The Greens have raised concerns about a potential conflict of interest regarding the Hobart stadium proposal, pointing out that the Macquarie Point Development Corporation will both propose and assess the project. Vica Bayley says the MPDC, which is responsible for the project, is also the author of the planning guidelines for the site. He said […]
Wed Jan 10, 2024 - 5:00amThe state government will remove provisions from its draft bill that would make it illegal to ‘incite animosity’ towards sex offenders. The clause would have made it an offence to promote anger toward child sex offenders and will be dropped after backlash and concerns were raised that it could silence victim-survivors. The draft amendments to the […]
Wed Jan 10, 2024 - 4:00amThe Health and Community Services Union (HACSU) claims that nine out of eighteen ambulances across southern Tasmania were “ramped” on Monday afternoon. The union says each was unable to respond to further emergencies due to patients waiting for beds at the Royal Hobart Hospital’s emergency department. “[Monday] was absolute chaos for our ambulance service,” HACSU […]
Tue Jan 9, 2024 - 9:30pmUpdated 12pm, Wednesday January 10: A Scamander man who presented himself to the St Helens police station after a firearms incident has been charged. Police say the 40-year-old reportedly threatened people with a firearm while on private property at Upper Scamander on Monday night. He has since been charged with firearms-related offences including recklessly discharge […]
Tue Jan 9, 2024 - 4:20pmA car has crashed through a fence and rolled into the side of a Bridgewater house this afternoon. Police say the vehicle drove onto the wrong side of Scotts Road, through a metal fence and into the side of the home around 11am on Tuesday. No one was injured in the incident, however a corner […]
Tue Jan 9, 2024 - 12:50pmNew Year’s Eve fires that were “caused by the unlawful discharging of flares” remain under investigation by police more than a week after they ignited. Three significant fires broke out in the Strahan area on New Year’s Eve, which Sergeant Danny Jackson says “had the potential to put homes and infrastructure at risk”. Multiple flares […]
Tue Jan 9, 2024 - 11:50amRunners who were accidentally directed to cover an extra kilometre during the Cadbury Marathon’s half-marathon course on Sunday have received an apology from the race organisers. The bungle, blamed on miscommunication between marshals, resulted in runners covering a distance of 22.2 kilometres in the Sunday heat, instead of the traditional 21 kilometres. In a statement […]
Tue Jan 9, 2024 - 9:20amA heartless thief has been caught on CCTV, allegedly stealing a charity donation box placed at a Launceston news agency to raise funds for those doing it tough over Christmas. The suspect was captured in the act, having come prepared with a pair of scissors she had hidden down her top, ready for the right […]
Tue Jan 9, 2024 - 7:00amTasmania’s social housing waiting list has hit an all-time high, with 4,701 applicants – including families, couples and singles – in line for accommodation as of November 2023. The average waiting time for priority housing applicants has surged to 94.7 weeks, the longest it has been since November 2022. Shadow Housing Minister Ella Haddad has […]
Tue Jan 9, 2024 - 5:00amA Newnham mother has had a devastating start to the new year after her car was stolen and set on fire. The silver LDV D90 was reportedly taken in the early hours of Friday morning before being set alight in Mayfield. Sharing the news online, owner Adriana Cash said the fire destroyed her children’s prams, […]
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