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Possum finishing school helps critically endangered animals prepare for life in the wild

A finishing school for western ringtail possums is not about airs and graces it's about helping orphaned possums get used to fending for themselves.




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Grateful strawberry farmers peg hopes on new harvest after needle tampering disaster

One year after the worst disaster to hit Australia's strawberry sector, growers are optimistic about this year's harvest but say they are not out of the woods just yet.







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Esperance logs first verified sea snake sighting, but expert says warming oceans may bring more

A sea snake has washed up on a beach near Esperance on WA's southern coast, marking the region's first verified record of the typically tropical creature.




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'Crisis level' means healthy puppies, kittens in the Kimberley could be killed if no-one lends a hand

A shortage of volunteers and funding has triggered serious concerns for animal welfare in far-north Western Australia, with cats, dogs, puppies and kittens "very much at risk" of being euthanased.





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WA businesses take regenerative agriculture from niche to mainstream

Modern consumers want to know more about the story of their food where it came from, how it was produced and farmers in WA are taking advantage of the trend.





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Abalone and other aquaculture industries revitalising WA tourist towns with 'gold rush food'

Aquaculture has replaced tourism to become the biggest breadwinner in two of WA's picturesque tourism towns once reliant on seasonal work.




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Numbats and woylies flourish at Dryandra after feral cats pushed WA icon towards 'extinction pit'

The "extinction pit" is the name used by scientists for a place no animal wants to go, and just five years ago the numbat Western Australia's animal emblem found itself on the edge thanks to the rise of a new predator.





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Bornholm Beach: Conquering Western Australia's toughest four-wheel drive track

In West Cape Howe National Park on WA's rugged south coast, there is a narrow, twisting track with a fearsome reputation that has become a rite of passage for four-wheel drive enthusiasts.




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Conquering WA's toughest 4WD track at Bornholm Beach



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WA's Water Minister insists water-wise message is cutting through despite a sharp rise in use

A sharp rise in water use has prompted warnings from a former WA state water minister that the Government may need to bring forward construction of a desalination plant, putting significant upward pressure on household water bills.




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African swine fever outbreak in China sparks price rise for Australian sheep meat

African swine fever has depleted China's pig herd, creating a protein shortage that is benefitting Australian sheep farmers.




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Farmers need glyphosate plan B or risk losing access to key markets, Minister says

Alannah MacTiernan says farmers risk losing access to foreign markets because of their reliance on glyphosate, but her remarks draw criticism from farming groups that say the herbicide is a linchpin of the industry.





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Tasmanian F3 driver Alex Peroni walks away from horror crash

Tasmanian driver Alex Peroni sustains a broken vertebra but walks away from a spectacular crash at Monza in Italy, with his survival attributed to his helmet and the round bar which protects drivers' heads.




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Tasmanian news: Peroni in good spirits after race crash, knife-wielding thief still at large

DAILY BRIEFING: Fresh from walking away from his horror crash in Italy, race driver Alex Peroni is all smiles in hospital, as police renew their call for help to find a thief.




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Calls to manage cruise ship visitor growth, with some tourism hotspots overwhelmed

Cruise ships bring in millions of dollars to Tasmania each year, but tourism operators say if their schedules are not better managed they will continue to be both a "blessing and a curse".




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From homophobia to human rights: Flagging Australia's transformation

Close to the heart of gay rights campaigner Rodney Croome are two flags made from the dresses of drag queens who fought police in the Stonewall riots in New York. They'll now be preserved in a collection of memorabilia documenting the battle to change society's views.




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King's Run and Preminghana in Tasmania offer lessons into 'culturally rich' Indigenous heritage

This wild and rugged corner of north-west Tasmania is bursting with ancient history and dotted with artefacts, but you've probably never heard of it.





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Tasmanian news briefing: Peroni wants F3 crash aftermath investigated

DAILY BRIEFING: Injured formula 3 driver Alex Peroni will return to Hobart in the next few days as questions are raised about why he was allowed to walk from a crash scene in Italy instead of being taken off by stretcher.




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Artist Lucienne Rickard will spend a year drawing extinct animals, erasing them each day

Lucienne Rickard will draw an extinct species every day for a year but at the end there will hardly be anything left to show for her work.




