An investigation has been launched after a young child was rushed to the Royal Hobart Hospital with “critical injuries” that are believed to be suspicious this morning. Police say the child, whose age has not yet been disclosed, was transported to hospital by Ambulance from a residence in Warrane at around 1:10am on Friday. Officers from […]
Fri Dec 1, 2023 - 4:30pmFormer Labor Party leader David O’Byrne has been rejected in his bid for preselection for the seat of Franklin. In a statement to Pulse on Friday afternoon, O’Byrne said the announcement was “devastating news” for him. “I have been a loyal Labor supporter for my entire life and member for close to 30 years,” he said. […]
Fri Dec 1, 2023 - 2:50pmLaunceston’s Riverbend Park will soon feature the city’s first pump track for people on bikes, scooters and skateboards and using rollerblades. The new $500,000 track will be located in the 900 square metre area of land between the city’s Charles Street Bridge and the Boathouse Centre. Launceston Mayor Matthew Garwood said the council will start advertising […]
Fri Dec 1, 2023 - 2:25pmA senior Tasmanian lecturer who died after a one-punch attack at a Hobart nightclub in 2019 could have been saved if his internal bleeding had been detected and treated in a timely manner, a coroner has revealed. Stewart Williams, a 54-year-old lecturer, had dedicated several years to his work at the University of Tasmania before […]
Fri Dec 1, 2023 - 1:40pmA Hobart teenager has racked up close to a dozen charges after he allegedly went on a robbery spree across New Town yesterday. According to detectives, the 17-year-old committed “a series of theft and robbery” incidents across the Hobart suburb on Thursday morning. They say he also threatened several other youths at multiple locations and left one […]
Fri Dec 1, 2023 - 1:30pmPolice have seized eight firearms, including two illegally manufactured pistols and a PCP air rifle, during a raid on a property in Tasmania’s north-west. The operation, carried out by the Western Drug and Firearms Unit on Wednesday, also uncovered various firearm components and related equipment. The 46-year-old man allegedly responsible for the weapons is facing […]
Fri Dec 1, 2023 - 10:30amDozens of Antarctic expeditioners are returning to Hobart today, with some of them having spent the last year living and working on the frozen continent. The RSV Nuyina will dock in the capital from Davis Station on Friday, following a successful journey through the Southern Ocean to resupply the remote research outpost. Among those making […]
Fri Dec 1, 2023 - 9:15amThree dozen whales found dead on Tasmania’s east coast will remain on the beach they washed up on to naturally decompose after the task of relocating them was deemed ‘impossible’. The 34 pilot whales were found at Bryans Beach near the southern end of the remote Freycinet Peninsula on Wednesday morning. Teams from the Tasmania Parks and Wildlife […]
Fri Dec 1, 2023 - 5:00amAriarne Titmus has been crowned the Tasmanian Athlete of the Year for the third time at an awards ceremony in Hobart tonight. The Launceston-born 23-year-old is regarded as one the world’s ‘greatest ever female middle-distance swimmers’. This year, Ariarne picked up two gold, a silver and a bronze medal at the 2023 World Aquatic Championships […]
Thu Nov 30, 2023 - 8:35pmA Tasmanian chocolatier and the brainchild behind the states very own House of Anvers chocolate museum has officially been awarded as having the world’s best chocolate book. Igor Van Gerwen has this week secured the ‘Best Chocolate Book in the World’ title at the 29th annual Gourmand International Cookbook Awards for ‘Chocolatier’. “It is a […]
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