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Chasing the tiger with stealth, smarts and science

When hunting the Tasmanian tiger, some people use drones and other gadgets, others stealth but one scientist isn't content to wait for one to be found: he intends to bring them back from the dead with technology.




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Tassal pipeline leaves east coast council high and dry

A dam project in a Tasmanian municipality has blown the local council's budget, with residents saying the salmon farming giant which is set to benefit most from the dam should pay for its completion.




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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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Tasmania news: Eleanor Oakley's family reaches fundraising target for US cancer treatment

DAILY BRIEFING: The family of three-year-old Eleanor Oakley, which has been fundraising so the young girl can travel to the US to receive cancer treatment, reaches its $300,000 target.




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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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Launceston City Council votes to move Australia Day celebrations

The Launceston City Council becomes the second in Tasmania to scrap its Australia Day celebrations and instead hold its citizenship ceremony on a less contentious day.





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Death at Nyrstar zinc smelter in Hobart leaves workers shocked and distressed, union says

A 59-year-old man who died at Hobart's Nyrstar Zinc smelter yesterday has been named as Michael Lewis Petterwood of Risdon Vale.




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Tasmanian former convicts join list of officers honoured on Remembrance Day national memorial

The stories of two Tasmanian officers added to the national list of police who "gave the ultimate sacrifice" most likely differ markedly to those from other jurisdictions.




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Tasmanian tour operator oversight policy raises concerns about accountability for licence breaches

As Tasmania lures more tourists with its wilderness charms, there are fears the method of holding tour operators accountable for licence breaches in precious wilderness areas is not up to the task.




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Tasmanian councillors want drug and alcohol testing for City of Hobart's elected representatives

Mandatory drug and alcohol testing for elected representatives could soon be a reality for a second Tasmanian council, but the proposal is proving to be divisive with one councillor labelling it "highly invasive".




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'Tasmania News': Bushwalkers rescued from Tasmania's wilderness, evade incident in Hobart overnight

DAILY BRIEFING: Bushwalkers are rescued in two separate incidents in Tasmania's national parks, while road spikes are deployed after a driver evades police.




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Man, 24, jailed for bashing pregnant woman as judge laments 'insidious problem' of domestic violence

A man who assaulted his then-pregnant girlfriend on a weekly basis, destroyed her possessions by driving over them and smeared faeces on her clothes is jailed and described by the presiding judge as "domineering" and "cowardly".




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'Tasmania News': Hobart Airport changes hands, council committee recommends against dock extension

DAILY BRIEFING: The majority shareholders of Hobart Airport have sold a 70 per cent stake in the facility, and concerns surround the rejection of the Constitution Dock extension.




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Tasmanian councillor Rachel Power announces resignation citing 'personal attacks', social media comments

A Tasmanian councillor announces her resignation live on radio, saying ongoing "personal attacks" and negative comments on social media have taken "too much" of a toll.




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Tasmania News: Public offered chance to name handfish, bullying training discussed for councillors

DAILY BRIEFING: Scientists offer the public the chance to name a rare red handfish, and there are calls for councillors to receive training on responding to bullying.




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Planned dig at George Augustus Robinson historical site sparks Aboriginal concerns

An archaeological excavation is approved at the site where one of Tasmania's most divisive colonial figures once lived, sparking concerns Aboriginal "spirits" will be disturbed by the dig.




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Cancer patient 'gobsmacked' after former partner's jail sentence for assault thrown out

A cancer patient whose hysterectomy wound was split open after an assault by her former partner and carer, who has now won an appeal against his jail sentence, says she wants to see justice before she dies.




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Everyone (and their dog) seems to have signed a petition for a Tasmanian AFL team will it convince the executive?

In a matter of weeks more than 50,000 virtual signatures have been added to an online petition supporting the formation of a Tasmanian AFL team, but it is unlikely to be enough to sway the AFL executive, writes Chris Rowbottom.





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Tourism Tasmania says it has made 'internal changes' since 2016 culture report labelled it a 'boys club'

The head of Tourism Tasmania says the organisation has made "a number of internal changes" since a 2016 report labelled it a "boys' club" where managers had to be encouraged to greet their staff at least once a week.




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Tasmanian Newstart, Youth Allowance recipients share their budgets

A new survey of Tasmanian Newstart and Youth Allowance recipients finds poverty has forced more than a third to steal food, prompting renewed calls for the Federal Government to increase welfare payments.





