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Passionate pub owners across Tasmania who support live music acts have a reason to feel valued after new research reveals the live music scene is economically sound in Australia.
Topics: community-and-society, dance-music, music-industry, music, arts-and-entertainment, hobart-7000, launceston-7250, tas
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The inquest into the suspected murder of missing Tasmanian model Lucille Butterworth will hear from 40 witnesses.
Topics: missing-person, courts-and-trials, hobart-7000, burnie-7320, new-norfolk-7140
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Labor senator Anne Urquhart warns two-thirds of Bass Strait maritime jobs would go under planned changes to coastal shipping laws.
Topics: sea-transport, laws, federal---state-issues, industrial-relations, devonport-7310, hobart-7000, tas
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The suicide of a Mt Lyell Mine worker highlights the hidden danger of mental illness, a Tasmanian coroner says.
Topics: suicide, courts-and-trials, queenstown-7467
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Domestic violence support services praise the Tasmanian Government's comprehensive action plan as "nation-leading", but are awaiting more details about the funding carve-up.
Topics: domestic-violence, community-and-society, states-and-territories, government-and-politics, hobart-7000
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| UpdatedFour Hobart suburbs are due make the complete transition to the NBN from Saturday when landline services will progressively be limited to emergency calls only.
Topics: internet-technology, science-and-technology, information-and-communication, local-government, bellerive-7018
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A town icon such as the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG) could become the centre of democracy in Hobart according to the head of a national museum.
Topics: community-and-society, education, arts-and-entertainment, library-museum-and-gallery, government-and-politics, hobart-7000, tas
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| UpdatedA Victorian man who claimed he mistakenly drank a bikie's cider before crashing a car in Tasmania is sentenced to nine months in jail for causing the death of a grandmother by his negligent driving.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, tas
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In a share offer that raised more than $35 million, poppy processor TPI Enterprises listed on the ASX today.
Topics: rural, agribusiness, pharmaceuticals, agricultural-crops, flowers, stockmarket, hobart-7000
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The expanding footprint of Tasmania's dairy industry has caused environmental concerns in the state's north-west and farmers are being encouraged to invest in solutions as the two industries meet to resolve tensions.
Topics: water-pollution, dairy-production, fishing-aquaculture, water-management, smithton-7330
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| UpdatedThe trout industry in Tasmania says water levels in some of the Central Highland lakes are causing concern and economic damage.
Topics: rural, rural-tourism, agribusiness, fishing-aquaculture, water-management, hydro-energy, tarraleah-7140
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A Hobart model pleads not guilty to causing grievous bodily harm by negligent driving over a crash on Australia Day this year.
Topics: courts-and-trials, hobart-7000
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| UpdatedTasmanian police lay conspiracy charges against a third man in relation to the 2013 disappearance of Launceston resident Christopher Watkins.
Topics: courts-and-trials, missing-person, mowbray-7248
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| UpdatedTasmania's tourist industry chief thanks Victoria for its unintentional nod to the island state in its new state logo.
Topics: tourism, advertising-and-marketing, states-and-territories, tas, vic
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TasWater's decision to build a $3.8 million pipeline to upgrade Winnaleah's water supply is met with anger by towns that will not be connected.
Topics: water-supply, water-pollution, states-and-territories, environment, tas
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| UpdatedPraise is being heaped on the Tasmanian Government for its $25.6 million family violence plan that advocates believe will result in a "tsunami" of victims seeking help.
Topics: domestic-violence, states-and-territories, government-and-politics, community-and-society, tas
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Another 20 positions are axed from Hydro Tasmania as part of the sale of the Tamar Valley Power Station's main gas turbine.
Topics: environment, alternative-energy, states-and-territories, government-and-politics, bell-bay-7253
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Sick children are being turned away from paediatricians or waiting months for an appointment as more private practitioners in Hobart close their books.
Topics: health, doctors-and-medical-professionals, child-health-and-behaviour, family-and-children, children, hobart-7000
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| UpdatedThe annual performance report for Tasmania Police shows a sharp increase in the incidence of family violence and property crime across the state.
Topics: domestic-violence, police, crime, crime-prevention, law-crime-and-justice, tas
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| UpdatedTasmania's regional Aboriginal groups have formed a new alliance aimed at strengthening their voice in debates on Indigenous issues.
Topics: community-and-society, land-management, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, aboriginal, richmond-7025
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| UpdatedThe two major parties have joined forces in the Senate to reject a Bill to change seafood labelling laws.
Topics: rural, agribusiness, agricultural-marketing, agricultural-policy, fishing-aquaculture, federal-government, food-processing, hobart-7000
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A Huon Valley woman makes bronze helmets and masks using ancient techniques that are approximately 5,000 years old.
Topics: community-and-society, art-history, history, art-and-design, visual-art, arts-and-entertainment, library-museum-and-gallery, contemporary-art, hobart-7000, tas
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| UpdatedThe former chief executive of Tasmania's main farming body, Gregory Bradfield, is charged with animal cruelty offences.
Topics: animal-welfare, musselroe-bay-7264
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| UpdatedTen years since the Fair Dinkum Food Campaign saw farmers rally on their tractors in Canberra, farmers say there is still more to be done to see a fair food market for farmers and consumers.
Topics: rural, manufacturing, food-and-beverage, tas, act, vic
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A north-west Tasmanian man jailed for assaulting his newborn son will give evidence at an inquest into the baby's death.
Topics: death, community-and-society, child-abuse, devonport-7310