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It’s 9:44pm local time, Monday, 23 March 2020 and I write these words on lockdown in Bogotá, Colombia. The entire city is...
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AMA Wants ‘Medi-Hotel’ Quarantine
The Australian Medical Association says Tasmania needs access to ‘medi-Hotel’ quarantine isolation to support all patients who are infectious with COVID-19 but...
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Free Health Program to Help Isolated Tasmanians
A new, free online health program – Home2Work – launched today, designed to help employees conquer the mental and physical isolation of...
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Joint Statement: Consultation Must Be Postponed
Media release – various organisations, 23 March 2020 CORONAVIRUS PROMPTS CALL FOR COMMUNITY CONSULTATION POSTPONEMENT ON MAJOR PROJECTS LEGISLATION & TASMANIAN PLANNING...
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Premier: We Are At War
“We are at war against an insidious disease.” These were the words of Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein as he opened his media...
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Social Venues Shut Down
The National Cabinet has ordered that licensed premises in pubs, clubs, entertainment venues, nightclubs, gyms cinemas, casinos, indoor sporting venues and places...
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Demands Grow to Shut Down Pokies
Pressure is building for poker machine venues to be closed. A number of public health and gambling experts made the call almost...
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Kelp Forests, Australia’s Forgotten Reef
The world is well aware of the threats to the Great Barrier Reef, but Australia has another monster reef facing a battle...
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1.3KThey Said ItThey Said It: More of This Week’s News
release asylum seekers – Senator Nick McKim called for detainees to be released from Immigration Detention Centres. He said the government had...
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Bittersweet Fruit of Pioneering Labours
Setting up a new vineyard – or expanding an existing one – is an exhilarating time for those choosing to follow their...
