Tasmanian Times

Public Health Direction Regarding Gatherings

‘Pandemic Drone’ in Development to Detect People with Coronavirus

A ‘pandemic drone’ to remotely monitor and detect people with infectious respiratory conditions is being developed by the University of South Australia...

Tasmanians Ordered to Stay In

From midnight tonight Tasmanians are ordered to stay at home. Premier Gutwein announced the order this morning. He said there will be...

3 Antarctic Studies Underline Shrinking Ice Problem

Recent measurements – as reported in three newly-published studies in Science magazine – show that portions of East and West Antarctic ice...

Wage Subsidy Backed by 93 Economic Experts in Open Letter

93 Australian economists and policy experts have signed an open letter, initiated by the Centre for Future Work, supporting a government wage subsidy...

Fed Govt Announces Extra Support

The federal government has announced new health support measures in relation to coronavirus. Prime Minister Scott Morrison continued to urge Australians to...

Macquarie Island: A Short History

Discovery Macquarie Island was discovered in 1810 by a sealer named Frederick Hasselburg. He found it by accident while searching for new...

Privacy vs Pandemic: Govt Tracking Mobile Phones could be Potent Weapon against COVID-19

Borders, beaches, pubs and churches are closed, large events are cancelled, and travellers are subject to 14 days’ isolation – all at...

Caitlyn Cutler Still Keen to Sparkle

Year 12 student Caitlyn Cutler now has an unexpected wait to to pursue her dream of becoming Miss Diamond International 2020. The...

Adam Thompson, Indigenous Tasmanian writer

For writers, securing a publishing deal with a major publisher is the Holy Grail, although for most it either takes many years...