Overland walking company feeling the bushfire heat
A walking company who takes people on the fire-impacted Overland Track is feeling the heat after cancelling treks over safety concerns.
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Tasmanian taxpayers now have a $10m stake in a struggling mine
The state government is converting its $10m loan to a business running a Tasmanian mine into equity. Here’s why.
‘Loveable larrikin’: young dad and farmer remembered
A popular young Tasmanian farmer, father and star sportsman killed in a car crash is being fondly remembered. Read the tribute.
More work needed to address hospital cooling issues
The Department of Health state they are seeing peaks of 27 and 28 degrees inside wards at the Launceston General Hospital. How they plan to fix the aircon problem.
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Acting mayor walks out following redacted report debate
‘All right then, you stand up and walk out.’ A tense Tasmanian council meeting ended abruptly as a member of the public tried to ask questions. What went down.
Opposition to housing project at old footy ground forces changes
A social housing project that was so unpopular — that a petition against it garnered around 1100 signatures — is being revised. Why the project has caused anger.
Teaching ‘disappearing skills and trades’ the aim of $5.9m project
An arts and social justice company is set to turn a parcel of land in an industrial area into an ‘enterprise and incubation hub.’ The details.
Elusive grasshopper seen for first time in more than thirty years
It’s proven to be a slippery character but the endangered Schayer’s grasshopper has finally reared its head again in the state’s North-West after eluding experts for 35 years.
Approval for $40m shopping centre ‘dodgy’: Greens claim
While the CEO of a company developing a $40m shopping centre rejoices, the Greens have accused the Liberal government of a ‘dodgy’ deal. Here’s why.
Bus drivers strike action imminent: expect peak hour disruption
After going on strike earlier this week in the north of the state, Hobartians should expect disruptions to bus services as drivers take stop-work action.
Brazen shoplifter jumps in back seat of car during police chase
A woman and two children under the age of 10 never expected to have a shoplifter jump in the back seat of their car while driving to the shops. His sentence.
Heroes who saved children in traumatic rescue honoured
When a young constable jumped in the water to save several drowning children, he says he was filled with adrenaline. He was one of 110 police officers honoured with awards and medals.
Patient died after hospital misdiagnosis, coroner finds
A coroner found that the death of an East Devonport was ‘a certainty’ after misdiagnosis at a northern Tasmanian hospital. The full report:
‘An expensive shemozzle’: Shipping woes for remote island
King Island farmers are airing their frustrations with shipping to the remote island forcing some long-time graziers leaving the industry. Why they say the answer lies in Victoria.
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