Tasmanian Times
All posts tagged "mental health"
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3.4KArticleNew Eating Disorder Service Opens Doors In Launceston
A new Tasmanian Eating Disorder Service (TEDS) treatment centre has opened in Launceston to improve access to specialist care. The facility at...
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Hobart Clinic Rescue Follows Weeks of Government Delay
The Hobart Clinic has officially reopened its Rokeby inpatient facility, but the State Government’s self-congratulatory narrative of a “swift” rescue glosses over...
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Rat Infestation Forces Partial Peacock Centre Closure
Up to five rooms at the Peacock Centre’s residential unit (Peacock House) will reopen for admissions on Monday, 1 December following a...
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Health System Crisis – Claims, Actions & Failures Exposed
The Tasmanian health system has faced intense scrutiny and protest over a twelve-day period, highlighting deep divisions between health unions, the Liberal...
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Liberal Labor Battle Over Alleged Health Budget Cuts
Health budget allegations have triggered political conflict between the Liberal Government and Labor opposition, with Minister Bridget Archer and Shadow Minister Sarah...
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Systems Abuse Follows Women Behind Prison Walls
The death of Chelsea Bracken at Mary Hutchinson Women’s Prison has exposed a critical failure – the correctional system itself perpetuates the...
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Young Tasmanians’ Ideas Echo In Parliament
Media release – Raise Our Voice Australia, 27 October 2025 Youth Voice in Parliament Week Kicks Off – Young Tasmanians’ Ideas Echo...
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Government Grant Saves Hobart Clinic, Drawing Mixed Reaction
The immediate crisis surrounding The Hobart Clinic has been averted, with the Tasmanian Government offering $2 million in one-off transitional funding to...
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Tasmania Leads Fight Against Rising Youth Illicit Drug Use
The declining rates of youth alcohol and tobacco consumption have long been celebrated as a public health triumph. But beneath this success...
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Mental Health Beds on Brink of Closure
The Australian Medical Association Tasmania is demanding the government immediately intervene to prevent the closure of The Hobart Clinic’s inpatient facility, warning...
