Ashleigh Barraclough

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Bec Pridham |Ashleigh Barraclough

A Tasmanian federal Labor candidate has walked back from comments she made supporting ending native forest logging in the state. On Thursday, during a live radio interview with ABC Northern Tasmania, the Labor candidate for the northern seat of Bass, Jess Teesdale, conceded she wanted to see the state government end the practice. It came after she said the federal Labor government would not intervene to override the states.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Ashleigh Barraclough

A distillery in northern Tasmania has been charged with failing to comply with a health and safety duty, over a fire in 2021 that left worker with burns to 40 per cent of his body. The case turns on whether Adams Distillery adequately trained the worker in the safe production of gin. Magistrate Evan Hughes will deliver his decision at a later date. A gin and whisky distillery in Tasmania's north is facing court over a fire that seriously injured a worker in 2021.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Ashleigh Barraclough

Launceston Mayor Matthew Garwood is facing public scrutiny after posting a photo to social media taken with US singer and rapper Ronnie Radke. Radke has previously faced charges overseas for battery, assault and domestic violence. In addition, Radke's visa to the UK has been rejected based on a ruling denying entry to those who have served more than 12 months in prison. Cr Garwood says he attended Radke's Adelaide concert in a personal capacity as a fan of the music.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Ashleigh Barraclough

A charity supporting homeless people in northern Tasmania is selling a trailer fitted with "sleeping pods", after it was not able to secure council land to operate it from. Launceston-based charity Strike it Out purchased seven sleeping pods in 2019 and had them fitted into a trailer, with the aim of giving seven people a safe and warm place to sleep at night and facilitate access to services. A second trailer contains two showers.

Jan 17, 2025 | abc.net.au | Ashleigh Barraclough |Morgan Timms |Luke C. Bowden |Magie Khameneh

Loading... In the middle of Tasmania sits a 5,000-hectare property once used for sheep grazing and crop growing. Loading... It's known as "the Quoin" — an architectural term for the external corner of a building. It takes its name from the Jurassic-era dolerite cliffs at the property's entrance. Loading... At dusk each evening, hundreds of forester kangaroos march from the woodlands to the grassy flats to graze. Loading... Once it gets dark, Tasmanian devils and other nocturnal creatures venture out.