A member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council says Tassie is out of step with interstate student and teacher testing guidelines and wants a rethink to stop school restart outbreaks. LATEST >
Parents are being urged to get their kids vaccinated if they haven’t already, as the rush continues before students return to school next week. LATEST + CLINIC DETAILS >>
The Education Minister who is stuck in isolation with Covid in France will have to be up at the crack of dawn on Friday for a crucial meeting. LATEST >>
Politicians have likened Sarah Courtney’s French holiday to Scott Morrison’s ill-fated 2019 trip to Hawaii after she tested positive to Covid-19 just days out from the start of the school year. LATEST >>
TripAdvisor’s top restaurant in Hobart has shut temporarily as a string of businesses grapple with the coronavirus. SEE LIST OF VENUES + REASONS FOR CLOSING >>
A second Covid-19 case has been reported at a childcare centre near Hobart.
A small cruise ship and a music festival have been listed as exposure sites but the Premier has called for calm among the partygoers. LATEST >>
Tasmanians have vented their frustrations after waiting days on end trying to connect with the Public Health hotline after testing positive for Covid-19.
Tasmania’s health Minister has acknowledged it must have been “distressing” for the family, but that doctors deemed it was safe send a little girl home from hospital despite testing positive to Covid-19.
Post offices across Tasmania will soon stock Covid-19 rapid antigen tests, but but there’s a catch, not everyone will be able to buy them over the counter. DETAILS >>>
Confirmed cases of Covid-19 have been detected on Tasmania’s King and Flinders islands, in what is believed to be a first since the pandemic began. LATEST >>
The numbers have been crunched revealing the unluckiest suburbs with the highest volume of Covid-exposure sites so far this December. SEE LIST >>
A staff member has tested positive to Covid-19 at a local aged care facility, sending it lockdown. FULL DETAILS >>
Large crowds will gather to bring in the new year across Tasmania on Friday night, but people are being warned to stay home if they have a sore throat or a snifffle. ADVICE >>>
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