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Federal sports minister questions funding demand for AFL stadium in Hobart

As Tasmania prepares to make a business case for an AFL licence, the stadium required to make it a reality continues to be political football, with the Commonwealth now indicating it is not happy with the amount being sought.

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From street soccer in Iran to futsal glory, Eisa Azizi is turning heads around the world

Eisa Azizi only became a futsal goalie five years ago. But in that short time his talent has turned heads from Tasmania to Barcelona.

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Federal govt baulks at AFL stadium deal

Federal sports minister Anika Wells supports Tasmania's bid for AFL entry but has questioned the league's requirement for a new stadium to be built in Hobart.

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Snow falls in Tasmania amid unseasonably cold start to summer in Australia’s south-east

Conditions are expected to persist for several days in NSW, but Tasmania and Victoria will see warmer temperatures from Sunday

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'They don’t expect a lot of me, they just want me to go to uni': first-in-family students show how we need a broader definition of 'success' in year 12

This week, year 12 results have been released in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and Tasmania. Other states will follow next week.

The Conversation

Tasmanian summer on hold as Hobart records coldest December day in 50 years

The "summer holiday in Tasmania photos" will need some explaining, with that big yellow ball in the sky replaced by snow, clouds and rain — but hope is on the way.

ABC News

Tas marks one-year Hillcrest anniversary

Tasmania's northwest community has remembered the victims of the Hillcrest jumping castle tragedy on its one-year anniversary.

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Hillcrest jumping castle tragedy anniversary memorial held in Devonport

The six students who died in a jumping castle tragedy in Tasmania's north west a year ago have been described as "precious children ... never, ever forgotten" at a memorial.

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A year on from Tasmania reopening its borders, how do people feel after the COVID wall came down?

On the eve of Tasmania's COVID border wall coming down in 2021, the ABC spoke to people to see how they were feeling — a year on, with the disease surging again, we ask how they are going.

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Tasmania mourns for Hillcrest anniversary

A ceremony has been held in Devonport ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Hillcrest Primary School jumping castle tragedy that killed six students.

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Christmas cheers: 10 Australian sparkling wines to celebrate this season

With budget bubbles for under $20, mid-price sparklings of the red and pink kind, plus one bougie brut, it’s going to be a very merry Christmas.

The Guardian - AU

Hospital sex-abuse report rebukes leaders

Tasmania's government will implement all 92 recommendations of a review which found shortcomings at a hospital examined at a child sexual abuse inquiry.

AAP

Why will deer be shot from helicopters in a Tasmanian national park? Here is what you need to know

Deer numbers in Tasmania are soaring. A new trial will see specialist sharp shooters taking to the sky in helicopters next year to cull feral deer in Tasmania's world heritage wilderness areas. But how will it work?

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Tasmanians support Ukrainians in 'life-threatening' winter with much-needed aid relief

A friendship between a Tasmanian pastor and his Kyiv-based colleague has seen a staggering sum raised by generous Australians to help Ukrainians displaced by war.

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Child sexual abuse victim-survivor Azra Beach says those abused in out-of-home care haven't been properly acknowledged

Azra Beach told Tasmania's child sexual abuse commission of inquiry that she was abused when in foster care. She says the "silence" from the state government since then has been devastating.

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Tasmania cops 'crap' AFL fixtures for 2023 as wait for state's own team drags into the new year

The AFL's decision to schedule a series of eight potentially low-drawing matches for Tasmania in 2023 has been described as "crap" by a former premier, as talks over the state's own licence drag on.

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JackJumpers win NBL grand final rematch

Milton Doyle and Jack McVeigh have combined to lead the Tasmania JackJumpers to a stunning come-from-behind 84-76 NBL victory over the Sydney Kings.

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Tasmania to remember Hillcrest victims

Public and private commemorations will be held in Tasmania this week to remember the victims and impact of the primary school jumping castle tragedy.

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Looking back at a time when Tasmania's ancient reptiles and dinosaurs packed a bite

Meet Tasmaniosaurus, the ancient reptile fossil found in West Hobart.

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Forth pub celebrates colourful, sometimes tragic, 150-year history in Tasmania

A music festival this weekend celebrates a much-loved Tasmanian bush pub with a colourful, sometimes tragic, history.

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Inquest into four Tasmania Police suicides exposes harsh toll on officers

Overworked, enduring nightmares of dead bodies, self-medicating with alcohol and other drugs, with the help from well-meaning colleagues in some cases doing more harm than good: An inquest examining the suicides of four police officers in four years has laid bare the torment members can face.

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AFP, ATO target 'dodgy' tax software

Businesses allegedly using software to avoid paying tax have been targeted by the AFP in Victoria, NSW, Queensland, Western Australia and Tasmania.

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Native forest logging near Blue Tier mountain bikes given green light as court case dismissed

A group worried about the environmental and economic impact of native forest logging on the Blue Tier mountain bike trails loses a legal challenge but says the fight is not over.

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Tasmanian windfarm approved despite concerns for threatened wildlife

Environment groups say Robbins Island, home to Tasmanian devil colony and critically endangered orange-bellied parrot, is ‘worst possible place’ for energy park

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Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff encourages kunanyi/Mt Wellington cable car proponents to keep proposal alive

Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff says he would be "pleased" to receive an updated kunanyi/Mt Wellington cable car proposal after the company behind the project hit a major snag in the state's planning tribunal.

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