Have we lost the taste for globetrotting?
Travel is travail. It is hard work, for which I now realise I was very well paid – but you would want to be, explains Charles Wooley.
Covid Tasmania
Anti-vax doctor runs for federal parliament
An anti-vax doctor who lost his job for refusing the Covid jab will be campaigning for the seat of Franklin at the upcoming Federal election. >>>WATCH THE VIDEO
EXPLAINED: Changes to Check In Tas
The Premier has announced a raft of changes to Check In Tas, which would see the use of the app scrapped at a range of different venues. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW >>
Covid detected in half of state schools across Tasmania
The government has confirmed Covid cases have been reported in students from around half of Tasmania’s government schools. WHERE THEY’VE BEEN RECORDED >>
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Albo blasts government as chemists struggle to source RATs
Federal Labor leader Anthony Albanese has criticised the government’s preparedness around rapid antigen tests on his visit to Tasmania, as pharmacies struggle to obtain stock.
‘Very frustrating’: Tassie FIFO worker laments WA border call
A Tasmanian FIFO worker who is employed at a gold mine in Western Australia has hit out at the WA Premier’s decision to delay opening the state’s border. HIS STORY >>
Covid-fatigued and overworked nurses say they have had enough
Exhausted nurses have had enough and have taken their grievances over staffing to the Tasmanian Industrial Commission. WHAT THEY WANT >>
Kiwi cricketers bowled by Covid ahead of Hobart ODI
Covid has cost cricket fans an ODI blockbuster between Australia and New Zealand but Cricket Tasmania is already planning something exciting involving the Kiwis next summer.
One Ag show canned, two put off as Covid struggle continues
While the Ashes attracts big crowds, family-friendly agricultural shows are being cancelled for a third year due to “rigid” rules which are eased for “celebrity events”.
Hectic queues subside as Tassie relaxes airport rules
The hectic queues have subsided somewhat at Hobart Airport, as Tasmania relaxed its Covid-19 flight rules. Do you agree with the change? HAVE YOUR SAY + LATEST >>
‘Managed outbreak’: Covid spreads through NW hospital
Health authorities admit staffing levels at a North West hospital have taken a hit, as more patients test positive for coronavirus. LATEST COVID NEWS >>
Libs spruik Covid-care package, opposition slams RAT rollout
Salvos is welcoming the state’s new Covid-care funding for people in need, but government detractors say vulnerable locals are still struggling amid RAT shortages.
First Tassie patient in ICU with Covid
Tasmania has recorded its first patient in intensive care with Covid, with more than 1100 new cases detected in the state. LATEST DETAILS >>
More industries given close Covid contact exemptions
The Premier has announced more essential worker exemptions, allowing close contact workers in several sectors to return to work. THE CHANGES EXPLAINED >>
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