Local Council
Charles Wooley elected new lord mayor of Hobart
He trailed Bill Harvey by 837 votes before John Kelly was excluded
Local Council
Hobart faces all-male council as four incumbents trail
Zelinda Sherlock, Ben Lohberger, Louise Elliot and Louise Bloomfield could lose their seats
Local Council
800 staff counting votes in the 29 council races
Every preference is entered twice by two staff members to check accuracy
Health
Nurses stop work over Emergency Medical Unit cuts
Bridget Archer says no beds will be shut as nurses take stop-work action
Local Council
Jo Westwood returns to Kingborough as mayor
She took 38.7% of first preferences, ahead of Aldo Antolli on 35%
Local Council
Follow live: Realtime Tasmanian local government election results
Counting has begun after 362,282 Tasmanians voted in the election
Local Council
Giovanna Simpson elected Burnie mayor
Sitting mayor Teeny Brumby was excluded at the final stage of the count
Local Council
Matthew Garwood re-elected Launceston mayor
Garwood also leads the councillor count on 30.1% of first preferences
Local Council
Chloe Foster wins Waratah-Wynyard mayoral race
Foster says bringing people together will be her first priority as mayor
Local Council
Abby McKibben elected Huon Valley mayor
She finished second on primaries before preferences pushed her ahead
Courts and Crime
Bridgewater detective wins top investigator award
Sam Storer co-ordinated more than 30 gun investigations in a year
Politics
Minister rejects school cricket pitch ban claim
The education department is making changes for safety at school grounds
Environment
Roth named state's first biosecurity ambassador
The role forms part of Roth's broader job as Tasmanian Ambassador
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Local Council
Wooley, Hickey ahead as mayoral count continues
Final results for some councils may not arrive until next Tuesday
Environment
Fire permits needed statewide from Thursday
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Politics
Follow live: Parliament debates conversion ban bill
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Politics
Premier backs conversion ban bill as Labor slams 'attacks'
Josh Willie says the Labor party will vote for the bill 'as one'
Local Council
Six mayors decided as council election results roll in
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Local Council
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Hobart
Local Council
Charles Wooley elected new lord mayor of Hobart
He trailed Bill Harvey by 837 votes before John Kelly was excluded
Local Council
Hobart faces all-male council as four incumbents trail
Zelinda Sherlock, Ben Lohberger, Louise Elliot and Louise Bloomfield could lose their seats
Launceston
Local Council
Matthew Garwood re-elected Launceston mayor
Garwood also leads the councillor count on 30.1% of first preferences
Local Council
Wooley, Hickey ahead as mayoral count continues
Final results for some councils may not arrive until next Tuesday
North-West Coast
Local Council
Giovanna Simpson elected Burnie mayor
Sitting mayor Teeny Brumby was excluded at the final stage of the count
Local Council
Chloe Foster wins Waratah-Wynyard mayoral race
Foster says bringing people together will be her first priority as mayor
