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A landmark judgement by a Tasmanian court to award a child sex abuse survivor $5.3 million "tears through decades of" an abuser's "lies, persecution and underhand dealings", the survivor says.
December, 2021
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22 December
WA to reinstate hard border with NT and Tasmania
WA Premier Mark McGowan announced that a hard border will be reinstated with the Northern Territory and Tasmania.
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22 December
First Sydney Hobart for Fruit Salid 3
When Mark Drobitko bought the green and orange yacht he will soon sail in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race for the first time, he and his crew were immediately smitten.
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22 December
Mentorship offers resilience insight for new walnut farmer
Sophie Milic left her corporate career to return to her family's walnut farm in Tasmania. Now she's learning from SA viticulturist, Mary Retallack, about resilience in farming.
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22 December
Peter Doddy, writer of over 130 letters to the editor, says he's lived a privileged life
William Charles Doddy, known as Peter, has been writing letters to Australian Community Media's masthead in Launceston for almost 15 years. The former Qantas sales manager and West Tamar councillor estimated he has written over 130 letters published by The Examiner .
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22 December
Jaquie Lambie blows up during TV interview over alleged sexual abuse at Tasmania school
Senator Jacquie Lambie has torn strips off Tasmanian politicians in a fiery monologue on live TV, accusing them of refusing to act on an alleged sexual abuse case at a primary school.
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22 December
Climate change 'urgency' leads Launceston pastor Jeff McKinnon to go 'on strike'
A pastor ended his week-long hunger strike, undertaken to raise awareness about the need for a sustainable and meaningful response to climate change. Launceston's City Baptist Church pastor Jeff McKinnon is a coordinator for the Extinction Rebellion,
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22 December
Tasmanian soccer venues receive upgrades as Women's World Cup approaches
Tasmania's push to become a 2023 Women's World Cup training base could also see the state play a bigger role on the national soccer scene. Football Tasmania
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22 December
Australian Paramedics Association call preparedness into question
The Australian Paramedics Association of Tasmania say the current workload is unmanageable and expected to rise.
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22 December
WA announces mandatory COVID booster shots for some workers, extends hard border across country
More than a million WA workers will be required to get a third COVID vaccination as Premier Mark McGowan announces the state will close its borders to Tasmania and the Northern Territory from Boxing Day.