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Health department boss Kathrine Morgan-Wicks's tearful apology to abuse victims at commission of inquiry

After listening to hours of child abuse horror stories from victims and family members, the head of Tasmania's health department took her turn in the witness box, tearfully apologising for their hurt and pledging the department she now leads would never again fail so badly.

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Tasmania police sorry for abuse failings

Tasmania's top police officer has apologised for multiple failures investigating a male nurse, who was ultimately charged with child sexual abuse offences.

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Cradle Mountain lures truffle farm tree-changers from Brisbane city life

A paramedic and marine biologist have bailed on the big smoke to unearth a new life in the foothills of Tasmania's Cradle Mountain.

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Apology for Tiffany Skeggs, Zoe Duncan for child abuse ordeal and disbelief by Tasmanian authorities

A veteran of child protection says she can "barely" find the words to say how sorry she is for the treatment of two sexual abuse survivors who weren't believed by authorities when they went for help. Sadly, one of those survivors will never hear the apology.

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'No apology' over Tas hospital child abuse

A survivor has told an inquiry into child sexual abuse in Tasmania's public service she was left without support or an apology after making her disclosure.

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Tas hospital missed 'red flags' of abuser

An inquiry has been told about red flags relating to a male nurse in Tasmania who was later charged with child sexual abuse offences.

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Tas to review hospital handling of abuser

The Tasmanian government is establishing its own review of a Launceston hospital where a pedophile nurse was able to keep working despite multiple complaints.

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Nitram review – a harrowing portrait of Australia’s most deadly mass shooter

Based on the true story of a lone gunman who killed 35 people in Port Arthur, Tasmania, in 1996, Justin Kurzel’s drama is a complex study of a lethal misfit

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‘Heartbreaking’: millions of native animals killed under Tasmania’s property protection permits

Greens say ‘staggering’ figures should be examined as part of parliamentary inquiry into management and protection of state’s wildlife

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Tasmanian hopeful off to world ploughing championships in Ireland

Daniel Gladwell says he tried soccer, cricket and Australian Rules football — but nothing gave him the "sense of success" he found with competitive ploughing.

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Insurance price hikes stop the music at one of the only nightclubs in Tasmania's north-west

Burnie's only nightclub will remain closed for the second weekend in a row after its security company's insurance provider refused to cover the business for its dance floors and live music.

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Cruise ship return to Tasmania a boon for some but others urge focus on 'ordinary' tourists

Cruise ships will once again start docking in Tasmanian ports in October and while the income they bring is hailed as a lifeline for some, others warn they are not the sort of tourism experience Tasmania should be embracing.

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'No inquiry' about Tas nurse child abuser

A former chief executive of a hospital in Tasmania says he didn't make any inquiries after learning a pedophile nurse had worked under his leadership.

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‘Draconian and undemocratic’: why criminalising climate protesters in Australia doesn't actually work

A man who drove through a climate protest blocking the Harbour Tunnel this week has copped a A$469 fine, while multiple members of the activist group were arrested. The protest was among a series of peak hour rallies in Sydney by Blockade Australia, in an effort to stop “the cogs…

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As COVID-19 restrictions and public emergency declarations ease, life doesn't go back to normal for everyone

With the end of the public health emergency declaration, more mask mandates will be dropped from Friday in Tasmania — but for many, life won't return to "normal".

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Higher proportion of Tasmanians living with mental health conditions, census data shows

A significantly higher proportion of Tasmanians are living with a long-term mental health condition compared to the rest of the country, according to the latest census data.

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Burnie City Council approves 10.2 per cent rate rise in tense meeting

Rates for residential properties in the north-west Tasmanian city of Burnie will increase by an average of 10.2 per cent, with the council's general manager and mayor at loggerheads over the move.

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Launceston General Hospital staff kept in the dark about paedophile co-worker James Geoffrey Griffin

The hospital supervisor of a notorious paedophile who worked in a children's ward has tearfully told an inquiry she was aware of him hugging young patients — but that it was "accepted by all staff" and in her opinion at the time something which could be addressed by "education".

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Luca Brasi band member Tyler Richardson becomes Lifeline ambassador

It's a cause close to his heart, now Luca Brasi's Tyler Richardson wants to talk mental health as Tasmania's first Lifeline ambassador.

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Launceston barbershop cuts mental health stigma with in-chair support

A Barbers for Life project in Launceston, in northern Tasmania, aims to equip barbers with the tools needed to support clients going through a rough time.

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Tasmanian salmon producer Tassal being circled by Canadian seafood giant Cooke

Hot on the heels of Brazilians snapping up a Tasmanian salmon company, the last locally owned producer is in the sights of a Canadian seafood giant, news that has been welcomed by the island state's Premier, Jeremy Rockliff.

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Final 2022 election results: Coalition routed in cities and in Western Australia – can they recover in 2025?

At the May 21 federal election, Labor won 77 of the 151 House of Representatives seats (up eight since 2019 when adjusted for redistributions), the Coalition won 58 seats (down 18), the Greens four (up three) and all Others 12 (up seven). This was a Labor majority of three.

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Festival of Voices country music artist Jean Stafford's rise from Tasmania to Nashville

From humble beginnings in rural Tasmania, Jean Stafford is Australia's most decorated female country artist and she is still performing 60 years on.

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Does Australia need Tasmania to become a multi-billion-dollar 'Battery of the Nation'?

As coal-fired power stations close down, there is a push for the renewables-rich state of Tasmania to become the "Battery of the Nation". The problem is, no one knows who will foot the multi-billion-dollar bill.

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Anti-protest laws briefing sessions for miners, forestry ahead of Tasmanian Upper House debate

A mining representative sat through and rebutted briefings to Tasmanian politicians provided by environmental and civil groups, but when it came time for them to hold a briefing, it was closed to everyone else.

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