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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | April McLennan |Stephen Smiley |Luke C. Bowden
Eyes focused on the horizon, Joseph Daniel is off in search of a specific type of treasure that washes up on the shoreline. Despite the cloudy day, he winds down the window, letting the salty ocean breeze flow into the car. He pulls up and opens the door, letting in a black housefly. While there's money to be made down at the nearby beach, Joseph doesn't appear to be in a rush, as he listens along to the car radio.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | April McLennan
A Tasmanian theatre company says it is "deeply concerned" by allegations of misconduct involving former volunteer Danny Gibson. Encore Theatre Company is in the spotlight after it was alleged to have a "widespread culture of sexual harassment" towards young people. The amateur dramatic company was founded in 2008 and has produced more than 37 shows with large local casts in Launceston.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Katri Uibu |April McLennan
Former Launceston mayor and current councillor Danny Gibson, who is alleged to have harassed and behaved inappropriately towards young adults, has posted on social media that allegations against him are "untested and slanderous". Cr Gibson's post comes as a call for mandatory Working with Vulnerable People (WWVP) cards for Tasmania's elected officials is renewed.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | April McLennan
Child grooming and indecent assault are among a raft of allegations made against Launceston councillor Danny Gibson from information received by Tasmania's Justice Department. Documents obtained by the ABC show when undertaking a risk assessment of his Working with Vulnerable People (WWVP) Registration, the department found, on the balance of probabilities, Cr Gibson posed an "unacceptable risk of harm to vulnerable persons," including children.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | April McLennan
The former mayor and current councillor of Tasmania's second-largest city has resigned from his position on the Local Government Association of Tasmania (LGAT). City of Launceston Councillor Danny Gibson was elected as the northern representative on LGAT's General Management Committee in June 2021. Chief Executive Officer of LGAT, Dion Lester said Cr Gibson resigned from his role late last week for "personal reasons".
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | April McLennan
When 23-year-old Olivia sat down in the dentist’s chair, she didn’t expect hidden fees to leave her out of pocket. "They got me to bite down on something and left the room and I realised that they’d just taken an X-ray without telling me about it or getting any consent," she told triple j Hack. But that wasn’t the only extra cost at her appointment. "They said I needed seven fillings and I needed this special clean that was going to cost $200 and all these other [procedures]," she said.
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | April McLennan
The mayor of Tasmania's second-largest city says there is no legal mechanism available to him to remove an elected representative from council if allegations raised by the ABC against former mayor and current councillor Danny Gibson are found to be true. Launceston Mayor Matthew Garwood made the remarks after an ABC investigation uncovered allegations of historical inappropriate conduct by Cr Gibson against young men in the theatre scene.
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | April McLennan
A former Launceston mayor and influential theatre production manager has been accused of having a pattern of inappropriate conduct with young men in the theatre scene and making unwanted sexual advances. Multiple people have told the ABC that former mayor and current councillor Danny Gibson, 41, made unwanted advances to them, including through physical contact, phone calls and text messages.
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Jul 30, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | April McLennan
There are calls for changes to legislation relating to the certification of deaths in Tasmanian hospitals after a senior staff member at the Launceston General Hospital was found to have "repeatedly" acted "outside the scope of the law" when certifying dozens of death certificates. Tasmania's health department says its current death reporting processes "align with relevant legislation".
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Jul 27, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | April McLennan
Just months after a senior staff member at a major Tasmanian hospital was found to have unlawfully certified dozens of deaths, another family is making allegations against the hospital. Patient advocacy groups are now calling for greater transparency around patient information, to help prevent adverse events in the future. Tasmania's health department says "for matters that are with the coroner, the hospital is unable to release medical information.
