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Man charged over fur seal death, theft and weapons

Man charged over fur seal death, theft and weapons

A man is accused of shooting dead a protected Australian fur seal after police uncovered a stash of stolen property and illegal weapons at his home.

Mavericks pinch netball nail-biter against Lightning

Mavericks pinch netball nail-biter against Lightning

Mavericks pinch netball nail-biter against Lightning

Mavericks pinch netball nail-biter against Lightning

The Lightning had one foot in the Super Netball finals door, which now remains open for the Mavericks after a late Super Shot flurry helped pinch a win.

Salmon farming harbour data 'not as rosy' as claimed

Salmon farming harbour data 'not as rosy' as claimed

Salmon farming harbour data 'not as rosy' as claimed

Salmon farming harbour data 'not as rosy' as claimed

An environmental regulator says water quality in Tasmania's Macquarie Harbour is showing continued improvement, but conservationists aren't convinced.

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Young driver who killed tourist 'feels sick' over crash

Young driver who killed tourist 'feels sick' over crash

A 27-year-old woman whose negligent driving caused the death of a tourist has good prospects for rehabilitation and feels sick over the crash, her lawyer says.

Hospital staffer certified deaths 'outside the law'

Hospital staffer certified deaths 'outside the law'

An independent review has found a senior staff member at a Tasmanian hospital signed off on death certificates outside the scope of the law.

'Error in judgment' moments before elite pilot's death

'Error in judgment' moments before elite pilot's death

A coroner says the death of an experienced rescue pilot in a training exercise crash at Hobart Airport occurred after an error in judgment.

'Controlling, jealous' man jailed for stabbing murder

'Controlling, jealous' man jailed for stabbing murder

A man's callous attack on his ex-partner and her new partner is a deadly example of family violence that demands condemnation, a Tasmanian judge has said.

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Former Olympic rower pleads guilty to hitting woman

Former Olympic rower pleads guilty to hitting woman

Former Olympic rower pleads guilty to hitting woman

Former Olympic rower pleads guilty to hitting woman

Olympic silver-medal-winning rower Simon Peter Burgess will be sentenced for assault and family violence breaches after admitting he hit a woman in the head.

Bitter move as brewery shifts beer production mainland

Bitter move as brewery shifts beer production mainland

Bitter move as brewery shifts beer production mainland

Bitter move as brewery shifts beer production mainland

Tasmanian brewer James Boag's will shift some of its beer production to the mainland for the first time, leaving more than a dozen workers out of a job.

'Given a voice': youth centre victims reach $75m deal

'Given a voice': youth centre victims reach $75m deal

'Given a voice': youth centre victims reach $75m deal

'Given a voice': youth centre victims reach $75m deal

Lawyers representing former detainees who were abused at Tasmania's youth detention centre have reached an in-principle $75 million settlement with the state.

'Don't overthink it': thousands take nippy solstice dip

'Don't overthink it': thousands take nippy solstice dip

'Don't overthink it': thousands take nippy solstice dip

'Don't overthink it': thousands take nippy solstice dip

A record 3000 people have taken a naked plunge in Hobart's River Derwent to mark the winter solstice.

Laws bring in harsher penalties for workplace deaths

Laws bring in harsher penalties for workplace deaths

Laws bring in harsher penalties for workplace deaths

Laws bring in harsher penalties for workplace deaths

Tough new laws will bring NSW in to line with most of the country as industrial manslaughter is made a criminal offence with penalties of up to 25 years' jail.

Any port in a storm as new home pitched for icebreaker

Any port in a storm as new home pitched for icebreaker

Any port in a storm as new home pitched for icebreaker

Any port in a storm as new home pitched for icebreaker

A state government has used a funding fight between the federal government and Tasmania to pitch itself as the new home for the nation's Antarctic icebreaker.

Excessive alcohol blamed for waterfront deaths

Excessive alcohol blamed for waterfront deaths

Excessive alcohol blamed for waterfront deaths

Excessive alcohol blamed for waterfront deaths

A coroner has blamed excessive service of alcohol for the separate waterfront deaths of two men in Hobart.

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Survivor hopes others get strength from $2m legal fight

Katrina Munting has been awarded more than $2 million by the Supreme Court of Tasmania after suing the state and her high school teacher abuser for damages.

MONA queen's forest foray has aura of ambiguity

It's been six months since Kirsha Kaechele held a bizarre congress to get loggers and forest defenders talking. In typical MONA fashion it's been polarising.

NBL champs Tasmania confirmed for Intercontinental Cup

Scott Roth's NBL champion Tasmania JackJumpers are going global, representing Oceania at the FIBA Intercontinental Cup in Singapore in September.

Wharf spat threatens future of icebreaker's home

The federal government has concerns about "stalled negotiations" and the cost of critical wharf upgrades at the home of the nation's Antarctic icebreaker.

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Driver on drugs, tired before crash that killed tourist

A young woman was driving while on drugs and was extremely tired when she caused a car crash that killed a tourist in Tasmania.

Tasmania can be 'mecca' for Australian basketball: Roth

Tasmania can be the "mecca'' for Australian basketball if more courts are built and sub-par facilities refurbished, JackJumpers coach Scott Roth says.

Free kick gives Hawthorn AFL thriller over Giants

The Hawks have come from behind to beat the Giants by six points courtesy of a Luke Bruest goal from a free kick with about a minute left to play.

Feral cats pose persistent problem for island 'rewild'

Indigenous managers of lungtalanana, an island in Bass Strait, want extra funding to help tackle feral cats as part of a project to return native species.

Judge 'assault and abuse' case to hear 14 witnesses

A court hearing for a Tasmanian judge accused of emotional abuse or intimidation, as well as assault, is expected to include 14 witnesses.

Aboriginal activist refuses to attend 'colonial' court

An arrest warrant has been issued for an Indigenous anti-forestry activist who refused to attend court claiming he's not a citizen of the "colonial" government.

Missing former cop likely killed by wife's lover

A coroner has ruled a former police officer who went missing in Tasmania in 1969 was likely shot by a neighbour who had been having an affair with his wife.

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