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A Hobart man says he was "taking a leak" near a pine tree where police located thousand of dollars worth of methylamphetamine.
Topics: drugs-and-substance-abuse, community-and-society, law-crime-and-justice, crime, drug-offences, hobart-7000, tas
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Tasmanian Primary Industries Minister Jeremy Rockliff says quarantine officers seized more than seven tonnes of produce during a trial of new procedures on the Spirit of Tasmania.
Topics: rural, agribusiness, quarantine, sea-transport, state-parliament, devonport-7310
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The Tasmanian city of Burnie wins $1 million in a national competition to tackle entrenched social problems and reduce unemployment.
Topics: regional-development, mining-rural, regional, burnie-7320
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A 'fair food' organisation is screening a documentary urging greater transparency and consumer connection to the food system.
Topics: rural, agricultural-marketing, food-and-beverage, environmental-management, tas
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| UpdatedA seriously ill Antarctic expeditioner is being evacuated from Australia's Davis Station.
Topics: emergency-incidents, antarctica, hobart-7000
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James Pattinson and Cameron White have been added to Victoria's squad for the upcoming Sheffield Shield final.
Topics: cricket, sport, hobart-7000, tas, melbourne-3000, vic, perth-6000, wa, australia
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| UpdatedTasmanian schoolboy sprint champion Jack Hale confirms he will run in next month's Stawell Gift.
Topics: athletics, hobart-7000, stawell-3380
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A joint parliamentary inquiry into live-baiting in Tasmania's greyhound industry will also examine over-breeding and the killing of under-performing dogs.
Topics: animal-welfare, state-parliament, hobart-7000, burnie-7320, launceston-7250, tas
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Tasmanian train drivers post dashcam footage of near misses onto Facebook in a bid to stop motorists trying to beat trains at level crossings.
Topics: rail, law-crime-and-justice, tas, longford-7301
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Tasmania's Local Government Minister, Peter Gutwein, says he wants the Glenorchy Council to resolve what he calls "very obvious public tensions".
Topics: local-government, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, glenorchy-7010
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Making tomato sauce is one of many Italian families' traditions that happens each year. The Carnevale family in southern Tasmania know all about the hard work of what is commonly known as Tomato Day.
Topics: food-and-cooking, family, hobart-7000, tas
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Crash data showing a high number of accidents on Hobart's historic Railway Roundabout suggests it could be struggling with modern traffic demands.
Topics: road, hobart-7000, tas
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| UpdatedThe Ian Potter Foundation has pledged $1 million to Australia's largest river restoration project in the Tasmanian midlands.
Topics: rural, agribusiness, land-management, conservation, tree, ross-7209
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| UpdatedThe Tasmanian Government's Buy Local policy is under attack from the State Opposition amid claims $4 million in government work went to interstate firms in February alone.
Topics: state-parliament, hobart-7000
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| UpdatedWildlife carers in Tasmania release a white-bellied sea eagle back into the wild, after nursing it back to health.
Topics: conservation, birds, human-interest, lunawanna-7150
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Tasmanian MP calls for the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to investigate proposed fee hikes at the Port of Melbourne.
Topics: sea-transport, federal---state-issues, tas, melbourne-3000
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Tasmania's Infrastructure Minister takes aim at the Victorian Premier over proposed rent hikes at the Port of Melbourne.
Topics: government-and-politics, sea-transport, federal---state-issues, state-parliament, states-and-territories, tas, port-melbourne-3207
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| UpdatedA proposed ban on the sale of cigarettes to anyone born after the year 2000 risks turning Tasmania into a "nanny state" one retailer says.
Topics: health, health-policy, smoking, government-and-politics, state-parliament, tas
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Life bans for people caught using live baits in greyhound racing are among tougher penalties being recommended by a review of Tasmania's industry.
Topics: animal-welfare, law-crime-and-justice, sport, tas
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| UpdatedNew aerial ice studies have uncovered a series of tunnels and gateways which are allowing warm water to eat away at the Totten Glacier, potentially leading to a dramatic rise in global sea levels.
Topics: environment, environmental-impact, climate-change, tas, antarctica
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Two-time V8 Supercars champion Marcos Ambrose has asked for a break from driving as he reassesses his comeback.
Topics: australian-touring-cars, motor-sports, sport, launceston-7250, tas, australia
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| UpdatedTasmanian Infrastructure Minister Rene Hidding has told State Parliament the Government will not sit idly by and watch rental charges at the Port of Melbourne increase markedly.
Topics: rural, agribusiness, agricultural-subsidies, sea-transport, state-parliament, hobart-7000, port-melbourne-3207, currie-7256
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| UpdatedPolice identify so-called lone wolf attacks among the biggest threats in Tasmania as counter-terrorism briefings are held for organisers of mass gatherings.
Topics: emergency-planning, police, tas
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| UpdatedA motorcyclist made an obscene gesture at a utility driver accused of deliberately colliding with the rider on Tasmania's Southern Outlet highway in Hobart, the Supreme Court hears.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, hobart-7000
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| UpdatedTensions between the Glenorchy City Council in Hobart's north and its leader escalate, with aldermen accusing Mayor Kristie Johnston of running a destabilising vendetta.
Topics: government-and-politics, glenorchy-7010