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On New Year’s Day in 1826, a woman stumbled alone through the Tasmanian bush, dazed and distraught. It had been a terrifying 24 hours for 18-year-old Elizabeth Tibbs.Somehow, miraculously, she had survived an encounter with one of the most…

Anthony Albanese has clashed with hecklers who tried to hijack his press conference about his plan to funnel millions into a new stadium in Hobart. The Prime Minister was at Macquarie Point in the Tasmanian capital to announce the $240m…

Anthony Albanese has clashed with hecklers midway through a press conference about his plan to funnel millions into a new stadium in Hobart. Mr Albanese was at Macquarie Point to announce the $240m investment in the “one-in-a-generation”…

A man has died at a popular Tasmanian music festival this weekend, authorities have confirmed.In a statement to NCA NewsWire, Tasmania Police said the man, understood to be in his 40s, died suddenly on Saturday night at the Panama music…

A “rare” summer cold snap is set to envelop Australia’s south east plunging daytime maximum temperatures leading it to feel more like spring than February. In the process, some of that sticky, muggy weather should also dissipate over the…

Former Greens leader Bob Brown has slammed Labor’s Tanya Plibersek for snubbing him to dine with mining officials on a visit to Tasmania.The Bob Brown Foundation posted a photo on Twitter on Friday of the veteran environmentalist sitting in…