Damian McIntyre
Damian McIntyre is an ABC reporter based in Launceston where he has covered some of the regions biggest stories over the past seven years.
Tasmania introduces tougher evade police laws after tragic crash
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New Tasmanian laws amending the Police Powers Act will allow officers to arrest anyone who they "reasonably believe" has evaded police, following calls for change after the tragic death of young mother Sarah Paino in 2016.
Topics: laws, human-interest, hobart-7000, launceston-7250
Tasmanian man who trafficked drugs to fund retirement sent to jail
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A Tasmanian man convicted over one of the state's largest ever drug busts, during which police seized cannabis with an estimated street value of $2.3 million, is sentenced to more than three years in jail.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, burnie-7320, tas
Pair accused of 'callous abandonment' of pregnant cows, calves on King Island
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A husband and wife are accused of abandoning their dairy herd on a Bass Strait island, leaving pregnant cows and calves to fend for themselves.
Topics: animal-welfare, law-crime-and-justice, livestock, animals, king-island-7256
Tassal welcomes new farm approval, 'not proud' of harbour pollution
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Tassal says it will comply with all required conditions to develop a salmon farm on Tasmania's east coast as it says it is not proud of its role in polluting Macquarie Harbour.
Topics: fishing-aquaculture, government-and-politics, triabunna-7190, strahan-7468, tas
Man caught with $2.3m worth of cannabis sold drugs to fund retirement
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A Tasmanian man charged over one of the state's largest ever drug seizures sold pot to fund his retirement, the Burnie Supreme Court hears.
Topics: drug-offences, crime, lileah-7330
Giant freshwater crayfish threatened by logging, conservationists say
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Environmentalists step up their campaign against the harvesting of timber in north-west Tasmania over fears logging will threaten the giant freshwater crayfish population.
Topics: environmental-impact, forestry, endangered-and-protected-species, tas, hobart-7000, smithton-7330
Tasmania home to Australia's most affordable housing, report finds
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Your money goes further when buying a house in Tasmania, compared to any other state, according to the Housing Industry Association's latest report.
Topics: housing-industry, housing, launceston-7250, hobart-7000, tas
Tyre shredding facility approved for Longford stockpile
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A massive stockpile of about 1 million car and truck tyres at the Tasmanian town of Longford should be gone within three years with the approval of a shredding facility.
Topics: environmental-management, longford-7301, hobart-7000
Tasmanian rail operator, safety investigator at odds over derailment
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A transport safety authority's report into a freight train derailment in Tasmania is questioned by the rail operator's CEO, who admits he has not read the report "completely".
Topics: rail, rail-transport, nala-7120
Macquarie Harbour salmon farmers told to reduce environmental impact
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Two weeks after a salmon producer broke industry ranks on the state of Macquarie Harbour, Tasmania's environmental watchdog has told companies to reduce their environmental impact.
Topics: fishing-aquaculture, environmental-management, environmental-impact, environment, strahan-7468, tas
Company's safety breach cost two miners their lives, court hears
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A prosecutor criticises the safety standards of the operator of a Tasmanian copper mine in relation to the deaths of two workers in 2013.
Topics: courts-and-trials, workplace, mining-industry, queenstown-7467
Tasmanian farmer pleads for help to deal with flood aftermath
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A farmer in Tasmania's flood affected north-west says more needs to be done to help the rural sector recover.
Topics: floods, latrobe-7307
Man 'escapes with his life' as recliner shields him from wall collapse
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A Launceston man is lucky to be alive after a heavy stone wall collapsed through his house as he watched television.
Topics: community-and-society, launceston-7250, tas
Tasmanian nickel mine deal raises hopes of restart
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Mine owner MMG has entered into a $25-million share sale agreement with Tasmanian company Dundas Mining.
Topics: mining-rural, rural, mining-industry, industry, zeehan-7469, tas
Tasmanian medieval festival on a quest to be the best
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Jousting knights in armour, sword-fighting and archery wow the crowds at a medieval festival in Tasmania.
Topics: sheffield-7306
Man charged over crash that killed Hayley Best and son
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A 19-year-old man from Burnie is set to appear in court over a crash in which his partner and baby son died in Tasmania's north-west.
Topics: death, road, law-crime-and-justice, burnie-7320
Launceston museum buys ancient Italian book
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The Queen Victoria Museum in Launceston acquires a book that is more than 500 years old.
Topics: library-museum-and-gallery, arts-and-entertainment, launceston-7250
Daniel Geale prepares to step up for super middleweight title
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Tasmanian boxer Daniel Geale returns to his hometown of Launceston to promote his upcoming world super middleweight title fight.
Topics: boxing, sport, launceston-7250, tas
Union takes aim at Government over treatment of Ashley youth worker
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The Health and Community Services Union criticises the State Government over the treatment of workers at the Ashley Youth Detention Centre in northern Tasmania.
Topics: youth, states-and-territories, prisons-and-punishment, law-crime-and-justice, tas
Tasmanian floods damage bill now estimated at $180m
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Tasmania faces a $180 million bill to fix the widespread damage caused by flooding in June and July.
Topics: floods, states-and-territories, tas
Latrobe gets much needed boost from chocolate festival
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Thousands of chocoholics descend on the north-west Tasmanian town of Latrobe, buoying local businesses still recovering from the June disaster.
Topics: carnivals-and-festivals, community-and-society, floods, latrobe-7307
Abattoir stand down could extend beyond six weeks, Tasmanian minister says
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The standing down of more than 100 abattoir workers in northern Tasmania could last longer than the company's estimate, the State Government confirms.
Topics: government-and-politics, rural, longford-7301
Fishing tragedy victims named as search for two others continues
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Police name two fishermen whose bodies were found in southern Tasmania, as the search continues for two others.
Topics: maritime, accidents, disasters-and-accidents, cremorne-7024, tas
Another prisoner let out of Risdon jail 'by mistake'
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Another prisoner is mistakenly released from Tasmania's Risdon Prison, prompting operational changes to sentence checks.
Topics: prisons-and-punishment, law-crime-and-justice, hobart-7000, tas, launceston-7250
'Lack of funding' sinks Tasmania's bid to secure HMAS Tobruk as dive wreck
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A group vying for a decommissioned navy ship to be scuttled off Tasmania's east coast to boost diving tourism says the project has been sunk by a lack of government support.
Topics: community-and-society, tourism, binalong-bay-7216
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