Tasmania

Tasmanian police have found remains and identified them as missing hiker.

Heartbreaking update after missing backpacker found

Authorities say no further searches are planned after remains discovered earlier this year were linked to the missing hiker.

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Tasmanian police have found remains and car keys in the search for missing tourist Celine Cremer. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

Remains and car key found in search for missing tourist

Police have found human remains and a car key believed to belong to missing Belgian tourist Celine Cremer after other belongings were found two weeks ago.

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New theories have emerged about the disappearance of backpacker Celine Cremer.

Gut-wrenching update in the search for missing backpacker

Volunteers desperately searching for a missing Belgian backpacker have revealed new theories days after human remains were found near where she vanished.

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Ella Haddad, Sarah Lovell and Rebecca White.

Why were three female MPs condemned for joking about sex?

AARON PATRICK: The Labor politicians were unfairly attacked for playing a risqué game about their Liberal counterparts which they thought was private.

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The 31-year-old was climbing with a friend in Sand River, Buckland when when he lost his grip.

Rock climber dies in horror 20m plunge at popular spot

A French national has died in a rock climbing tragedy, falling 20m from a sandstone cliff in Tasmania. 

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Labor MP’s apologise for ‘shoot, shag, marry’ game

A rising Labor star has issued an apology after complaints of a ‘shoot, shag, marry’ game allegedly being played at a Hobart festival.

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Lucas Reid has died after an e-bike he was riding crashed in Tasmania.

Jumping castle tragedy survivor dies in freak accident

A survivor of Tasmania’s 2021 jumping castle tragedy has died in a new tragedy on New Year’s Eve.

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Police are urging e-bike users to be careful and follow all road safety rules.

Aussie teen killed in tragic e-bike crash

A 15-year-old boy has died after his electric bike crashed, despite a witness’s desperate attempt to save him.

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A woman has died in a glider crash in Tasmania.

‘Tragic’: Woman killed, pilot injured in glider crash

The pilot was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after the glider crashed at a private airfield in Tasmania’s southern midlands.

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Christmas carols in one state turned to chaos when a man allegedly pulled out a 30cm knife during the family event.

Man with 30cm knife arrested at Christmas carols event

Christmas carols in one state turned to chaos when a man allegedly pulled out a 30cm knife during the family event.

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Belgian tourist Celine Cremer was last seen on June 17 in Waratah, Tasmania.

Breakthrough as phone belonging to missing tourist found

A phone belonging to a Belgian tourist missing for more than two years has miraculously been found, Tasmania Police have revealed. 

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The stadium will cost $1.13 billion and house 23,000 fans when constructed by 2028.

‘Historic day’: Hobart stadium approved for new AFL team

The stadium will cost $1.13 billion and house 23,000 fans when constructed by 2028.

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Tasmania’s upper house will debate an order to approve a $1.13 billion stadium in Hobart.

Tears shed as contentious AFL stadium gets the go-ahead

Tasmania’s AFL stadium has been given the green light by the state’s parliament, paving the way for the Devils to enter the national competition. 

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Rosny College was one of three Hobart schools where a pedophile teacher taught. (Ethan James/AAP PHOTOS)

'Morally worthless' pedophile teacher handed fate

A 71-year-old former teacher who abused students over the course of almost 30 years has been sentenced, with a judge describing him as remorseless.

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Two women remain stranded on Mount Anne in Tasmania.

Hikers stranded in extreme conditions as rescuers forced back

Severe weather has left two women stranded in Tasmania, with emergency teams forced to retreat after an overnight attempt and a rescue helicopter unable to reach the site.

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