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STORY ANGLES - Focuses on government and policy implications: Stories often highlight political decisions, budget concerns, and legislative processes (e.g., Hobart stadium, TasInsure draft bill).
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 14
- Latest publication
- Sep 30, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for ABC Australia
- Top 5K sites
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- Jul 7, 2026
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$200 million package announced for Bell Bay Aluminium smelter (opens the original)
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The federal and state governments have announced a jointly funded $200 million support package for the Bell Bay Aluminium smelter in Tasmania. A cloud hung over the smelter's future amid ongoing power price negotiations, but the state government says a deal has now been reached on power prices, separate from the funding package. The $200 million will be spread over five years to "help secure Australia's ongoing aluminium production capability". The Australian and Tasmanian governments have annou
Social media spreading false information about birth control (opens the original)
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Influencers and everyday women are posting their negative views about hormonal contraception. A recent study found the majority of TikToks about birth control were not created by medical professionals. The government has launched an online tool to help people navigate their options. If you are a woman on TikTok, you've almost certainly scrolled to a video of someone commenting about women's contraception and its negative side effects. "Birth control is literally one of the worst things you can p
Attorney-general demands explanation over AI court blunder (opens the original)
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Case law cited in the Supreme Court in Hobart, which was found to be hallucinated by AI, has sparked calls for the resignation of members of the parole board by a justice advocate. The use of AI by the board in its argument against a gag order on convicted murderer Susan Neill-Fraser being lifted has led to a demand for an explanation by the state's attorney-general. A prominent legal advocate has questioned how widespread the board's use of AI is and has called for an audit. Tasmania's attorney
Tasmania comes last in latest CommBank economic rankings (opens the original)
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The latest CommBank ranking of states and territories' performance across a series of key indicators puts Tasmania at the bottom of the pack, where it has been for all of 2026. The report found the state has the highest unemployment rate in the country, with total labour income slowing more than any jurisdiction except for Western Australia and the ACT. Treasurer Eric Abetz says the government's investment in projects such as the Hobart stadium and Launceston Convention Centre will ensure the Ta
Visitor tax on short-stay accommodation dies in Tasmanian parliament (opens the original)
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The Tasmanian government's attempt to put a levy on short-stay accommodation has failed, with Labor and multiple independents voting it down. The levy was a 2024 election promise, with the funds supposed to go towards paying for a stamp duty exemption for first home buyers. The government's stamp duty exemption has ended and it can no longer count on funds from the levy to mitigate some of the cost. A Tasmanian government push to introduce a visitor tax on short-stay accommodation has been defea
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