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'Still fit for purpose': Tasmania's newest fire truck arrives with defects

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 17 Jun 2026
It's a $600,000 fire-fighting truck, the first of 15 to enter service in Tasmania, but a list of faults has sent it back for warranty repairs ... .
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Roger Jaensch to return to Tasmanian cabinet in latest reshuffle

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 17 Jun 2026
Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff announces a reshuffle of his cabinet, following the resignation of former racing minister Jane Howlett on Tuesday ... .
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'The answer … is yes': Premier confirms ex-ministers' legal fees are to fight the Integrity Commission

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 17 Jun 2026
Jeremy Rockliff has confirmed in parliament that taxpayer-funded legal fees have been used by former ministers Jane Howlett and Madeleine Ogilvie to fight the Integrity Commission ... .
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Minister denies vomit gesture, says he was moving a breath-freshening strip

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 17 Jun 2026
A Tasmanian Liberal politician denies he made a vomit gesture while listening to a female MP speak about integrity matters — saying he was moving a breath-freshening strip that had become stuck to the roof of his mouth ... .
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Ex-teacher's aide jailed over Snapchat messages sent to teens

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 17 Jun 2026
A former Tasmanian teacher's aide, who used social media to send sexually explicit content to teenagers, has been sentenced to 15 months' prison ... .
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Breaking: Tasmania's Racing Minister Jane Howlett resigns

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 16 Jun 2026
Tasmania's Racing Minister Jane Howlett has resigned from cabinet, citing "relentless personal and political" attacks from opposition parties as the reason ... .
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Slain officer remembered for caring manner to have laneway named after him

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 16 Jun 2026
A Tasmanian police officer who was killed while on duty is remembered for his compassion and care during a memorial service, one year after his death ... .
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Federal minister-turned priest Michael Tate farewelled in Hobart

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 16 Jun 2026
Michael Tate — an academic, politician, diplomat and Catholic priest — has been remembered as a generous man whose life was one of "warmth and service to others" ... .
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Pensioner finds cheaper life in Thailand after rent squeeze

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 16 Jun 2026
Peter Stevenson says moving to Thailand has allowed him to live more comfortably on his Australian Age Pension after struggling to cover rent and essentials in regional Victoria ... .
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Visitors to Kunanyi/Mt Wellington should pay, report finds

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 16 Jun 2026
A tourism consultancy firm has recommended that visitors to Hobart's Kunanyi/Mt Wellington be charged for access — likely to result in a "deliberate and positive outcome" of fewer people going ... .
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Rockliff wants to move forward — but will the parliament let him?

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 16 Jun 2026
Tasmania's powerful crossbench forced Madeleine Ogilvie and Jane Howlett out the door. Jeremy Rockliff says it's now time to "move forward" ... .
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A lost Sam Pang went looking for something. He found comedy

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 15 Jun 2026
This workplace satire starring Sam Pang has Tasmania's first ever AFL team firmly in its sights ... .
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Property tycoon Alan Bond's former island getaway to anchor mining logistics hub

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 15 Jun 2026
A Kimberley iron ore mine with idyllic views across a tropical sea will close after 70 years of operation as a new phase begins for offshore oil and gas ... .
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'Potentially still a future': Liberty Bell Bay smelter given another reprieve

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 15 Jun 2026
The administrator for the mothballed manganese smelter is continuing to engage with the consortium designated as its preferred buyer, the ABC understands ... .
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Man allegedly caught drink driving three times in just over a week

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 15 Jun 2026
A Tasmanian man has been charged after being allegedly caught drink driving for the third time in just over a week, with him having to be cut from his car in one instance ... .

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