>
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Eleventh hour call to rethink Covid testing for students and teachers
A member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council says Tassie is out of step with interstate student and teacher testing guidelines and wants a rethink to stop school restart outbreaks. LATEST >
‘Sham’: Labor rubbishes business support package
Labor has rubbished the government’s new support package for Covid-struck businesses, which they describe as too little too late. LATEST ON THE PACKAGE >>
Where to get your child vaccinated in Tasmania
Parents are being urged to get their kids vaccinated if they haven’t already, as the rush continues before students return to school next week. LATEST + CLINIC DETAILS >>
Minister details Tasmania’s latest Covid-related death
A sixth person with Covid-19 has died in Tasmania this year, bringing the state total since the pandemic began to 19. STATISTICS >>
‘Complete debacle’: Education Minister’s France vacay slammed
Politicians have likened Sarah Courtney’s French holiday to Scott Morrison’s ill-fated 2019 trip to Hawaii after she tested positive to Covid-19 just days out from the start of the school year. LATEST >>
Tasmania’s Covid total out by 1300 cases
Tasmania’s positive Covid statistics have been slightly lower than what’s been reported due to a system error detected last month. LATEST COVID UPDATE >>
‘Truly hideous’: Triple vaxxed MP shares Covid experience
A prominent and otherwise healthy Tasmanian politician warns “you don’t know how your body will react” as she emerges from a nasty bout of Covid-19.
Aged care resident Tasmania’s latest Covid related death
More details have been released about the latest Tasmanian to die with Covid-19, marking the fifth death since Tasmania’s borders reopened in December. LATEST COVID UPDATES >>
UTas expected welcome 4000 international students for 2022
The University of Tasmania is expected take on an estimated 4000 international students this year, but the number falls far short of pre-pandemic enrolments.
‘Don’t understand the rationale’: Catholic school vax policy queried
The state’s Catholic education system has defended its decision not to impose a vaccine mandate for teachers, while a vaccine cut-off date nears for state school employees. LATEST >
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