Tasmanian Times
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4.5KFire Review Praises, Greens Push for Urgency
The AFAC operational review praised the three fire agencies’ efforts during the 2025 Tasmanian West Coast Fire Complex, noting no loss of...
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2.7KRenowned Photographer Charged Over Robbins Island Birdwatching
Internationally-acclaimed wildlife photographer Rob Blakers faces trespass charges after photographing threatened shorebirds on Tasmania’s Robbins Island, where a controversial 100-turbine wind farm...
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4.8KFree Nasal Flu Vaccines Urged for Tasmanian Children
GPs in Tasmania are urgently calling on the state government to provide free intranasal flu vaccinations for young children starting next year,...
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4.2KHobart PhD Student is 2026 Rhodes Scholar
Her Excellency the Honourable Barbara Baker AC and Rhodes Scholar Heath Dimsey
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4.3KMeasles Risk – Check Your Vaccinations Now
The Department of Health issued an alert due to increased global and interstate measles outbreaks. Tasmanians are urged to ensure they’ve received...
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2.5KTragically Unprepared – One Dead, Cradle Mountain Rescue
An overnight rescue operation at Cradle Mountain National Park concluded with one female member of a walking group confirmed deceased. Emergency services...
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1.0KEmergency Responders Train in Challenging Conditions
Tasmania’s search and rescue network, including volunteers and multiple emergency agencies, this past weekend completed a two-day training exercise at Wayatinah Lagoon...
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3.9KLogging Charges Dropped Due to STT’s Blunder
A technical error by Sustainable Timber Tasmania (STT), led to prosecutors dropping charges against at least 24 anti-logging protesters. The charges were...
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4.0KYouth Advocate’s Journey to Ancestral Identity
Earlier this year UNICEF Australia announced its Young Ambassador to represent Tasmania in an 18-month program for aspiring young advocates. Reede Adams-Beckett,...
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5.0KLeatherwood Honey’s Unique Chemistry Unveiled by Research
A new study has, for the first time, identified 12 previously unknown natural compounds in Tasmanian leatherwood honey, providing a chemical fingerprint...