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Beaconsfield mine sinkhole remediation works reveal extent of subsidence
24 November 2016, 05:49 -
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King Island shipping service one step closer to clarity
28 November 2016, 04:07 -
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Danny Clark's astonishing 1977 ride endures as the highlight of Burnie's 130-year carnival history
28 November 2016, 03:00 -
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Sick, elderly missing out on care as provider Integrated Living struggles with changes, clients claim
27 November 2016, 01:30 -
Government And Politics
Tasmanian council considers welcome signs in Mandarin to greet booming Chinese sector
27 November 2016, 11:15 -
Sport
Hometown cycling hero Richie Porte begins season preparation in Launceston
26 November 2016, 08:26
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Tasmanian taxpayers spend $38k to send hospital patients homes in taxis
Tasmanian patients with no way to get home from hospital are being put in taxis, with some racking up fares of more than $600 to cross the state as taxpayers foot the bill.
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Aerial culls not best solution for Tasmania's wild deer: Bob Brown
Environmentalist and former Greens leader Bob Brown backs away from earlier calls to use aerial culls to control Tasmania's wild fallow deer population.
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King Island shipping service one step closer to clarity
King Island will have a twice weekly shipping service, travelling between the island, Victoria and mainland Tasmania.
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Burnie Carnival exhibition highlights legendary wins
People are often asked to remember where they were when Elvis died in 1977. In Burnie, thousands remember where they were standing at West Park when Danny Clark won the 1977 Burnie Wheel.
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Artists take inspiration from ‘island life’ for Tasmanian festival
Artists use 'island life' as inspiration
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Scientists crowdfund more than $130K to help save orange-bellied parrot
Scientists are stunned by the success of a crowdfunding campaign to help save the critically endangered orange-bellied parrot that has raised more than $130,000.
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Care provider Integrated Living accused of shoddy service
There are claims administrative problems within northern Tasmania's largest in-home care provider are causing sick, disabled and elderly Tasmanians to miss out on vital care.
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Tasmanian council considers welcome signs in Chinese
A council on Tasmania's popular east coast is considering adding Mandarin translations to town welcome signs to accommodate Chinese tourists.
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Meet the 'king' of Badger Island
Meet 91-year-old Alf Stackhouse — a legendary farmer, sailor, former pilot and the master of his own island paradise Badgers Island.
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Missing Karingal nursing home resident found safe
Police in Devonport say a nursing home resident missing for more than 24 hours is found in nearby bush after failing to return from a walk.
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Tasmanian patients with no way to get home from hospital are being put in taxis, with some racking up fares of more than $600 to cross the state as taxpayers foot the bill...More
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- Danny Clark's astonishing 1977 ride endures as the highlight of Burnie's 130-year carnival history
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