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Chief Steward Dismissed – Racing Reforms Deliver

Since November 2024, Tasmania’s racing industry has undergone its most significant transformation in decades. The appointment of Sean Carroll as the state’s...

Rockliff Proposes End to Greyhound Cruelty in Tasmania 9

Rockliff Proposes End to Greyhound Cruelty in Tasmania 10

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Rockliff Proposes End to Greyhound Cruelty in Tasmania

In a landmark decision, the Tasmanian Government has announced its plan to phase out greyhound racing by 30 June 2029, citing animal...

Greyhound Exit – A Masterclass in Political Inertia 16

Greyhound Exit – A Masterclass in Political Inertia 17

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Greyhound Exit – A Masterclass in Political Inertia

And so, the curtain falls, not with a bang, but with the whimper of a government finally, begrudgingly, conceding the utterly undeniable....

RSPCA Cancels Huon Aquaculture Salmon Certification 18

RSPCA Cancels Huon Aquaculture Salmon Certification 19

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RSPCA Cancels Huon Aquaculture Salmon Certification

Media release – RSPCA, 20 March 2025 RSPCA Australia withdraws certification of Huon Aquaculture Today, RSPCA Australia has announced that Huon Aquaculture’s...

FOI Reveals Macquarie Harbour Aquaculture Should be Assessed Under EPBC Act 25

FOI Reveals Macquarie Harbour Aquaculture Should be Assessed Under EPBC Act 26

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FOI Reveals Macquarie Harbour Aquaculture Should be Assessed Under EPBC Act

Media release – Australia Institute Tasmania, 18 March 2025 Bombshell FOI reveals fish farms have been inadequately assessed for impact on threatened...

RSPCA Suspends Huon Aquaculture Certification 41

RSPCA Suspends Huon Aquaculture Certification 42

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RSPCA Suspends Huon Aquaculture Certification

Media release – RSPCA, 8 March 2024 RSPCA Australia statement on certification of Huon Aquaculture On Thursday afternoon, the RSPCA Approved Certification...

Live Salmon Being Suffocated at Southern Fish Farms 49

Live Salmon Being Suffocated at Southern Fish Farms 50

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Live Salmon Being Suffocated at Southern Fish Farms

Media release – Bob Brown Foundation, 6 March 2025 New footage shows horrors of Tasmanian factory-farmed salmon Footage captured at Huon Aquaculture...

EPA Launches Investigation as Salmon Mortality Crisis Deepens 55

EPA Launches Investigation as Salmon Mortality Crisis Deepens 56

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EPA Launches Investigation as Salmon Mortality Crisis Deepens

Media release – Environment Protection Authority (EPA), 21 February 2025, 16:47 EPA investigating biological material found on southern Tasmania beach The Environment...