Tasmania’s economy has slipped to sixth place in the latest CommSec quarterly State of the States report. After being home to the country’s best-performing economy for 12 out of the past 15 reports, Tasmania has now recorded the slowest economic growth, down 0.7%, but still leads in equipment investment and dwelling starts. Labor’s Shadow Treasurer […]
Mon Oct 30, 2023 - 3:30pmA woman has died and her two children, including a 1-year-old, have been injured after an incident in Launceston this morning. Police say officers were called to a residence in Riverside, northwest of the Launceston CBD, shortly after 10am on Monday morning where the woman was pronounced deceased a short time later. While the circumstances surrounding […]
Mon Oct 30, 2023 - 1:21pmTwo Tasmanian men who died in a crash with a gum tree last year had “consumed large quantities of alcohol” and refused multiple offers from sober drivers before they got behind the wheel of a car, a Coroner has found. After finishing work at 1pm on a Friday in March 2022, 20-year-old Nicholas George Williams […]
Mon Oct 30, 2023 - 12:45pmA Tasmanian teacher who was last seen in late 2017 is now the subject of a “criminal investigation”, police say. 66-year-old Launceston man Bruce Fairfax disappeared from the Duckhole Lake Track area at Strathblane in Southern Tasmania on October 14, 2017. Tasmania Police conducted extensive searches of the area at the time, but Fairfax was never […]
Mon Oct 30, 2023 - 11:00amThe Disney Wonder made her first visit to the Port of Hobart today, packed with cartoon-loving families and eager cruisers. During a plaque ceremony on Monday morning, Premier and Minister for Tourism and Hospitality Jeremy Rockliff welcomed the first of eight Disney visits scheduled for Hobart over the summer period. “Disney Wonder’s visit is a […]
Mon Oct 30, 2023 - 10:25amDespite a decrease in the number of people killed in car crashes over the past 12 months in Tasmania, the country’s overall road toll continues to rise. Data from the Australian Automobile Association (AAA) shows that 1,240 people died on Australian roads in the 12 months up to September this year, up from 1,186 the […]
Mon Oct 30, 2023 - 5:00amA partially blind Tasmanian farm dog from Fingal has claimed the title of Australasia’s hardest-working dog. Farmer Alex Johns and his 3-year-old Kelpie, Earl, secured the championship in the recent 2023 Cobber Challenge, where they represented Tasmania against 12 other working dogs from Australia and New Zealand. Over the course of 21 days, Earl and […]
Mon Oct 30, 2023 - 4:00amA teenager remains hospitalised after plummeting ‘approximately 30 metres’ while hiking a Tasmanian mountain range over the weekend. The 16-year-old was airlifted by the rescue helicopter from the Mount Gnomon area, south of Penguin, shortly after 5pm on Saturday. Police say rescuers were in contact with the teenager during the search and were able to swiftly […]
Mon Oct 30, 2023 - 3:00amA teenager has been left with head injuries after rolling his ATV on a beach in Tasmania’s north this afternoon. The 16-year-old rolled the ATV on Beechford Beach, north east of George Town, shortly after 3:30pm on Sunday. According to Police, initial investigations have confirmed that the teenager was driving the ATV with a 24-year-old […]
Sun Oct 29, 2023 - 9:50pmA 39-year-old woman from Midway Point has been disqualified from driving for 12 months after she was caught drink driving in Hobart’s eastern suburbs today. Police say they received concerned calls from the public around midday on Sunday, reporting a grey Peugeot coupe swerving onto the wrong side of the road between Midway Point and […]
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