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Tasmania news: Premier says coal mining on farming land 'improbable', drug tests for councillors a step closer

DAILY BRIEFING: Premier Will Hodgman says it is "improbable" mining exploration licences or leases will be granted to companies looking for coal on agricultural land, and the Hobart City Council is one step closer to drug testing councillors.




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Tasmanian tiger sightings detailed as document release reveals alleged encounters

Reports from people convinced they have seen Tasmanian tigers in the wild are released, with observers describing encounters with "cat-like creatures" they were "100 per cent certain" were thylacines.




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Redactions fail reveals serious deficiencies in Tasmania's Ashley Youth Detention Centre

A botched effort at censoring a scathing report on Tasmania's juvenile detention centre reveals a litany of shortcomings, including "very little real security", CCTV that is "rarely monitored", inadequate reporting of force being used and a fence that would not stop an escape attempt, only "slow it down".




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Tasmanian surfing pioneer Mick Lawrence tells life story through film Rogue Waves

Mick Lawrence was making a film for his son, Tim. But, when Tim was tragically killed in a jet ski accident in 2017 he dropped the project. Now, two years on, it's finished.




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Councils to 'improve safety' of Tasmanian cliff edges two years after Maggie Lore's death

The death of 17-year-old Maggie Lore at the Blackmans Bay blowhole in 2017 prompts a southern Tasmanian council to conduct a risk assessment of several areas in its municipality.




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Donna had 'no indication at all' she had breast cancer one month later she had a mastectomy

In just one month, Donna went from thinking she was "too young" to have breast cancer to having a mastectomy. Now she's decided to have her other breast removed.




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Let Her Speak: Tasmanian Government announces sexual abuse victims will be able to tell their stories

The 24-year-old believes a move to change laws in Tasmania allowing survivors of sexual crimes to share their stories will give greater insights into how perpetrators operate.




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Abalone limit cut rejected, council member out, amid fears for Tasmanian fishery's future

The future of the world's largest wild-caught fishery could be on a "path to oblivion" says one man, who after calling for a drastic cut in abalone catch limits was booted from the industry's peak body in Tasmania.




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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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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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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: 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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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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Elderly couple paying $600 a year for health insurance services they'll never use

A Tasmanian great-grandmother-to-be was shocked to discover she was forking out for private health services she didn't ask for and didn't need. But her insurer said it was simply a case of 'buyer beware'.




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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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'Unsafe' conditions prompt paramedics to stop treating patients outside of ambulances at Royal Hobart Hospital

Paramedics will return patients to ambulances for care if they are waiting more than half an hour in the ramping area of the Royal Hobart Hospital.




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Rock lobster fishers in South Australia concerned over Western Australia's Government quota plans

South Australia's fishing industry is "banding together" to make sure the WA Government's plan to take control of a portion of the rock lobster catch does not also happen in its state.



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Port Lincoln's tuna toss competition turns 40, with hammer throwers and locals throwing the catch

Port Lincoln, on South Australia's west coast, celebrates four decades of a tuna-tossing competition that commemorates the city's fishing history and is proving popular with hammer throwers.



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Councils cannot afford regional security upgrades, say experts

Regional airports are deemed essential gateways between the city and country, but questions have been raised about how secure they are.




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Nuclear waste site selection process triggers mental health concerns, business boycotts and division, FOI documents reveal

FOI documents also reveal the Federal Government knows the process is creating division in small towns and causing some businesses to be boycotted.




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PATS should include Airbnb and Uber and 'complex paperwork' needs to go, MP says

A South Australian MP is calling for an increase in travel subsidies, coverage of services like Airbnb and Uber, and more flexibility for patients to see their own medical specialists under the state's Patient Assisted Transport Scheme (PATS).




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SA council spends $60k investigating complaints prior to the complainant being elected to the council

The District Council of Coober Pedy spends $60,000 investigating complaints before the complainant himself is elected to council.




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Male dolphin family bonds enhance breeding



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Outback WA council keeps hand raised for nuclear waste facility, as legal action halts progress on SA sites

Leonora, a small town in the West Australian Goldfields, is being touted as a suitable location for an underground, low and intermediate-level nuclear waste storage facility.




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Skeleton found near Port Lincoln believed to be missing man Jarred Mueller

Police are working to confirm whether human remains found near Port Lincoln, in regional South Australia, belong to a man who went missing 20 years ago.