Six deaths at a major Tasmanian hospital have been referred to the coroner for investigation after allegations records were altered and legal reporting requirements not followed. Tasmania’s health department launched a review after a Launceston General Hospital nurse accused a senior manager of falsifying death certificates and not reporting deaths to the coroner. Acting secretary … Read more
The Greens have claimed their first seat in the upper house of Tasmania’s parliament, courtesy of a former party leader. Cassy O’Connor was on Tuesday declared victorious in the seat of Hobart, one of three Legislative Council divisions that went to the polls on Saturday. It comes after the Greens boosted their lower house representation … Read more
Thousands of student teachers, nurses and social workers will be paid hundreds of dollars each week during mandatory work placements, in an Australian first. As part of their degrees, these students must work hundreds of hours of placement, forcing many to give up part-time jobs for unpaid labour. But from July 2025, about 68,000 at … Read more
Australians have taken to the streets to demand an end to gendered violence which advocates warn has reached crisis levels. Thousands of attendees at protests in Sydney, Adelaide and Hobart on Saturday demanded concrete action to break the cycle of violence which has claimed the lives of at least 26 women so far in 2024, … Read more
Australia’s national firearms register is set to be up and running in 2028, allowing law enforcement to access information about guns owned in all states and territories. Some $160 million in funding, announced ahead of the May federal budget, will be spread across four years. The money will be used to establish the register as … Read more
Australians will take to the nation’s streets in their thousands to demand an end to gendered violence which advocates warn has reached crisis levels. About 15 rallies will be held across the nation over the weekend amid calls for concrete action to break the cycle of violence which has claimed the lives of at least … Read more
Another major Australian music and arts festival has fallen by the wayside. Tasmania’s MONA FOMA summer event has been “killed”, according to its founder, and will not return. In a statement, MONA (Museum of Old and New Art) owner and founder David Walsh confirmed that the recent FOMA (Festival of Music and Art) was the … Read more
Tasmanians have sent the nation’s major political parties into a frenzy as they prepare for a federal election by failing to vote decisively for either a Liberal or Labor government. Though ballots are still being counted, a hung parliament is on the cards in the Apple Isle after voters went to the polls on Saturday. … Read more
Tasmania Football Club has offered dirt-cheap $10 memberships ahead of its AFL launch event on Monday night. The club will unveil its name — expected to be the Devils — and its logo, jumper and colours as the countdown continues to its inaugural season. The team is expected to debut in the AFL men’s competition … Read more
Southeastern Australia is set to sizzle for another day as a record-breaking autumn heatwave rolls on. Melbourne is expected to bake on Monday, with the Bureau of Meteorology forecasting a top of 37C after a low of 24C. Hot weather is predicted across most of Victoria, with temperatures in the mid to high 30s likely. … Read more
