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Underwater dive reveals original Tasman Bridge ruins

A diver in the Derwent River has filmed the underwater site of the original Tasman Bridge, which collapsed in 1975.




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Tasmania news: Plans for AFL stadium at Mac Point released, Mayor survives no-confidence motion

DAILY BRIEFING: A Tasmanian architect releases concept plans for an AFL stadium at Mac Point, and Hobart's Lord Mayor Anna Reynolds survives a no-confidence vote during a heated meeting.




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Wreck of Lake Illawarra, which struck the Tasman bridge, shown in new underwater footage

New vision emerges of the ship which brought down Hobart's Tasman Bridge more than 40 years ago, showing a wreck teeming with marine life including gill sharks.




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Low-income Tasmanians on public wait list take out loans for private surgery

Vicki Denton is seeing better than she has in years. She gave up on the public health system and went into debt to have private surgery to avoid going blind.




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Derwent Entertainment Centre NBL revamp would create jobs but poach retail business if built too soon, report says

A draft report has found a $260 million development of Glenorchy's Wilkinson's Point would great 1,100 jobs and inject millions into Hobart, but it could come at a cost to locals.




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Tasmania news: Miena bushfire at Watch and Act, little penguins return to the wild after dog attack

DAILY BRIEFING: Two bushfires are burning near the small communities of Glen Huon and Miena, but authorities say there is no immediate threat to people and property, and seven little penguins injured in a dog attack have been released into the wild.




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Calls for cashless welfare card trial in Tasmania spark intense criticism

Calls for a trial of the Federal Government's cashless welfare card in Tasmania spark fierce rebukes, including a comparison to "Nazi Germany" by one local mayor.




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Tasmanian cattle farmers fear 'catastrophic' floods as farms inundated by too much water

These farmers have an unusual complaint. As drought takes its toll on the rest of the nation, they just cannot keep water off their land and it's forcing them to halve their stock numbers.





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Tasmanian news: Hobart show reopens, helicopter searching for bushwalker

DAILY BRIEFING: The Royal Hobart Show reopens after damaging winds, and police are using the rescue helicopter to search for a man at Roaring Beach.




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For Sarah, Aurora Australis's last voyage will be an emotional one

As Antarctic icebreaker Aurora Australis launches into its last season, there are many stories to tell, including a love story.




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Anger over plan for maximum security prison at Westbury in northern Tasmania

Residents of a heritage town in northern Tasmania accuse the Government of not consulting them over plans for a new prison nearby, and demand to know the location of other potential sites.




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Rodeo bull euthanased at the Royal Hobart Show after breaking hind leg

Onlookers at the Royal Hobart Show are left in shock when a rodeo bull breaks its hind leg and begins limping in the arena. WARNING: This story includes distressing images.




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Tasmania News: Nazi items offered for sale again, Tasmania's economy booming

DAILY BRIEFING: More Nazi Nazi memorabilia goes under the hammer, and Tasmania becomes the second highest performing state in the country economically.





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NDIS wearing down parents and carers, inquiry hears

Harry Copeland has a condition experienced by only a handful of other people globally and his parents used to have NDIS help. But then the family fell through the cracks.





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Suicide prevention training push to help construction workers save lives

When Molly Sandford's construction worker ex-husband was told to have a "cup of cement" and "harden up" it was the last thing he needed. After losing him to suicide, she's determined to help others in the sector get the support they need.




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Study finds walking style can be an indicator of dementia later in life

Betty Pilgrim is 71, but she's studying law online and just got back from two months of backpacking in Europe. She's hoping if she can stay active, it will help stave off dementia.




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Tasmania Now: Watch and act fire alerts for two blazes north of Hobart

DAILY BRIEFING: On a day of total fire ban in Tasmania's south, the fire service is being kept busy dealing with several outbreaks, including at Elderslie and Lachlan, where communities are on watch-and act-alerts.




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Bushfire alert in Tasmania's Derwent Valley downgraded

The Tasmanian Fire Service downgrades the threat from a bushfire in the Derwent Valley where a lack of fresh water had earlier made firefighting "a challenge".




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Tasmanian firefighters use milder weather to prepare for worsening conditions ahead

A bushfire burning north of Hobart could pose a threat to the city's suburbs and critical infrastructure if uncontrolled, a fire officer warns, as Tasmania prepares for hot weather and strong winds over the next few days.




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Man attempted to take his life in hospital toilet while waiting for treatment, inquest hears

A man who died days after attempting to take his life in a hospital toilet was unable to get immediate care despite experiencing thought of self harm, a Hobart inquest hears.




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Tasmania news: Prisons inspector vows to fight government requests to black out reports

DAILY BRIEFING: The prisons watchdog says he was pressured to redact a report on the Ashley youth detention centre and he will strongly resist requests to do so in the future.




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More patients waited over 24 hours at the Royal's ED than Victoria's four big hospitals combined

The head of the Royal Hobart Hospital's emergency department tells an inquest of a large increase in the number of mental health patients trying to access care, and of more suicide attempts at the facility.




