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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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Woman flagged abuse risk at Tas hospital

An inquiry has been told a Tasmanian hospital failed to act after being told a male nurse had abused a colleague when she was a child.

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Harsher anti-protest laws targeting environmentalists are putting greed before green

Penalties for peaceful action are now the same as for aggravated assault

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Where are the coldest places in Tasmania and why are they so chilly?

In Tasmania it can get so cold you open the door to the fridge to warm the house up — where are the coldest places and how does it compare with mainland Australia?

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'Lack of action' over Tas pedophile nurse

A Tasmanian inquiry has been told an alleged pedophile nurse was reported to police and breached patient boundaries across decades before being charged.

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Farm life a tough ask with rising land prices and cost pressures adding to the strain

Wade von Stieglitz hopes his "starter" block in Tasmania's north-west will be the first step in building a full-time career on the land — but rising land prices and other cost pressures are making it hard for first-time farmers like him and his family.

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Woman charged over Tasmanian shooting

A woman will face court accused of attempted murder after a man was shot and stabbed northwest of Hobart, police say.

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Woman charged after man, 74, shot, stabbed in southern Tasmania

A woman in her 40s is charged with attempted murder after the shooting of a 74-year-old man in southern Tasmania.

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Lettes Bay wooden jetties set for demolition, but locals are fighting to save them

A secluded fishing village on Tasmania's west coast has become a popular tourist destination in recent years due to its heritage-listed miners' shacks and wooden jetties. Now, locals fear a part of what makes the bay unique is at risk of being lost forever.

The Guardian - AU

Breeding at age 73: new details of endangered orange roughy’s life cycle prompt calls to limit fishing

Australian fisheries management says there are regional differences and new data only applies to population in New Zealand

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Kylie Minogue's wedding dress as Charlene in Neighbours to be displayed in Tasmania

The dress made famous by Kylie Minogue as she walked down the aisle as Charlene to marry Scott in 1987 on Neighbours is about to come out of the box and go on display, but Tasmanian curators would love to know where her matching veil, gloves and shoes are.

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Tasmania's upper house passes legislation to impose harsher penalties on protesters

Tasmania's upper house effectively passes legislation to impose harsher penalties for protesters and organisations that obstruct workers or cause a "serious risk". Here's what it means for a state with environmental protest woven into its identity.

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Farmer Trevor Foster, who died in 2016 Tasmanian floods, initially didn't notice rush of water arriving, inquest hears

The wife of a Tasmanian man who died in floods in 2016 told police the floodwater that killed her husband "came so quickly" and she had "never seen anything like it before".

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Tasmanian visual artist Tom O'Hern on how he became 'good at drawing really badly'

Artist Tom O'Hern wants more people to embrace the art of drawing badly, saying life has become too full of perfection.

The Guardian - AU

Anti-protest laws are an affront to democracy. They have no place in Australia

We are unique among liberal democracies in lacking robust legal protection for human rights

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