Harriet is a reporter for the ABC’s Hobart newsroom. She began her career at WIN News Tasmania and joined the ABC in August 2016. You can follow her on Twitter at @HarrietAird
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The remains of Tasmania's first bishop Robert William Willson, who is credited with trying to alleviate the more brutal forms of convict punishment, arrive from the UK.
Topics: religion-and-beliefs, community-and-society, catholic, tas
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A Tasmanian coalition of community groups galvanises opposition to a new statewide planning scheme as the Property Council promotes its benefits.
Topics: urban-development-and-planning, community-and-society, tas
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| UpdatedScientists in Tasmania find a way of determining the age of Antarctic krill, a feat that until now has been impossible. Why is this important? Read on, krillseekers.
Topics: science-and-technology, animal-science, earth-sciences, antarctica
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Tasmanian mayors hit back over claims they should be doing more to fund urgent water and sewerage upgrades as they prepare for a Friday showdown with the State Government.
Topics: government-and-politics, local-government, water-supply, tas
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| UpdatedSheep racing is part of a unique attempt to draw a crowd to a tiny Tasmanian town an hour's drive north of Hobart.
Topics: lifestyle-and-leisure, travel-and-tourism, rural-tourism, kempton-7030, tas
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| UpdatedTreasurer Peter Gutwein calls a meeting for Friday, declaring "it's not good enough" that 25 Tasmanian towns continue to have unsafe drinking water.
Topics: water-management, government-and-politics, tas
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| UpdatedA $400-million science and technology precinct for Hobart's CBD is now a step closer to becoming a reality after being given approval from Australia's peak infrastructure advisory body.
Topics: science-and-technology, university-and-further-education, education, government-and-politics, hobart-7000, tas
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Charity returns to Hobart to give children with disabilities the chance to sail a yacht and discover disability does not mean inability.
Topics: disabilities, sailing, charities-and-community-organisations, hobart-7000, tas
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| UpdatedThe largest wooden boat festival in the southern hemisphere is set to celebrate 375 years since Abel Tasman reached Tasmania.
Topics: sailing, carnivals-and-festivals, history, hobart-7000, tas
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Tasmanians who rent out rooms on Airbnb will no longer need permits, as the Government unveils its policy on the so-called "sharing economy".
Topics: tourism, state-parliament, hobart-7000, launceston-7250, st-helens-7216, tas
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| UpdatedOn the Highlands Power Trail, road signs guide drivers through Tasmania's Central Highlands, explaining the history of the state's hydro power construction and communities along the way.
Topics: hydro-energy, tas
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Tasmania's tourism industry wants an overhaul of parks and reserves legislation, saying stakeholders are mired in conflict without a proper management framework.
Topics: tourism, rural-tourism, national-parks, tas, hobart-7000, launceston-7250
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| UpdatedTasmanian fruit growers launch a plan to grow their $180 million industry, with an aim to create new markets and jobs.
Topics: fruit, agricultural-crops, rural, tas
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The University of Tasmania launches a nationwide project to improve the treatment of chronic wounds in Australia.
Topics: health, science-and-technology, research, hobart-7000, tas
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Opposition parties are supporting calls by Tasmanian doctors to properly fund services for adults with eating disorders, who are often forced to go interstate and overseas for help.
Topics: eating-disorders, diseases-and-disorders, tas
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| UpdatedTasmanian doctors are seeking better services for adults with eating disorders, saying many have to go interstate or even overseas.
Topics: eating-disorders, diseases-and-disorders, health, tas
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| UpdatedBig wave surfers say a cliff collapse at Shipstern Bluff will not deter them, even if their access is cut off.
Topics: human-interest, surfing, port-arthur-7182
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The Tasmanian Government is again being accused of secrecy surrounding an inquiry into embattled foster care provider Safe Pathways.
Topics: government-and-politics, child-care, community-and-society, tas
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| UpdatedThe Tasmanian Government is celebrating the success of a rock lobster relocation program, partly funded by a $315,000 pre-election promise.
Topics: fishing-aquaculture, fish
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| UpdatedFor Casey-Rae McCrickard, Christmas has taken on a new meaning that is less about giving gifts and more about giving back.
Topics: christmas, charities, charities-and-community-organisations, hobart-7000
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| UpdatedTasmania joins the rest of the country in officially recognising the state's first peoples, adding the "missing chapter" to its constitution.
Topics: indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, indigenous-culture, community-and-society, indigenous-policy, government-and-politics, hobart-7000, tas
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| UpdatedParents of students at Hobart's Hilliard Christian School are upset it could close next year after more than 100 years of teaching.
Topics: education, access-to-education, christianity, secondary-schools, hobart-7000
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| UpdatedThreats of deportation, language barriers and social isolation mean migrant women are often left struggling to cope with incidents of family violence.
Topics: domestic-violence, community-and-society, university-of-tasmania-7005, tas, australia
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| UpdatedResearchers call for "last drinks at 2am" at all Hobart bars and an end to heavily discounted liquor to address high levels of alcohol-related aggression and assault.
Topics: alcohol, education, community-and-society, government-and-politics, hobart-7000, tas
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| UpdatedA man is banned for three years from all Cricket Australia matches after writing a racist remark targeting Proteas batsman Hashim Amla on a Bellerive Oval fence.
Topics: cricket, sport, hobart-7000, tas, australia, south-africa