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Apology for body parts being kept without consent

A formal apology will be provided after revelations a museum had kept 177 human specimens over decades without the consent of families.

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Unions flag walk offs over 'Musk-like' saving measures

Potential state government-owned business sales and public sector job cuts have earned the ire of peak union and social bodies.

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One Nation claims WA Senate seat – as it happened

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Liberal debt to double, state companies face sell-off

A state government is hanging its hat on potential asset sales and a public sector "efficiency unit" as means to pay down ballooning budget debt.

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Public service hiring freeze in DOGE-like cost move

One state government wants to join a growing list of states and nations to cut down on public service spending with a hiring freeze.

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Cabinet reshuffle after deputy premier walks the plank

A former mayor and returning minister join the Tasmanian Liberal minority government's ministry after the departures of its deputy premier and finance minister.

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Spike in redress claims after sexual abuse inquiry

An inquiry exposing government failings has led to a rise in claims to a national redress scheme by survivors of child sexual abuse in Tasmania.

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'Potential' to deregister CFMEU as Tas weighs options

Tasmania's government is investigating actions to take against the state's CFMEU branch following allegations of corruption.

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Doctors underwhelmed by emergency department review

A review of Tasmania's hospital emergency departments has come up short and state and federal governments need to do more, Australia's peak medical body says.

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Lawyer to review state legal aid during abuse inquiry

Tasmania's government has announced a Victorian lawyer will investigate state legal assistance given to public servants during a child sexual abuse inquiry.

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Government abandons push to suspend accused judge

A push to suspend a Supreme Court judge facing charges of assault and emotional abuse has been dropped by the Tasmanian government.

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Move to suspend judge could be unconstitutional

Lawyers for a Supreme Court judge accused of assault and emotional abuse have argued a parliamentary move to suspend him is not constitutional.

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Alleged animal cruelty could prompt abattoir suspension

The federal government could suspend the export licence of a major Tasmanian meat processor amid allegations of animal cruelty.

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Government moves to suspend judge accused of assault

Tasmania's parliament will consider whether a Supreme Court judge facing allegations of emotional abuse and assault should be suspended.

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Judge accused of assault 'struck, tracked' victim

A Tasmanian Supreme Court judge accused of emotional abuse and assault allegedly struck and shook a person and tracked their movements.

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Parliament to consider fate of judge accused of assault

Tasmanian parliament has be recalled to set up an inquiry into the future of a judge charged with emotional abuse and assault, who has pleaded not guilty.

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Future uncertain for key Tasmania to mainland power transmission link after $2bn cost blowout

Federal government in discussion with states after Marinus Link price tag increases, putting decarbonisation and energy goals at risk

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Tasmanian premier under scrutiny over $1.2m grant promise to rum distillery with Liberal Party staffer links

Tasmania's premier is grilled over a promised million-dollar grant to a rum distillery with links to a Liberal Party staffer, which Labor says should have been open to other businesses to seek.

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Tasmanian mother of three shifted from hotel to hotel as public housing wait gets longer

Becoming homeless has meant "Joanne" and her kids have lived in six hotels, two shelters and one caravan park in three years. Her family is part of an increasing number of people struggling to find shelter in Tasmania.

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Doubts over Cradle Mountain cableway future after funding deadline missed

The Cradle Mountain Cableway is in serious doubt after the Commonwealth withdraws $30 million in funding from the project because the Tasmanian government missed a deadline.

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Bob Brown lashes court mining lease ruling

The Bob Brown Foundation has lost a court challenge related to a contentious mining waste dam proposal in Tasmania.

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More Tasmanians than ever homeless, census data shows, as Labor blasts 'decades of Liberal neglect'

Sonia and her carer live in her car, parking in driveways or public car parks. Stuck being homeless is "depressing" she says — and they are not alone, with more and more people desperate for a roof over their heads.

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A woman living with multiple sclerosis facing the prospect of living in a campervan

As a person living with multiple sclerosis, Wendy Reid has been warned to avoid stress, but recently she could not escape it. Despite being offered a home after going to the media about the difficulties in finding a place to live in Hobart, the accommodation she has been offered still…

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Woman stunned after public housing contractor leaves paint 'all over the furniture'

A woman who lives in public housing is left in a state of disbelief after a painter contracted by Homes Tasmania left paint "all over the furniture" and told her she would need to fix the job herself if she was unhappy.

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Hobart's suburbs facing significant demand for social housing as some applicants fear they're 'lost in the system'

Hobart's outer northern and southern suburbs are experiencing significant demand for social and public housing — far outstripping supply — including hundreds of applications for family-size houses.

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