Emily Baker
Tasmania bans visitors from nine sites in Victoria amid COVID outbreak
Tasmania has immediately closed its borders to anyone who has visited nine sites in Victoria amid fears of a growing coronavirus outbreak....
Man charged with murder over woman’s body found in central Launceston home
A German man has been charged with the murder of a 49-year-old woman discovered dead on Boxing Day in a home in central...
36 Chileans reportedly test positive to coronavirus in Antarctica
Antarctica can no longer lay claim to being the only continent free of coronavirus after 36 Chileans reportedly tested positive for COVID-19....
Voluntary assisted dying bill passes Tasmanian upper house
Proposed voluntary assisted dying laws have passed through one chamber of Tasmania’s Parliament for the first time after a lengthy and emotional...
Lake Malbena eco-tourism proposal gets the green light from planning tribunal
A controversial helicopter-accessed standing camp proposed for the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area (TWWHA) will go ahead after the state’s planning tribunal...
Catholic Church in Tasmania won’t follow new confession laws
The Catholic Church says it will not follow new Tasmanian laws that require priests to break the seal of confession to report...
Speaker Sue Hickey says her $190,000 salary isn’t enough, calls for pay rise
Sue Hickey believes Tasmanian parliamentary speakers — like herself — deserve to earn more than their $190,000 annual salary. The Clark MP,...