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The Westpac Rescue Helicopter arriving at the Royal Hobart Hospital. Picture: Linda Higginson

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Kayaker winched from Derwent River

A man has been rescued after a kayaking mishap on the River Derwent.

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The three cars damaged at the Lenah Valley property. Picture: supplied

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Vandals smash Lenah Valley family’s cars spoiling Christmas

One Tasmanian family’s Christmas celebrations were turned upside down as late-night vandals targeted their property. Hear from the family.

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Christmas Day tragedy: Bushwalker dies at Cradle Mountain

Tasmania Police has confirmed a bushwalker has tragically died at Cradle Mountain on Christmas Day.

Gregory Geason sentence at Hobart Magistrates Court. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones

Inside the resignation of convicted judge Gregory Geason

Email exchange over the resignation of convicted Tasmanian judge Gregory Geason included a final ultimatum from the state government. An RTI reveals how it happened.

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Newspaper war between mayor, ex-councillor the subject of appeal

A mayor is currently involved in multiple court cases seeking to overturn adverse findings made against him by Tasmania’s Code of Conduct Panel. He says he’s fighting for all councillors.

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New high-security numberplates being rolled out by the Tasmanian government.

Government roll out new plates to stop fakes

New features are being added to Tasmanian number plates to cut down on counterfeiting and to make fakes easier to identify, the government says.

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Sandy Bay man Robert Edward White, 66, the director and owner of doomed electrical contractors White & McAllister (Contractors) Pty Ltd, which collapsed in April 2016 with debts totalling more than $1.8m. Picture: Facebook

Feds to fund $1.2m insolvent trading claim against Hobart firm

The Commonwealth is bankrolling action in the Federal Court seeking to recoup more than $1.2m from the insurers of a company that collapsed with millions in debts and 50–60 job losses. What is being done >

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‘Speculation’: Couple’s battle against proposed medical centre

A Launceston pair who battled to scrap the development of a specialist medical centre next door to their property by arguing it would impact their privacy have lost their fight. Find out why >

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Liverpool Leader - Generic photographs of NSW Police performing RBT and drug testing in preparation for a 2014 Christmas operation dubbed 'Operation Safe Arrival'. All photographs taken of police officers (who didn't wish to be named) on Camden Valley Way (corner of Corfield Road), Prestons NSW Australia

77yo man nabbed drink driving, speeding: Police

A 77-year-old man was nabbed travelling 32km/h over the speed limit and returning a breath alcohol reading two and a half times the legal limit, police say. LATEST POLICE NEWS >>

Jason James Nicholls, 40, is facing 246 counts of use a computer with the intent to defraud after allegedly taking more than $139k from Apex / Avis car rentals in Cambridge.

Four accounts, $139k missing: Employee’s alleged fraud exposed

A Lutana man accused of taking more than $139k in four years while working at a car rental company allegedly sent himself thousands across his multiple bank accounts – sometimes in the same day. LATEST >

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‘Dishonest and brazen’: Employee’s debt claim over $24k fuel fraud

A Hobart father who used a company card to buy more than $24k of fuel for himself and his friends said he committed the fraud because his wife had left him in debt. WHAT THE JUDGE SAID >

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Backstage Bar and Restaurant Launceston owner Jimmy Hoyle. Picture: Alex Treacy

Warrant issued for troubled publican after court no-show

An arrest warrant has been issued for a Tasmanian bar licensee after he failed to appear in court, due to be sentenced on nine charges.

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$2.4m Sandy Bay mansion at centre of Supreme Court battle

$2.4m Sandy Bay mansion at centre of Supreme Court battle

A partnership between a Hobart man and a husband-and-wife developer duo featured years of “stress” and declining goodwill over a real estate deal gone wrong, a court has heard.

Bob Brown Foundation Tarkine campaigner Scott Jordan with Sakura Woods, Jimmy Cordwell, Darcy Wright, Ellen Maddock, Potto, Harrison Vermont and Tzigane Scholz- Talbot outside the Hobart Magistrates Court. Picture: Chris Kidd

Tarkine protesters who locked onto machinery learn fate

After nearly two years since they were charged, 22 Tarkine protesters have finally had their day in court, after some chained themselves to machinery. What happened in court >>

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