Two 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 - 11:00amDespite 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 - 3:00amTasmanian recreational sand flathead bag limits are being ‘drastically reduced’ and commercial fishing will be banned “to support the long-term sustainability of the scalefish fishery”. From November 1, bag limits will be changed in certain areas, with a smaller fish bag limit in all other state waters. Fisheries Tasmania the main changes include a minimum size […]
Sun Oct 29, 2023 - 5:00amTasmania’s newest Bass Strait passenger, vehicle and freight ship has officially been named and launched at a ceremony held at the shipbuilders yard in Finland. Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) launched the Spirit of Tasmania IV on Friday night Tasmanian time, a moment Chairman Michael Grainger said he was “delighted to witness”. “Both Spirit of Tasmania […]
Sat Oct 28, 2023 - 1:00pmThe International Space Station passed over Tasmania today, soaring at an altitude of more than 400 kilometres above the state. Arriving in the sky above the north-west around 4:07pm on Friday, the station moved over the Great Lake and Hobart within the space of 1 minute. While the ISS is often visible, today’s clear skies […]
Fri Oct 27, 2023 - 6:00pmTasmanians who were impacted by the devastating floods of October 2022 are being encouraged to share their experiences in the aftermath, as a federal parliamentary inquiry into the insurance industry’s response gets underway. Exceptionally heavy rainfall affected both the north-west and north of the state during last year’s event, leading to severe flooding in some […]
Fri Oct 27, 2023 - 5:00amTasmania’s Greens think begging should be decriminalised and say removing the current fines and possible prison sentences will ‘improve the situations’ for those facing homelessness and poverty. Leader Rosalie Woodruff plans to introduce a bill to Parliament next week that will change the “outdated and unfair” law. “With the cost of living crisis deepening, more and […]
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