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Tas couple jailed after shooting dead former son-in-law

Tas couple jailed after shooting dead former son-in-law

Cedric Harper Jordan and Noelene June Jordan have been found guilty of murdering their former son-in-law, Shane Geoffrey Barker.

Parole loophole closed for Tasmanian prisoners

Parole loophole closed for Tasmanian prisoners

Parole loophole closed for Tasmanian prisoners

Parole loophole closed for Tasmanian prisoners

A parole loophole allowing criminals to spend less time behind bars has been scrapped after laws passed the Legislative Council.

Midwinter festival Dark Mofo posts attendance record

Midwinter festival Dark Mofo posts attendance record

Midwinter festival Dark Mofo posts attendance record

Midwinter festival Dark Mofo posts attendance record

Dark Mofo has set an attendance record, with more than 427,000 people flocking to venues and 100,000 tickets sold for the Hobart winter festival.

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Premier admits more work to do selling stadium deal

Premier admits more work to do selling stadium deal

Tasmania's premier has appeared before an inquiry examining the planning behind a controversial $715 million waterfront stadium in Hobart.

Jailed pedophile priest admits abusing more boys

Jailed pedophile priest admits abusing more boys

Jailed pedophile and former priest David Edwin Rapson will be sentenced in July for sexually abusing three boys in Tasmania in the early 1980s.

Tassie premier orders government transparency report

Tassie premier orders government transparency report

A report into handling cabinet-in-confidence documents will be prepared by the Tasmanian government after criticism about their level of transparency.

Hobart festivalgoers, Antarctic crew take icy dip

Hobart festivalgoers, Antarctic crew take icy dip

Hobart winter festival Dark Mofo has held its annual naked winter solstice swim, while Australia's expeditioners in Antarctica took their own icy plunge.

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Premier pressured over Hobart stadium advice

Premier pressured over Hobart stadium advice

Premier pressured over Hobart stadium advice

Premier pressured over Hobart stadium advice

Tasmania's minority Liberal government is under increasing pressure in relation to releasing departmental advice about controversial plans for a stadium.

Unique kelp puts King Island on world map

Unique kelp puts King Island on world map

Unique kelp puts King Island on world map

Unique kelp puts King Island on world map

Roughly five per cent of the world's production of alginates comes from bull kelp found on King Island, which has a population of about 1600 people.

Fever shocked in Magpies' last-ever Super Netball game

Fever shocked in Magpies' last-ever Super Netball game

Fever shocked in Magpies' last-ever Super Netball game

Fever shocked in Magpies' last-ever Super Netball game

The Fever will have to defend their crown via a knockout final after being stunned 65-62 by Collingwood in Launceston.

No negotiations on Hobart stadium deal: new AFL boss

No negotiations on Hobart stadium deal: new AFL boss

No negotiations on Hobart stadium deal: new AFL boss

No negotiations on Hobart stadium deal: new AFL boss

Incoming AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon says Tasmania's slated entry into the league in 2028 could be pushed back if stadium construction is delayed.

No evidence medical clinic followed vaccine guidelines

No evidence medical clinic followed vaccine guidelines

No evidence medical clinic followed vaccine guidelines

No evidence medical clinic followed vaccine guidelines

An investigation has found there is no documented evidence that vaccines at a Tasmanian medical clinic were stored correctly over a 20-year period.

Mental health care 'gap' in pensioner's suicide

Mental health care 'gap' in pensioner's suicide

Mental health care 'gap' in pensioner's suicide

Mental health care 'gap' in pensioner's suicide

A coroner has ruled there was a gap in mental health services available to a 42-year-old man who died by suicide in northwest Tasmania.

Greene sparks Giants to AFL win over Kangaroos

Greene sparks Giants to AFL win over Kangaroos

Greene sparks Giants to AFL win over Kangaroos

Greene sparks Giants to AFL win over Kangaroos

GWS have finished strongly to beat North Melbourne by 28 points at Blundstone Arena, with skipper Toby Greene kicking three goals.

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King Island footy keeps community kicking

King Island in Bass Strait has maintained an Aussie Rules competition for more than a century, with three teams contesting the trophy.

Missing Tasmania divers safe after drifting for hours

Two divers who went missing in waters off Tasmania's east coast have been found safe after drifting for four hours.

Decision looms in battle over Tasmania's wild heart

It's crunch time in the bitter war over a tourism project in Tasmania's wild interior as some say it could have consequences for other World Heritage sites.

New timeline for building Tassie youth detention centre

Tasmania's minister for children and youth says there will be a new time fame for building the replacement facility for a troubled detention centre.

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'I would do it all again' says Dark Mofo impresario

The final Dark Mofo festival helmed by Leigh Carmichael is being launched and after a decade of frequent controversy, Carmichael says he would do it all again.

AFL termination clause in divisive Hobart stadium plan

Tasmania's premier says he is confident a contentious $715 million stadium can be built by its deadline of December 2028.

Forensic tests offer no clues on missing Tasmanian teen

No links have been found to a missing teenage girl after forensic testing of a car by police investigating her disappearance near a river in Launceston.

Backflip over health worker COVID-19 bonus bungle

Tasmania's government has withdrawn a directive ordering more than 500 health workers to repay a COVID-19 bonus payment awarded in error.

Police response lashed after ill woman starved to death

A coroner has criticised the response of police after a Tasmanian woman with mental health issues died from starvation in community housing.

Political stoush over GST requests for Hobart stadium

Tasmania's premier says he didn't mislead parliament when being grilled about possible GST exemptions for a contentious new Hobart stadium.

NBL pushing ahead with JackJumpers club sale

League owner Larry Kestelman says the NBL is awaiting expressions of interest from Tasmanians as they look to sell the JackJumpers within six months.

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