The mayor of the Derwent Valley has dropped out of the race to become a Labor Member of Parliament, just two weeks after being announced as a candidate. Mayor Michelle Dracoulis told councillors at a meeting on Thursday night that she would be withdrawing as a candidate in the next state election to focus on […]
Thu Dec 14, 2023 - 10:00pmAngry Tasmanian paramedics are threatening to take industrial action over fears that the state’s ramping crisis is getting worse. The Health and Community Services Union (HACSU) claim that ambulance response times have surged to nearly double the recommended time for urgent calls and say more than two-thirds of the states paramedic workforce are on the brink of […]
Thu Dec 14, 2023 - 8:00pmThe recent release of footage allegedly captured inside Tasmanian livestock processing facilities, which reveals the mistreatment of animals, has been described as “deeply concerning and completely unacceptable” by the state government. In response, a new investigative task force has been set up to ensure the “highest standard of animal welfare” is upheld across the states […]
Thu Dec 14, 2023 - 3:00pmA lightning strike has destroyed a vacant house near Sheffield overnight after a severe storm tore across Tasmania. The Tasmania Fire Service say lightning struck a tree near the house on Claude Road in the early hours of Thursday morning and set the house alight. Lightning strikes are also believed to have caused a bushfire in […]
Thu Dec 14, 2023 - 1:45pmA prison transport van full of inmates was forced to pull to the side of a busy Hobart highway this morning after smoke was seen coming from it. The van was transporting several prisoners when the incident occurred on the East Derwent Highway at Old Beach around 9:30am on Thursday. A spokesperson from Tasmania Police […]
Thu Dec 14, 2023 - 12:30pmTasmanian swimmer Max Giuliani has become the second-fastest Australian in history to complete the 200m freestyle, narrowly missing the record by just milliseconds. Giuliani, 20, swam a time of 1:44.79 during the 4×200-metre event at the Queensland state championships on Tuesday. The remarkable swim placed him with the second-fastest time ever achieved by an Australian […]
Thu Dec 14, 2023 - 11:25amMultiple aircraft will be dispatched to scan for potential fires across Tasmania today after a severe storm and thousands of lightning strikes smashed the state overnight. The State Emergency Service say crews have responded to 12 storm-related incidents in the past 24 hours, with many occurring in the north and north-west of Tasmania. Most of […]
Thu Dec 14, 2023 - 11:00amOver 11,300 senior secondary students across Tasmania have received their 2023 end-of-year results from the Tasmanian Assessment, Standards and Certification (TASC). Minister for Education, Children and Youth Roger Jaensch congratulated the Year 11 and 12 students on their hard work and study achievements throughout the year. He said Tasmanian students “have excelled in their studies”, […]
Thu Dec 14, 2023 - 8:00amTwo Tasmanian men accused of attempting to smuggle 4kg of cocaine and 3kg of meth into the state, in what the police are calling the “largest seizure” of the drugs in history, have appeared in court. Craig Aaron Castle, 34, from Elderslie and Joshua Charles Hay, 40, from Swansea are each facing charges of trafficking […]
Thu Dec 14, 2023 - 5:30amThe Tasmanian Government has released a draft bill aimed at criminalising harmful practices designed to change the sexual orientation of transgender, gay, lesbian or gender-diverse people. Under the proposed legislation, adults found guilty of carrying out conversion practices could face fines of up to $29,250 and up to 18 months in jail. However, the bill […]
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