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Road Incidents

Several reportedly injured in serious Brooker Highway crash

Pulse understands several people have been ‘seriously injured’ in a crash on the Brooker Highway near Queens Domain tonight. Dozens of Police officers, paramedics and firefighters are currently on the scene of the crash, which is blocking both northbound lanes of the highway. Police say “extensive closures” are expected into the night and “no traffic” […]

Mon Oct 9, 2023 - 9:30pm
Coroner Reports

Ambulance Tasmania’s dispatch error leads to tragic death of heart attack victim

A Tasmanian man died after an ambulance was not sent to him despite his wife calling triple-0 and reporting symptoms consistent with a heart attack. 65-year-old Anton Lukacevich died on January 25 last year after experiencing a heart attack at a relative’s home in Mangalore, north of Hobart. Coroner Simon Cooper found that Mr Lukacevich’s […]

Mon Oct 9, 2023 - 2:30pm
The Latest

State Growth backtrack on decision to turn Tasman Bridge blue and white for Israel

UPDATE 5PM:The Tasmanian Government has reversed its earlier decision to illuminate the Tasman Bridge in blue and white tonight. Following what appears to have been ‘significant backlash’ from the Tasmanian Palestinian community, the Department of State Growth has confirmed to Pulse that the bridge will not be lit up in blue and white tonight. The […]

Mon Oct 9, 2023 - 12:45pm
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‘Ugly’ power lines ruining heritage appeal of Evandale village, historical group says

The Historical Society of Evandale in Tasmania’s Northern Midlands wants to get rid of the electricity poles in their heritage town and replace them with underground power lines – similar to other Midlands towns. The society believes that by removing the ‘ugly’ lines and installing underground power, it would ‘enhance the heritage aspects’ of the village, […]

Mon Oct 9, 2023 - 11:25am
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Macquarie Street office block evacuated after smoke spotted

An office block in Hobart’s CBD has been evacuated after smoke was spotted on an upper-level this morning. Tasmania Fire Service were called to the building at 85 Macquarie St around 9:15am on Monday. A TFS spokesperson said crews were “currently working at bringing the fire under control”. More to come…

Mon Oct 9, 2023 - 9:45am
Coroner Reports

Coroner rules 20-year-old’s fatal Cape Deslacs cliff fall a tragic accident

A coroner has ruled that the death of a 20-year-old apprentice builder who fell approximately 30 metres from a Clifton Beach cliff last year was a “tragic accident”. 20-year-old Carter Jim Taylor was walking with two of his friends near a high sea cliff in the Cape Deslacs area when he slipped and fell on Saturday April […]

Mon Oct 9, 2023 - 5:00am
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Decision looms for Rosny Parklands AFL high-performance centre

Clarence City Councillors could tonight back the next step of a proposed AFL High-Performance Centre at Rosny Parklands. Councillors will vote on whether to take the State Government’s proposal to transform the former Rosny Golf Course into Tasmania’s AFL/AFLW High-Performance Centre out to community consultation or reject the proposal on the site. Mayor Brendan Blomeley […]

Mon Oct 9, 2023 - 4:45am
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New $2m Centrelink office coming to Sorell

A new $2 million purpose-built Services Australia Centrelink office will be built in Sorell in the coming months. The Dubs and Co Drive centre is part of a promise made by federal Labor in the lead-up to the 2022 election and is hoped to be completed by the end of next year. Federal Labor MP […]

Mon Oct 9, 2023 - 4:30am
Politics

White hints at no-confidence motion amidst pairing announcement

Labor Leader Rebecca White has confirmed that the party will provide a pair in parliament when it returns, meaning one of their members will be removed from the chamber to even the field. “We need Parliament to be able to return without any further delay,” White said. “We’ve had enormous disruption over the course of […]

Mon Oct 9, 2023 - 4:00am
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