New Tassie art museum to open door to tourism, surrealism
A new art museum in Launceston is expected to do for tourism in the state’s north what MONA did for the south. SNEAK PEEK >
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Mayor’s working with vulnerable children rego under review
A Tasmanian mayor has spoken out after his working with vulnerable children registration was placed under review by the Department of Justice.
Alleged drug-trafficking lovers front court on 14 charges
A young Tasmanian couple have appeared in court for the first time on a combined 14 charges, including trafficking in MDMA, amphetamine and cocaine. DETAILS >
New national retailer confirmed for down-on-luck shopping centre
A Tasmanian shopping centre which has recently lost two tenants – taking its number of vacancies to four – has replenished its offering, with confirmation a national retailer is locked in. LATEST >
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Tree cut down at northern prison site
Police were called to the site of a proposed new prison in the state’s North after reports of people illegally cutting down a tree. LATEST BREAKING NEWS >>
Alarm at shortage of relief teachers across Tassie
Tasmanian urban and rural schools and colleges are regularly struggling to find enough relief teachers to cover absent staff, the Australian Education Union has warned.
Morning Briefing: Today’s top Tassie headlines
Get what you need to know to start your day. Here’s your morning briefing of today’s top stories, overnight news, today’s weather and court lists. FULL BRIEFING >>
Tassie beekeeper stung by recent logging at the Tarkine forest
A Tasmanian leatherwood honey producer says it is time to protect the trees that provide his bees with nectar following recent bulldozing bodering his hive lease at the Tarkine forest. LATEST >>
Reconciliation Tasmania responds to barrage of racist posts
A Tasmanian Aboriginal organisation has responded to a barrage of offensive, “racist and bigoted” comments on its Facebook page. LATEST >>
Orphaned kids get helping hand after fatal crash
A campaign to help the orphaned children of two pastors killed in a car crash is under way as the teens start life again without their beloved parents. HOW YOU CAN HELP >>
Almost half of Tassie is ‘functionally illiterate’
Only 52.8 per cent of Tasmanian men and 46.9 per cent of Tasmanian women read at a functional level. Why is this the case?
Guide Dogs Tasmania desperately seeking carers for four pups
Guide Dogs Tasmania has put a call out to dog lovers to help raise four Labrador puppies due to arrive in the state in August. HOW YOU CAN HELP >>
Cheaper to pay mortgage than rent in Tasmania
It is cheaper to pay mortgage repayments then pay rent for over 70 per cent of properties in regional Tasmania and 50 per cent of those in the capital. FIGURES >>
Tassie business offers $100 bonus for vaxxed staff
A Tasmanian resort is offering $100 vouchers for staff who get vaccinated against Covid-19, as calls ramp up nationally for the jab rollout to save businesses from collapse. HAVE YOUR SAY >>
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