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Sun-Kissed Mushrooms – Your Vitamin D Solution

For Tasmanians, vitamin D deficiency is a significant concern, reflecting a broader national trend where over 95% of Australians have an inadequate...

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Doctors Concerned Over GP Assist Closure

The imminent closure of the GP Assist program is causing consternation over delivery of health services. Doctors’ body AMA said: “GP Assist...

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Billion for a Stadium, Island’s Biodiversity Crumbles

A billion dollars could save our island. We’re spending it on seats. Tasmania is in the midst of a biodiversity crisis. Feral...

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Wave Power Better than Solar & Wind?

Blurb from Undecided with Matt Ferrell Every crashing wave delivers a pulse of power. Add them all up, and the ocean carries...

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Gay, Bisexual and Trans Australians Can Now Donate Plasma

The “Let Us Give” campaign has welcomed a change in Australian blood donation policy that now allows gay, bisexual and transgender people...

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West Coast Rafting – ‘Bad River’

Blurb from Beau Miles Deep within a midlife adventure crisis, I find myself in Tasmania, about to descend a sickly orange, biologically...

Who Decides What’s an Invasive Pest? Nature Does 16

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Who Decides What’s an Invasive Pest? Nature Does

We are running a two-part series on pest animals in Tasmania. Previously, Adrian Pickin of the SFF provided his perspective on introduced...

Who Decides What Belongs? The Politics of Pests in Tasmania 18

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Who Decides What Belongs? The Politics of Pests in Tasmania

We are running a two-part series on pest animals in Tasmania. First up, Adrian Pickin of the SFF provides his perspective on...

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The Rising Tide of Cancer in Tasmania

A new report from the Tasmanian Cancer Registry (TCR), commissioned by Cancer Council Tasmania, predicts a significant 30% increase in cancer diagnoses...