Tourists rescued after fall from seaside cliff
A Pennicott Wilderness Tours boat has rescued a man from the water after he fell from a southern Tasmania cliff on Sunday. The latest.
Police & Courts Tasmania
Everybody appearing at Hobart Magistrates Court, Monday, January 27
Here is a list of people appearing at Hobart Magistrates Court on January 27.
Climber ‘accidentally lost his footing’ when he fell to his death
An experienced Launceston climber, who horrifically fell to his death at Cradle Mountain in 2023, died instantly, a coroner has found. Here’s what the coroner warns.
Everybody appearing at Hobart Magistrates Court, Friday, January 24
Here is a list of people appearing at Hobart Magistrates Court on January 24.
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‘Last chance’: parole board spells out killer’s conditions of freedom
One of Tasmania’s most depraved criminals will remain under strict release conditions “for the term of his natural life”, after receiving what may be his last shot at life outside prison.
Man’s burnout at Cooee was to ‘see his friend off’ after funeral
A young man’s ‘unusual’ stunt in his commodore was performed with his dead friend’s brother in the passenger seat.
Charity volunteer gets $500 payout for Nazi slur
A soup kitchen volunteer has won his case of discrimination from another volunteer, with his compensation falling short of his thousand dollar request. The tribunal’s findings.
Lawyer calls on govt to change ‘illogical’ cannabis driving laws
A Tasmanian lawyer has called for clarity on the state’s medicinal cannabis laws, after a 60-year-old woman was convicted of drug-driving despite holding a legitimate prescription.
Man ‘regretful’ of fatal Tasman Highway crash sentenced
A Claremont man who had been out shopping for his wife’s birthday before his ‘momentary lapse of judgement’ caused the death of an elderly man has been sentenced.
Everybody appearing at Hobart Magistrates Court, Thursday, January 23
Here is a list of people appearing at Hobart Magistrates Court on January 23.
Fatal wheelchair fall at 2021 polling booth a ‘clear risk’: coroner
A coroner says a fall at the site where a wheelchair-bound woman sustained fatal injuries on election day at a northern suburbs school was ‘clearly [a] foreseeable risk’. His recommendations.
Everybody appearing at Hobart Magistrates Court, Wednesday, January 22
Here is a list of people appearing at Hobart Magistrates Court on January 22.
Woman loses workers comp claim after being raped at conference
A Tasmanian woman, who developed PTSD after allegedly being raped during a conference at a Tasmanian resort in 2023, has lost a claim for ongoing workers compensation from her employer.
Everybody appearing at Hobart Magistrates Court, Tuesday, January 21
Here is a list of people appearing at Hobart Magistrates Court on January 21.
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