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Tasmanians expressed doubts about AI firm Firmus, now so have investors

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 11 Oct 2026
Firmus's failure to list on the ASX comes after months of fighting to get approval for its Tasmanian projects and win over a sceptical community ... .
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Palestinian supporters mark Global Day for Gaza

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 11 Oct 2026
Pro-Palestinian rallies are taking place across the country to mark the lives lost in the three years of Israel's retaliatory campaign in Gaza following the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack ... .
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Residents tell of near misses and injuries on a notorious Tasmanian road

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 11 Oct 2026
Residents on Tasmania's east coast are recounting their near misses and crashes on the notorious St Marys Pass as the state and federal governments consider the estimated cost of fixing the problems ... .
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Tasmanian EPA says it was not told extent of Firmus data centre generator plans

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 10 Oct 2026
Tasmania's EPA is worried about the extent of AI data centre company Firmus's planned diesel generator use, saying it is much more than initially disclosed ... .
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Deputy mayor candidate could be sacked if suspension is upheld

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 09 Oct 2026
Hobart councillor and deputy mayor candidate Louise Elliot is appealing a third suspension handed down by a code of conduct panel during the current term of council. If upheld, the minister could be called in to sack her ... .
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Nurse says hospital parking fix needed after being chased to her car

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 09 Oct 2026
Audrey McAllister was followed by a group of men after a shift. The nurses union says a lack of safe and affordable parking options is putting workers at risk ... .
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Firmus wobbles have opponents relieved, critics questioning deals

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 09 Oct 2026
The news of data centre operator Firmus' share market float being pulled has been met with disappointment from some investors. But for Firmus' opponents, the response has been relief ... .
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Once a home for handmade, artists say Etsy's now overrun with AI

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 08 Oct 2026
Global online marketplace Etsy is known as a home for the handmade, with Etsy proclaiming its mission to "keep commerce human." But buyers and sellers are reporting an influx of AI-generated products and, in some cases, copied artistic works ... .
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Tax bungle by government could impact workers if ATO chases money

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 08 Oct 2026
Tasmanian state service employees who took voluntary redundancies stretching back well over a decade could be on the hook for a tax bill after the state government self-reported a tax bungle ... .
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Federal redistributions formally determined for South Australia, Tasmania and the ACT [8 October 2026] (AEC - Australian Electoral Commission)

Public Technologies 08 Oct 2026
Federal redistributions formally determined for South Australia, Tasmania and the ACT ... Federal redistributions for South Australia, Tasmania and the ACT have been formally determined by the independent ...
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Major share market float of Firmus in trouble as interest wanes

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 08 Oct 2026
The company is reportedly having to price its shares lower as it closed its books to potential investors abruptly overnight ... .
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Mental health capacity restored in November after fire, government says

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 08 Oct 2026
Mental health services in Tasmania's north-west were severely impacted after part of a public hospital was damaged in a fire. The government says most of those services will be restored next month ... .
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Art loan scheme on chopping block amid Tasmanian cost cutting

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 08 Oct 2026
Tasmania's arts sector is fearing for the future of a nation-leading purchasing scheme that looks to be affected by government job cuts ... .
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Man charged over damage to Tasmania's Parliament House, Hobart casino

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 07 Oct 2026
A Tasmanian man has been charged over two separate property damage incidents in Hobart, including at Parliament House where a number of windows were smashed ... .
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