Autopsy specimens held in Hobart museum, possibly without consent
A Hobart disease museum collected “individual specimens” from autopsies between the years of 1953 and 1985, possibly without family consent, it has been confirmed.
Police & Courts Tasmania
‘He wasn’t safe at school’: Inquest examines suicide of Grade 9 boy
“His choice to end his life was a desperate act of last resort.” A three-day inquest has opened into the tragic suicide death of a Grade 9 Taroona High School student.
Disgraced ex-councillor back in court over flashing controversy
A former Tasmanian councillor was convicted of flashing on a North-West beach while still in local government. He is now back in court on charges related to that conviction.
Everybody appearing at Hobart Magistrates Court, Wednesday, April 3
Here is a list of people appearing at Hobart Magistrates Court on April 3.
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Watch: Shocking footage captures publican bashed in his own venue
A Tasmanian publican’s “face has only just started to feel normal again” after several men savagely bashed him in his own venue at 3.20pm in the afternoon. See the shocking pictures and footage.
Flint House resident to be sentenced over sexual abuse
A man who sexually abused a teenage girl while living at a Tasmanian homeless shelter will soon be sentenced for his crime.
Top Tasmanian-born Rebels gang member to remain in custody
A Tasmanian-born man, now at the top of the chain in the Melbourne Rebels motorbike gang, has been refused bail after allegedly kidnapping a man, hitting him with a sledgehammer, and pulling out his nose ring with pliers.
Bizarre reason behind ice user’s eardrum-rupturing slap
A former ice user hit his girlfriend so hard he ruptured her eardrum and fractured her skull. See what lead to the horrific act of violence.
Minister promises Ashley will soon re-emerge from 23-hour lockdowns
The troubled Ashley Youth Detention Centre has been plunged into yet another 23-hour lockdown. But the government has promised the “unfortunate” situation is short-term.
Alleged abuse victim of defrocked priest says he’s lost $3.76m
A man who says he was sexually abused as a child by defrocked priest Louis Daniels says he has lost millions of dollars in past and future earnings due to ongoing trauma.
Glenorchy GP ordered to have no contact with female patients
A Glenorchy GP facing criminal allegations over an alleged incident while examining a woman has now been ordered not to have contact with female patients.
Inside Tasmania’s ‘baby farm’ that shattered lives
The iconic West Hobart home is a gorgeously-renovated, nine-bedroom slice of prime real estate. But for decades, it was a place where the dreams of young girls were shattered under a severe and often brutal regime. INSIDE THE HORROR >
Fight to continue over massive redevelopment of resort
A fight between a Tasmanian eco-tourism founder and a resort owner who wants to build 28 new villas at a popular holiday destination looks to be far from over.
McDonald’s employee burgled his own workplace of $11,000
A McDonald’s employee staged an elaborate burglary of his own workplace, setting up the day prior and stealing away in the early hours with thousands of dollars in cash.
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