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Wombat cubic faeces mystery solved and recognised by Ig Nobel prize

Wombat researchers at the University of Tasmania have won an Ig Nobel Prize for unexpectedly discovering the "quite incredible" reason the animal's scat is cubed.




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Woman accused of murdering Dwayne Davies denies asking for him to be killed

In an six-hour police interview played to the jury, Ms Otto told detectives she and friend Bradley Purkiss had fantasised about living together and had often said things would be easier if her husband were dead.




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Tasmania news: Shark attack survivor remembers incident, delay in cattle death hearing

DAILY BRIEFING: A Tasmanian shark attack victim commemorates a year since the incident, cattle deaths hearing delayed and basketball stars arrive in the state.




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Fertility expert criticises 'explosion in bad media' about IVF in speech to industry

A senior member of the Fertility Society of Australia has used a speech at the opening of the society's conference to criticise researchers for making negative comments about the IVF industry in the media.




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Tasmania news: Road reopens after wind turbine mishap and pedestrian dies in CBD crash

DAILY BRIEFING: A road in the Central Highlands has reopened after a truck carrying a 68-metre-long wind turbine blade lost its load, a 39-year-old woman dies after being hit by a car and CPSU encourages public sector workers to take part in climate protests.




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Rise in unlicensed tattoo artists in Tasmania leaves customers at risk

Laura Kennedy got her first tattoo in Sydney when she was 21, she's now a customer of Tasmania's first dedicated laser tattoo removal studio after a series of bad inking experiences.




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'Old mate' gets new lease on life as Tasmania parodies South Australian tourism ad

South Australia's recent "old mate" tourism campaign may have ended in tears both literally and figuratively but Tasmania is hoping to cash in on that controversy by releasing its own rival ad.




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'Fireball' meteor lights up skies over Tasmania and Victoria

A meteor possibly as small as a tennis ball bursts into the Earth's atmosphere causing a flash of light and a sound "like thunder" over Tasmania and Victoria, causing some to fear the worst.




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David Brill speaks about filming the 1967 fires



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Tasmania News: Police hunt escaped prisoner, thousands attend NBL Blitz

DAILY BRIEFING: The father of Graham Enniss, who escaped from Hobart's Risdon Prison this morning, urges his son to hand himself in, as police caution the public to stay away from the man.




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Australian Antarctic Division unveils drill that will tell us what the weather was like 1 million years ago

Scientists hope a drill that can plunge 3 kilometres down into an Antarctic ice cap and withstand temperatures of -55 degrees Celsius will help solve one of the last great puzzles in climate science.




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$200m for an extra 8 metres: Row erupts over replacement Bridgewater Bridge design

With just 34 return boat journeys made over a year, politicians are debating whether $200 million should be spent to build a taller bridge in Tasmania's south.




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Prisoner Graham Enniss still on the run after escape from Risdon facility in Tasmania

Residents in the Hobart suburb of Risdon Vale say they are double checking their doors are locked as the search for a prison escapee enters its second day.





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Tasmania news: Hit and run trial not guilty by insanity, woman guilty of creating fake university documents

DAILY BRIEFING: 31 year-old Josef Barker found not guilty of murder in fatal hit and run, and a woman who lied about attending a university campus at Cradle Mountain so she could travel while on bail is sentenced.




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Australian driverless mining trucks and remote health technologies could be key to NASA's 2024 Moon mission

Autonomous mining trucks and remote health tools are among key Australian technologies that NASA will need for its 2024 Moon mission, stakeholders say.




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Escaped Tasmanian prisoner Graham Enniss found after night in bushland

Tasmanian police release photos of a number of household items and non-perishable foods found in bushland near where a prison escapee was found.




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Age no barrier to friendship between thrillseeking Ann and her young bestie Kyia

Ann Denham has outlived everyone in her life, but a friendship with her younger neighbour has brought her many joys including a ride in a helicopter and a race car.




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Tasmania News: Scare for passengers on tourist train, housing wait time blows out

DAILY BRIEFING: The wait for public housing in Tasmania blows out by 34 per cent for those most in need, and passengers on a tourist train get a fright after an apparent failure of the braking system.