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AFP seizes $17.3m worth of property in Victoria, Tasmania in Chinese money laundering probe

A mansion in Melbourne's east, newly constructed units and more than 3,000 acres of Tasmanian farmland are among the assets seized by Australian Federal Police as part of a two-year investigation into alleged money laundering by Chinese nationals.




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Woman gets compo payout after being told to remove 'disgusting' facial hair by manager

A woman resigned from her job after her employer "expressed disgust and made comments" about her facial hair and another was suspended for shaving her hair to support her cancer patient mother, an anti-discrimination report says.




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Millions in government contracts steered toward friend's business, integrity commission finds

A public servant improperly awarded, or attempted to influence, millions of dollars' worth of government contracts for the benefit of a close friend, an inquiry finds.




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Tasmania news: Emergency alert for Central Highlands, firefighters withdraw because of conditions

DAILY BRIEFING: A fire that started north of Bothwell two days ago has been upgraded to emergency level, with firefighters pulling out because it is too dangerous.




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Tasmania News: Fire threats downgraded as weather conditions ease

DAILY BRIEFING: Firefighters downgrade the alerts for four bushfires which are burning out of control north of Hobart and in a shack area of the Central Highlands.




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Tasmanian fires get reprieve from weather but residents are warned to remain 'on alert' this weekend

As bushfire conditions ease around Tasmania this weekend, the firefighter's union wants laws to back volunteers leaving work in an emergency as the bushfire season extends to as long as six months.




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More private landowners looking at giving their properties back to Tasmanian traditional owners

The Aboriginal Land Council of Tasmania says more private landowners are investigating handing their land back to Aboriginal people, to protect it from development and "to do the right thing".




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Tasmania News: Tourism operators breach licence conditions, aged care findings 'troubling'

DAILY BRIEFING: Almost 30 tourism operators have received breach notices for missing parks passes, and a Tasmanian Senator acknowledges "shocking" aged care findings.




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Crust pizza Hobart franchise fined $104,000 for paying foreign workers less than Australians

The operators of a fast-food pizza shop in Hobart are fined $104,000 after a court finds they "deliberately" adopted a different payment system for foreign employees that saw the workers earn significantly less than their Australian counterparts.




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Tony Benneworth, former-Liberal and state cricketer, in severe panic before drowning, coroner finds

A former Tasmanian cricketer and Liberal member of Parliament struggled to inflate his life jacket while panicking in the water before he drowned, an investigation into the fishing trip tragedy finds.






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Wind farm trials camera detection to protect Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagles from blade strikes

Using cameras and wind disturbance, a Tasmanian wind farm will be the first in Australia to deter wedge-tailed eagles from flying into the turbine blades.




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Tasmania news: Boil water alert for thousands of residents on Hobart's eastern shore.

DAILY BRIEFING: TasWater has issued a temporary boil water alert after E.coli bacteria was found after routine testing.




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Ambulance Tasmania failing to meet health and safety standards for paramedics, leaked report shows

Consultants investigating Ambulance Tasmania found poor management of fatigue and workplace stress and a lack of workplace health and safety procedures across the organisation, a leaked report reveals.




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Tasmanian news: Search for retired doctor missing in state's north, calls for TasWater fix after boil water alert

DAILY BRIEFING: An 85-year-old retired GP has been missing in the state's north since Monday, and the Opposition calls on the Government to fix issues within TasWater after a boil water alert is issued for parts of Hobart.





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Two years since the death of pilot Roger Corbin, his daughter wants to take to the skies

Isabella Corbin can remember sitting on her dad's lap in the cockpit of his helicopter when she was just a baby. Two years after his death, she's determined to keep his legacy alive.





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Cold snap delights Tasmanians with snowfalls across south of state

A late spring blast of icy air from Antarctica has deposited up to 10 centimetres of snow on parts of Tasmania, but people are being urged to "get their skis on" quickly if they want to play in it.




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Tasmania news: Man drowns at Hobart waterfront, boil water alert lifted for Lauderdale and surrounds

DAILY BRIEFING: TasWater has lifted a boil water alert that was put in place on Monday for Lauderdale, Acton Park, Roches Beach and Seven Mile Beach, but investigations into how the drinking supply became infected with E. coli are still underway.




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Hair donations for medical wigs a growing trend, as PE teacher donates long locks honouring his mum

A high school PE teacher cuts his long hair in honour of his mum, as donations of human hair for medical wigs increases.



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Man charged with murder after body found on Nullarbor Plain

Police charge a 32-year-old Victorian man with murder after an Afghan man's body was found yesterday afternoon near Ceduna, in South Australia's west.




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Victim of alleged Nullarbor Plain murder was interpreter for ADF and US Army in Afghanistan, friends say

Friends of a man allegedly murdered on South Australia's Nullarbor Plain on Monday say he had previously worked as an interpreter with the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and the US Army in Afghanistan, and had "escaped the warzone" in moving to Australia.