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2 weeks ago | 
abc.net.au | Leon Compton |Penny Mcleod |Sarah Aitken
There have been two confirmed cases of meningococcal B in southern Tasmania recently, a Kingborough woman in her 50s and a Hobart woman in her 60s. Both are being treated in the Royal Hobart Hospital and the director of Public Health, Mark Veitch, says there's no connection between the two cases.
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2 weeks ago | 
abc.net.au | Leon Compton |Penny Mcleod |Sarah Aitken
The Commission of Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government's Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Institutional settings handed down its almost 3,000-page report in 2023, making 191 recommendations that Premier Jeremy Rockliff said he would accept in full. But as the state goes into its second election in 15 months, putting the government into caretaker mode, where does that leave the state vulnerable children?
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2 weeks ago | 
abc.net.au | Leon Compton |Penny Mcleod |Sarah Aitken
Independent member for Clark, Kristie Johnston, says she hopes this state election sees more independents and minor parties elected. She tells Leon Compton on Tasmania Mornings that a bigger crossbench would mean the Liberals and Labor parties would need to work more collaboratively to form a government for Tasmania. "[Tasmanians] want to see a contest of ideas. They want to ensure that there is collaboration and that we're actually tackling the big issues," she says.
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2 weeks ago | 
abc.net.au | Leon Compton |Penny Mcleod |Sarah Aitken
Minister for Police Fire and Emergency Management, Felix Ellis, says the current uncertainty in Tasmanian politics is due to a Labor power grab. Speaking with Leon Compton on Tasmania Mornings, Mr Ellis refuses to discuss alternative leadership options for the Liberal party. "Jeremy Rockliff is our leader and for good reason," he says. Hobart, Launceston, State and Territory Parliament, Political Parties and Movements, State and Territory GovernmentFelix EllisJeremy Rockliff took us to an election.
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2 weeks ago | 
abc.net.au | Leon Compton |Penny Mcleod |Sarah Aitken
Independent economist Saul Eslake says Tasmania can improve its budget position over five to 10 years by taxing some people and businesses more, and by reducing expenditure on infrastructure projects. He tells Leon Compton on ABC Tasmania Mornings the starting point for recovery is "openly admitting that our state finances are in a mess". "We cannot afford to build all of the infrastructure that we have currently committed to spend because of the amount of debt that we currently have," he says.
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3 weeks ago | 
abc.net.au | Leon Compton |Penny Mcleod |Sarah Aitken
Peter George says it would be "wrong" of him if he didn't stand as an independent for Franklin in the Tasmanian state election. Mr George has been a prominent anti-salmon farm campaigner in Tasmania's south-east and ran as independent for the federal seat of Franklin earlier this year. He tells Leon Compton on Tasmania Mornings that he's prepared to work with any party for form a government that focuses on what "Tasmanians want and need".
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Leon Compton |David Reilly |Sarah Aitken
Just how much is needed to build an AFL stadium? And is the Tasmanian government being fully up-front about how much government money will be needed to build a stadium at Macquarie Point? Greens MP, Dr Rosalie Woodruff, tells Leon Compton on Tasmania Mornings that the government will need to spend more than the quoted $375 million. "We're talking about nearly $2 billion of Tasmanians' money over the next 10 years that could be invested in so many other things," she says.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Mel Bush |Sarah Aitken
Judy Tierney Letter to myself. No postage required. My mind flits in and out of its kaleidoscopic and often chaotic encasing. 'Sit down or I'll spray you', my wonderful partner Phil tells me. I'm trying. I have been for years. Well, try harder, Judy. Just try harder. I wish I had a stop button. For God's sake, woman, you're 81. Pretty irrelevant, really. So much still to do. Procrastination is the thief of time. How can this be this me? Remember at the age of eight?
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Dec 8, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Jo Spargo |Sarah Aitken
Tasmanian aurora chaser and author Margaret Sonnemann says a Steve is an aurora-like structure, first discovered in Tasmania in 1864 by astronomer Francis Abbott. Steve stands for Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement. "It's what we've begun to call a sub-auroral form," Ms Sonnemann tells ABC Hobart Breakfast's Jo Spargo. "Steve has been around as long as we've known about auroras.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Jo Spargo |Sarah Aitken
Nick Nairn-Smith is one of two Tasmanians who have been named in the top 10 finalists for Australian Surf Photo of the Year. His spectacular photo shows Dan Ross surfing a huge wave at Tasmania's remote big wave spot Shipstern Bluff. Mr Nairn-Smith, of Cremorne, describes getting the shot as 10 foot sets rolled over him and having to swim to shore in the evening because someone had taken his bodyboard, thinking he was no longer in the water.
