How to score travel vouchers for remote island off Tasmania
Tassie travel vouchers are back, this time encouraging locals and Melburnians to visit a remote foodie’s paradise in the Bass Strait. HOW TO REGISTER >>
Peter Gutwein
MAPPED: All of Tasmania’s 84,000+ Covid cases
Surprise areas have emerged as Covid surges across Tasmania, with detailed new data revealing where every single case is located. SEE YOUR REGION’S CASE NUMBERS
Why the federal election will be the most important in history: Greens
“I’ve had trouble sleeping.”: The incumbent Tasmanian Greens Senator, Peter Whish-Wilson, says the upcoming federal election will be the most important in Australian history. WHY >>
‘No respect’: MP slams Howlett claims as ‘violence’ and ‘abuse’
Claim and counterclaim have dominated a fourth rowdy day of parliament debate with one MP claiming Labor has committed acts of ‘harassment’ by continuing to ask questions about Jane Howlett.
‘No purpose’: Businesses call to scrap masks and iso rules
Tasmanian business owners say it is time to get rid of face mask restrictions in almost all settings, density limits and isolation rules. WHAT THEY WANT + HAVE YOUR SAY >>
Country servo’s surge of customers as word spreads about cheap fuel
A regional Tasmanian service station has experienced a rush of new customers after word spread about the proprietor’s decision to keep his fuel prices low. CHEAPEST FUEL NEAR YOU >>
No reprieve in quest for answers over Howlett’s departure
Questions continue to be thrown at the government regarding a “perceived conflict of interest” when resigned Minister Jane Howlett held the state’s sports portfolio. LATEST >>
EXPLAINED: What new proof of vaccine changes mean for you
The Tasmanian Government has chosen to soon scrap vaccination requirements for a broad range of settings – here’s the changes will look like >>
‘Overworked, understaffed’: Albo hears Tassie aged-care horrors
From staff only having three hours between shifts to carers forced to juggle 14 residents at once, the Opposition leader has heard about the struggles inside the aged care sector. HARROWING STORIES >>
Tarkine protester confronts PM on visit to Tasmania
A standard election campaign visit to a Tasmanian business took an unexpected turn when a lone protester confronted Prime Minister Scott Morrison as he got out of his car. WHAT HAPPENED >>
AFL great calls for brand new footy stadium in Tassie
Tasmania’s AFL Taskforce consultant Alastair Clarkson has a grand idea that will not only land the state a big league team but help reinvigorate and transform Tassie. HAVE YOUR SAY >>
Clarko’s big call on Tassie expansion
Legendary coach Alastair Clarkson has spent the past two days in Hobart as the Apple Isle eyes an AFL team. Here’s what he’s been up to.
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 >>
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 >>
Winner and losers: Major shake-up in government reshuffle
A Liberal stalwart is the big winner from a cabinet reshuffle caused by the departure of Education Minister Sarah Courtney as a major portfolio changes hands. FULL RESHUFFLE >>
‘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 >>
Anger at ‘stealth’ plan for fish farms in the Bass Strait
Conservation groups have accused the state and federal governments of keeping opponents in the dark about a new offshore aquaculture trial.
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.
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