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Hobart, Tasmania
Joined September 2008
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JUST IN: One man has been rescued but emergency crews are searching for another man missing in waters near Norfolk Bay. The pair were on a 3m dinghy when it capsized. A man in his 30's has been taken to hospital, a search is underway to find his companion. @abchobart
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ABC Hobart retweeted
One man has been found alive after being in the water for eight hours. The search is continuing for the other man and the boat today @abchobart
JUST IN: Tasmania Police are currently searching for an overdue vessel near Norfolk Bay. Two men in a dinghy left Premaydena about 2pm today and have failed to return as planned @abchobart
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ABC Hobart retweeted
JUST IN: Tasmania Police are currently searching for an overdue vessel near Norfolk Bay. Two men in a dinghy left Premaydena about 2pm today and have failed to return as planned @abchobart
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ABC Hobart retweeted
Tasmania’s Department of Education has confirmed the COVID-19 vaccine will be mandatory for 2,900 Teacher Assistants and Education Support Specialists across the state’s public schools. They’ll need to supply proof by November 21 #covid19tas
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ABC Hobart retweeted
It’s a milestone the Premier hoped we’d reach on November 2, but the state is still on track to have 90% of the 12+ population fully vaccinated before the border reopens on December 15 #politas #covid19tas
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JUST IN: 80% of Tasmania’s 16+ population is now fully vaccinated #covid19tas
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Yesterday the govt released only the damning findings - the ABC now has the rest of the inquiry report onto Tas Education sex abuse, under RTI - detailing 'concerns' about 41 current staff and difficulty tracking relief teachers with “red flags” #politas abc.net.au/news/2021-11-10/t…
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The Minister's added that she's been advised by the Department that young people aren't released into tents, and often there are complex personal circumstances #politas
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Opposition leader Rebecca White's asking whether a child was released from Ashley into homelessness in June, and given a tent by a worker - Children's Minister Sarah Courtney hasn't denied it, says it's inappropriate to comment on individual cases #politas
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ABC Hobart retweeted
A Launceston jury has found Natalie Maher guilty of murdering her mother with a pillow in 2019. @abchobart abc.net.au/news/2021-11-08/n…
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ABC Hobart retweeted
Great weekend, back to reality today.
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The fight over TasTafe reforms is set to ratchet up a notch. Tafe staff will take their first industrial action - waking off the job at 4pm next Tuesday. Debate on turning Tafe into a GBE will start in Parliament this week #politas
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ABC Hobart retweeted
What an awful weekend in news. A young male has drowned whilst snorkelling at South Bruny near Lighthouse Bay @abcnews
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