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Drug-driving MP's unusual reason for licence reprieve

A state MP who admitted drug-driving has had his licence suspended for six months, but he'll still be allowed back behind the wheel.

AAP · Oct 13, 2025

Ferry operator TT-Line hit with $75,000 fine over polo pony deaths

Spirit of Tasmania operator TT-Line and Andrew Williams have been fined a combined $90,000 over the deaths of 16 horses.

The New Daily · Mar 14, 2023

Spirit of Tasmania ferry operator and ex-polo captain both convicted and fined following 2018 polo pony deaths

After more than half a decade, a Tasmanian ferry operator and a former Australian polo captain have been ordered to pay thousands of dollars in fines in relation to the deaths of 16 polo ponies.

ABC News · Mar 14, 2023

Ferry operator guilty after pony deaths

Operator of the Spirit of Tasmania ferry service, TT-Line, has been found guilty of breaching animal welfare laws following the deaths of 16 polo ponies.

AAP · Oct 27, 2022

Spirit of Tasmania operator found guilty of breaching animal welfare laws after pony deaths

The company which operates the Spirit of Tasmania ferry is found guilty of breaching animal welfare laws after 16 polo ponies died during a voyage in 2018, perishing in a "clearly inadequately ventilated" truck.

ABC News · Oct 27, 2022

Spirit of Tasmania pony death legal saga has no end in sight as matter adjourned until September

It has been more than four-and-a-half years since 16 polo ponies died during a voyage on a Spirit of Tasmania ferry, but the drawn-out legal saga stemming from the deaths has no end in sight.

ABC News · Aug 24, 2022

Polo ponies death case ordered to proceed

A court hearing in Tasmania surrounding the deaths of 16 polo ponies will proceed after a magistrate rejected the latest bid to have the matter delayed.

AAP · Aug 9, 2022