Seventeen staff at the Ashley Youth Detention Centre are currently suspended after being accused of child sexual abuse – with some the subject of multiple investigations, it has been revealed.
GPs are the “cornerstone of chronic disease management” and a shortage is putting pressure on the rest of the Tasmanian health system. Read what GPs think the remedy is:
A final investment decision on the multi-billion dollar Marinus Link project has been pushed back, prompting Labor to accuse the state government of “failing to deliver”.
A report reveals what it is like inside one of Tasmania’s dry cells, and raises concerns they breach international torture rules.
What do a food services pioneer, a packaging giant and a tech billionaire have in common? They have all been revealed as donors to Tassie’s major political parties. SEE THE LIST
Hobart’s Lord Mayor has come up with four “better ways” to spend $1bn than on a stadium at Macquarie Point — but others think she should leave that up to the professionals. HER SAY >
The state government has been criticised for pulling down the country’s only public name and shame fine list, days after public pressure to tighten privacy reached boiling point.
The Mercury has learnt that a portion of the $370,000 provided to the proponent of a Midlands motoring event remains unspent and will be returned. The CEO has broken his silence to rebut claims.
As thousands of united Tasmanians hit the streets to protest January 26 celebrations, local Aboriginal leaders say the Prime Minister is not “welcome” in Tasmania until the date is changed.
The owner of a local dry cleaners is concerned for the future of his business after power prices have increased by a whopping 30 per cent since last year.
Laying out his thoughts on the $715m multipurpose stadium at Mac Point, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called on the AFL to “do its bit”.>
Public figures should remember that they need to dress to impress and not dress to distress, writes Charles Wooley
A Tasmanian duck hunter says all the shooters he knows eat every bird they shoot and very few, if any, would take home their allowed daily limit of 10 during the hunting season.
The state government’s 2050 population target could be smashed 17 years early. But problems abound, with Tasmania currently failing on all six indicators of sustainable growth. REPORT >>
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