Tasmania records lowest unemployment figure on record
Tasmania’s lowest headline unemployment figure in 44-years comes with a catch, a leading economist warns. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW >>
Covid Tasmania
‘Lots of people died’: McGowan ridicules Tassie’s border plan
The WA premier has taken a swipe at Tasmania’s border reopening plan, hailing his decision to keep the border shut as the right thing to do. WHAT HE SAID >>
Claims ‘calm’ Tasmania is defying Covid predictions
Leaders believe the public response to the reopening of the state’s borders was a large part of the reason infection numbers were lower than early predictions.
SEE WHERE: Thousands of RATs fill Tassie stores
As school returns RATs are in high demand across Tasmania. Here’s all you need to know about where and how you can access them. FULL LIST >>
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Tasmanian city named on global travel hit list
A Tasmanian city has been named by a travel giant as one of the top 22 places to visit in 2022. CITY + FULL LIST >>
Trials and triumphs of a Hobart homeschooling through Covid
Homeschooling has been a “nightmare” at times for a local mother-of-nine, but she says it also comes with its fair share of heartwarming experiences.
New business steps up amid Covid closures
Many hospitality and retail venues have shut their doors, but one new business has picked now to open shop.
Is it time for Tassie to ditch the check in?
Do check-in QR codes have a future in Tasmania? That’s the question the state’s peak business body has put to the government. LATEST + HAVE YOUR SAY >>
Claim driver aimed car at Covid site traffic controller
Traffic controllers have called for calm at Covid-19 testing sites after an angry motorist allegedly drove at a traffic controller in an “absolutely terrifying” incident.
Scramble: Tasmanians continue rush on RAT kits
Tasmanians have continued to scramble to get their hands on rapid antigen tests across the state after a big change in testing rules.
‘Chaos’: Labor attacks government’s Covid response
The Liberal Party “needs some advice” on handling the state’s Covid outbreak, Labor says, as it releases is own plan to guide Tasmania through the pandemic.
‘I get a text saying I’m negative, then a message saying I have Covid’
A man who initially received the all-clear from a Covid test before emergency surgery for appendicitis was turned around from the operating theatre after some “oddities” in his swab.
Testing mayhem: Clinic closes before it even opens
The state’s newest drive-through Covid clinic, which was meant to operate from 10am-4pm, has taken “closing early” to the next level, shutting before it had even opened. DETAILS >>
‘Thousands of appointments’: Booster figures revealed
Nearly a quarter of eligible Tasmanians have received their booster vaccine, as the state’s operations commander predicts strong demand. HOW + WHERE TO BOOK >>
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