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• 'Rare leader': Tributes flow in following retirement of Pat Turner

  Indigenous trailblazer Pat Turner has announced her retirement after a "tireless" career dedicated to championing the rights of First Nations people. 2026-03-05 03:13:35

• Minister decries questioning over election message as 'misogynist attack'

  Tasmania's racing minister has attempted to bat away Labor questioning over what her office knew about an apparent breach to election caretaker conventions as "nothing but a misogynist attack". 2026-03-05 02:01:18

• Antibiotic licence for salmon farming revoked over 'unacceptable risk'

  The use of florfenicol in Tasmania's salmon industry has been banned as the country's veterinary medicine regulator suspends an emergency licence for the antibiotic. 2026-03-04 19:43:09

• Locals devastated as well-known businesses burnt to a shell

  Two waterfront marine businesses in the heart of Launceston have been destroyed in a fire overnight, causing more than $5 million in damage, police say. 2026-03-04 19:08:18

• 'Can't justify it': Why some Tasmanian nurses won't come back home

  Tasmania needs more nurses, but lower wages and fewer opportunities for career growth remain barriers for enticing health workers to return to their home state. 2026-03-04 18:26:00