Tasmania

A 65-year-old man died after being misdiagnosed at Mersey Community Hospital, a coroner has found.
Tasmania
Ethan James

Man ‘lost chance of survival’ after hospital misdiagnosis

A coroner says the death of a man was certain after a hospital incorrectly diagnosed gastrointestinal bleeding as pneumonia.

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Justice Gregory Geason faces sentencing for assaulting and emotionally abusing his former partner. (Ethan James/AAP PHOTOS)
Tasmania
Ethan James

Justice to be sentenced for assault, emotional abuse

A magistrate is set to sentence a Supreme Court judge who was found guilty of assaulting and emotionally abusing a woman.

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The operator of a jumping castle involved in the deaths of six children is set to face court. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)
Tasmania
Ethan James

Bouncy castle at centre of school tragedy inflated for court

A two-week court hearing in relation to the Hillcrest Primary School jumping castle incident that killed six children will be heard in northwest Tasmania.

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A coroner has found that a man staged his wife's death to look like suicide. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)
Tasmania
Ethan James

Coroner finds husband killed wife, staged death scene

A coroner has found a 43-year-old nurse and mother-of-three, whose death was initially ruled a suicide, was killed by her husband.

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Fish farming in Macquarie Harbour, the home of the endangered Maugean skate, is under review. (HANDOUT/IMAS)
Tasmania
Ethan James

Remote harbour salmon farms record 1000-tonne deaths

Data released under right-to-information reveals more than 1000 tonnes of salmon died at a harbour where the future of fish farming is under a cloud.

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Foreign minister Penny Wong was forced to leave the stage during a speech in Tasmania after being repeatedly disrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters.
Politics
Jake Dietsch

Penny Wong condemns Israel for ‘killing innocents’ in Gaza

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has condemned Israel for the killing of innocent civilians in recent operations in Gaza and repeated calls for a ceasefire in the Middle East.

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The coroner who investigated his death has called for greater safety campaigns, pool inspections and laws for fence non-compliance in Tasmania.
Australia
Ethan James

Call for pool fencing law change after child drowns

A four-year-old boy who drowned in an unfenced pool in the front yard of his home wasn’t properly supervised and hadn’t had any swimming lessons.

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It’s believed the man departed on his boat about 7am on Wednesday.
Tasmania
Molly Magennis

Desperate search for missing man after alarming discovery on beach

The man has been missing since Wednesday morning.

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Charles Read has been jailed for two years.
Tasmania
Matt Shrivell

‘Chopper’ Read’s son sentenced on serious offences

The son of one of Australia’s most notorious crime figures, Mark ‘Chopper’ Read, has been jailed. 

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A man and women have died in a crash involving four vehicles all heading east on the Bowen Bridge near Risdon, north of Hobart.
Tasmania
Hayley Taylor

Two killed in horror four-vehicle crash on major bridge

The man and woman both died at the scene and several others were injured.

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A woman’s body has been found in a bus after the converted motorhome the woman had been living in caught fire on Friday morning.
Tasmania
Hayley Taylor

Woman living in a bus killed when it bursts into flames

Police are aware of two people who were living in the bus, including one who is unaccounted for.

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The Targa Tasmania tarmac rally has been run for more than three decades.
Tasmania
Ethan James

Safety and culture reset needed after rally deaths

The organiser of the Targa Tasmania tarmac rally has flagged a suite of safety reforms following the deaths of four competitors in two years.

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Simon Burgess faces sentencing for assaulting a woman and breaching family violence orders.
Police
Ethan James

Olympian set to be sentenced on family violence charges

A three-time Olympian is expected to be sentenced for assaulting a woman and breaching family violence orders.

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An inquest is looking into the deaths of Targa competitors including Leigh Mundy and Dennis Neagle.
Tasmania
Ethan James

Rally deaths inquest raises safety system questions

An inquest into four deaths in three crashes at the Targa Tasmania tarmac rally event is examining safety procedures, including briefings and car assessments.

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Mikey was surfing an eight-metre wave in Tasmania before being knocked unconscious in the water. Here’s how he survived.
Tasmania
Caleb Taylor

Mikey was surfing an 8m wave when he was knocked unconscious. Here’s how he survived

The remote Aussie surfing spot is known for its huge waves and can only be accessed through a 30km jet ski ride or a two-hour bush hike.

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