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  Voula Delios: Prison advocates warn of repeat killings unless mental health addressed in jail

  The union representing Tasmania’s prison workers wants an “urgent review” into the circumstances behind the release of a mentally ill inmate who...

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  Tasmania’s health system ‘bordering on catastrophic’ and Speaker Sue Hickey wants Premier to step in

  The Liberal Speaker Sue Hickey is calling for a roundtable summit into the state’s public health system, which she says is in...

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  Delay in evidence means Tasmania Police ‘operating outside the law’, deputy chief magistrate says

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  Glamorgan Spring Bay mayor Debbie Wisby to chase report hidden by predecessor

  The former mayor of an East Coast council has kept an Integrity Commission report under wraps for months, after the council’s general...

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  Victorian election disaster for Liberals as loss sparks accusations and apologies

  A senior Victorian Liberal MP is calling for a “root-and-branch review” of the party after its devastating election loss, while a federal...

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  In Victoria’s election, the bookies back Labor, but it’s a fair bet things could get complicated

  Congratulations, you’ve made it to polling day. Modern politicians are never far from campaign mode, with every policy seen through the prism...

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  Victorian election to be won by Labor’s Daniel Andrews, polls predict on eve of vote

  On the eve of the Victorian election, opinion polls predict Daniel Andrews will be returned as premier — but the Labor leader...

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  Australia’s endangered forests are being ‘stolen’ and sold in hardware and office stores

  Thousands of hectares of state forest appear to have been logged illegally, an ABC investigation has found, amounting to what some say...

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  Minister refuses to shed light on why two experts quit Tasmanian fish farm advisory panel

  Two eminent scientists (*** NOW THREE COMMITTEE MEMBERS) have quit the Tasmanian Government’s salmon advisory board in protest at the recent decision...

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  Tasmanian adventurer Adrian Kiernan dies while kayaking in Nepal

  Tasmanian kayak adventurer Adrian Kiernan has died during a white-water mishap in Nepal, with the worldwide kayaking community shocked at the loss...