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Tas youth centre staff a 'pack of animals'

A child sexual abuse inquiry has been told staff at a Tasmanian detention centre would break the arms and legs of detainees and block the sun in their cells.

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Resurrecting the Tasmanian tiger may be a noble idea – but what about preserving existing species?

While de-extinction research may benefit conservation efforts overall, we shouldn’t have to rely on it to give a wildlife a future

The Guardian - AU

Police investigating suspicious fire that caused $500,000 damage at Circle Coffee House in New Norfolk

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Hockey: Rams leader eyes off shot at 2022 nationals

"Any chance to play at that level, whether that be for NSW, Victoria, Tasmania, I don't care."

Newcastle Herald

Abled Kitchen program helping young Tasmanians with sensory disabilities labelled a success

A new home is almost locked in for Abled Kitchen in Launceston after a successful 12-month trial helping Tasmanians who have sensory disabilities.

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A plan to bring the Tasmanian tiger back from extinction raises questions

The thylacine had trademark stripes and, rare in the animal world, abdominal pouches in both females and males. The last known specimen died in a zoo in 1936.

WEKU

Landmark study finds snow skinks can change sex before birth

After years of speculation, scientists are finally able to confirm that a native Tasmanian skink can change sex before it's born — and it may make this lizard more vulnerable to climate change.

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From pest to quest: how the Tasmanian tiger captured the imagination

Today the possible re-creation of the thylacine generates worldwide headlines. By contrast the last thylacine’s death did not generate any headlines at all

The Guardian - AU

Amnesty call to shut Tas youth detention

Amnesty International is calling on the Tasmanian government to immediately close a youth detention centre described as having a culture of brutality.

AAP

Bulldogs chase backdoor AFL finals entry

The Western Bulldogs will need to beat Hawthorn in Tasmania before hoping Carlton lose to Collingwood to reach this year's AFL finals.

AAP

Child inmate at Ashley Youth Detention Centre ruined by incarceration experience, mother tells inquiry

The mother of a boy imprisoned at Tasmania's Ashley Youth Detention Centre tells an inquiry her son was "savable" and "a child who still had a future" when he went in — but his ordeal at the prison changed that.

ABC News

The Ashley Youth Detention Centre is set for closure, so here's how the government will replace it

Revelations about a culture of violence and sexual abuse at Tasmania's only youth detention facility have shocked and appalled many, with one expert saying it should be "razed to the ground" — so what is Ashley and what is proposed to replace it?

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Launceston's Cataract Gorge floods again, as more heavy rains predicted for Tasmania

What was meant to be a pleasant chairlift ride across a popular swimming spot instead gave a mother and daughter a bit of a fright, with the visitors to Tasmania's Cataract Gorge spooked by the river which "sounded like a wild animal".

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Ashley Youth Detention Centre guards forced child to perform sexual acts to get his medication, inquiry hears

A former child detainee at Tasmania's only youth detention centre tells an inquiry he was made to perform sexual acts on guards in exchange for his ADHD medication, with counsel assisting calling the centre, which still operates, a "monster".

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68-year-old Tasmanian runner has his 100th marathon within reach

Launceston marathon runner Michael Booth is showing no signs of slowing down as he chases a goal of 100 events.

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De-extinction company plans to bring back the Tasmanian tiger

Colossal Biosciences, a Dallas company pursuing plans to bring woolly mammoths back to the Arctic tundra, is setting its sights on bringing back another extinct species: the Tasmanian tiger.

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Scientists are trying to resurrect the Tasmanian tiger. So when did the last one die and what about all those sightings?

Partners in a new science venture say a living baby Tasmanian tiger might be as little as 10 years away. But before we start seeing them in fenced-off areas of the wilderness, let's take a look at what led to its extinction in the first place.

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What major project declaration means for Tasmania’s multi-billion-dollar North East Wind plan

The multi-billion-dollar North East Wind project has been given a helping hand by the state government, but what is the plan?

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Mission to bring back Tasmanian tiger takes a star turn with Hemsworths’ investment

Nearly 100 years after its extinction, scientists say thylacines may once live again, after a ‘‘giant leap’’ in a project to resurrect the Tasmanian tiger.

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Polo ponies on Spirit of Tasmania ferry were 'going to cook' due to travel conditions, court told

An engineer who modelled the conditions horses would have experienced on a Spirit of Tasmania journey in 2018 tells a court the temperature meant they were "going to cook".

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: ‘de-extinction’ plan for Tasmanian tiger, calls for Morrison investigation, Ukraine attack plan revealed

Wednesday: There is a growing chorus for parliament’s powerful privileges committee to investigate Scott Morrison’s handful of secret ministries. Plus: the Texans working to bring back the woolly mammoth say we’ll soon have new Tasmanian tigers

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Tasmanian tiger babies could be a reality 'within 10 years', Melbourne University team says after partnering with US firm Colossal

An Australian team say a new partnership with a US-based tech company has given their hopes of a successful "de-extinction" of thylacines a "giant leap" — and that their goal of seeing a Tasmanian tiger in the wild could happen "within 10 years".

The Guardian - AU

De-extinction: scientists are planning the multimillion-dollar resurrection of the Tasmanian tiger

University of Melbourne partners with US biotech company to plan genetic restoration of the thylacine

AAP

Tas salmon giant takeover bid 'chequered'

Conservationists have raised issues about the history of a Canadian company putting in a $1.1 billion bid to take over Tasmanian salmon farmer Tassal.

ABC News

Tassal recommends shareholders accept $1.1 billion takeover bid from Canadian seafood giant Cooke

These unassuming Canadians have just offered $1.1 billion to take over Tasmania's last locally owned salmon producer, turning the company private — in a move that has some worried for the environment and accountability.

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