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HISTORICAL FACTS: 2 - Caught on Camera

Tasmanian film and TV have had a stellar decade. So why is the state gutting its local screen body?

In April, Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff announced Brand Tasmania, Screen Tasmania and the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery would be folded into the Creative Industries, Sport and Visitor Economy division.

The Conversation

In 1995, a Tasmanian fisherman found a dead carp. What followed was a four-decade operation to remove nearly 50,000 European fish

A dead carp spotted in Tasmania's Lake Crescent in 1995 triggered a 28-year campaign to eradicate invasive European carp from Lake Crescent and Lake Sorell. Authorities removed 49,301 carp using radio-tagged “Judas fish”, nets, electrofishing and genetic testing. By 2025, surveys found no remaining carp, allowing officials to declare the…

The Economic Times

Tasmania Devils aim high in maiden VFL finals series

The Devils locked in a top four spot after two crucial late season victories and have set their sights on doing some damage in the upcoming finals.

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Last Australian state to make Easter Sunday a holiday

Easter Sunday will become a public holiday in every Australian jurisdiction after a state parliament vote that has been hailed as a win for workers.

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Bug-eyed ‘fox head’ bought for £50 at market uncovered as priceless ‘holy grail’ antique

The ‘extremely rare’ Tasmanian tiger head was first bought for £50 at an antiques market

The Independent UK

'Real fears' for major smelter without new power deal

One of Australia's big four aluminium smelters is without a long-term power deal, with stalled negotiations raising questions about its future.

AAP

Mine by Adam Ouston review – novel told in a single sentence is a hallucinatory reading experience

Ouston’s second novel follows a poet who is trapped in an abandoned mine in Tasmania while searching for inspiration for his ‘last great work’

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Bird flu's spread sparks Tasmanian devil, parrot fears

The detection of a deadly bird flu strain in Tasmania for the first time has prompted concern for endangered species that only exist on the island.

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Ex-BBL cricketer jailed for abusing teenage fan

A former professional cricketer who has been jailed twice for child sexual offences used his prominence as a sportsperson to gain access to young people.

AAP

Electoral Commission backs off Tasmania name change

A backlash which included Aboriginal groups and former prime minister Tony Abbott means Tasmania will not get a first indigenous-named electorate.

AAP

Tragic end to bucket list hike on 'notorious' mountain

A bushwalker was on a "bucket list" hike to a mountain summit in Tasmania with his partner when he fell.

AAP

Delay-plagued ferries on track for revised start date

Two new Spirit of Tasmania ferries at the centre of an infrastructure stuff-up that made global headlines will soon begin sailing across Bass Strait.

AAP

Provocation, ruin and empire: your guide to the 2026 Miles Franklin shortlist

Australian fiction has long been interested in the relationship between the local and the global – and the six books shortlisted for this year’s Miles Franklin Award are no exception. They range across time and place, from Tasmania to Malaysian Borneo and the Middle East. And they engage with histories…

The Conversation

Devils nab development guru to boost AFL build

The Tasmania Devils, who will enter the AFL in 2028, have signed a former premiership-winning midfielder as their first head of development.

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The Guardian - AU

Karl’s ‘great net zero debate’ was anything but – so beware Coalition claims of renewables taking over ‘two Tasmanias’

One expert described Nationals leader Matt Canavan’s claim of land used for clean energy as ‘plain wrong and plain silly’

The Guardian - AU

Rite of Spring by Kris Kneen review – a woman’s sexual awakening lurks in the ocean’s depths

A couple sign up as lighthouse keepers on an isolated island off Tasmania. But Miranda is on the cusp of a transformation – and sex is everywhere

AAP

Devils miss out on Kangaroos emerging star Comben

Charlie Comben is all-in on North Melbourne's rebuild, rejecting the advances of the Tasmania Devils to re-sign with the Kangaroos until 2033.

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Neil the seal's beachside visit and damage bill tallied

A local council spent tens of thousands of dollars managing crowds and protecting Neil the seal on his most-recent stay in Tasmania.

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Meet Miranda Gibson: The woman who lived in a tree for 449 days to save Tasmania’s ancient forests in one of Australia’s longest tree protests

Deep in Tasmania’s forests, one woman turned a single tree into the centre of a global conservation campaign. In 2011, Miranda Gibson climbed high into the canopy of the Tyenna Forest and began a protest that would last 449 days. Living on a small platform above the ground, she faced…

AAP

Major 'green' smelter ineligible for renewable credits

A major aluminium smelter, which has a quickly approaching deadline to lock-in a long-term electricity deal, won't be able to rely on green credit help.

The Conversation

Special DemosAU poll has Labor well short of a parliamentary majority

A special DemosAU poll has Labor winning 68 of the 150 House of Representatives seats, well short of the 76 needed for a majority. One Nation is on 60 seats, the Coalition 13, the Greens three and Others six.

AAP

Jumping castle maker queries inquest involvement

An inquest into a primary school jumping castle tragedy that left six children dead is moving closer to a start, almost five years after the event.

The Conversation

Friday essay: can rewilding offer us a brighter, greener future?

I’ve been fortunate to dive in Tasmania’s giant kelp forests over the past three decades, launching into chilly waters. When diving in these forests, light filters through the golden ribbon-like fronds in beams, lighting the array of fish that sail through like birds in a rainforest. On the seabed, pearlescent…

The Guardian - AU

From the Pocket: Ken Hinkley can be the football father and coach Tasmania Devils need

The former Port Adelaide coach already sounds like a local and knows how to identify, nurture and retain young talent

AAP

'Fork in the road': Buckley on missing Devils job

Nathan Buckley is unlikely to bid for other currently vacant head coaching jobs after being overlooked by the Tasmania Devils.

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