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19/12/2025

Eileen Brooker first met author Sue Abdullah in the 70s, and their decades of friendship has helped build a book celebrating the 103-year-old artist and potters life.

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Eileen Brooker first met author Sue Abdullah in the 70s, and their decades of friendship has helped build a book celebrating the 103-year-old artist and potters life.

19/12/2025

Growing up, Tasmanian Ian Chia hated piano and only just scraped through his music exams in high school.

So how did he end up writing music with Bjork and Moby?

Growing up, Ian Chia hated piano and only just scraped through his music exams in high school.

19/12/2025

Thanks to everyone who came down this morning and joined Kim Napier, Sunshine Wood and Meg Fergusson for a special edition of ABC Northern Tasmania Breakfast, live from the Ulverstone Men's Shed.

Happy holidays to all of our lovely listeners!🎄❤️

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19/12/2025

Over the past four decades, the Australian Antarctic Arts Fellowship has given creatives the opportunity to travel south and develop works on the icy continent.

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19/12/2025

If you're feeling fragile and overwhelmed after the news out of Bondi this week, you aren't alone.

Nationally, crisis support hotline Lifeline experienced its busiest day of the year in the wake of the Bondi shooting, with experts warning of the psychological impact of traumatic events.

Ben Fisher joined Tasmania Afternoons presenter Joel Rheinberger to discuss why we may be feeling more overwhelmed this time of year, and how we can get help.

If you need someone to talk to, call:

Lifeline on 13 11 14
Kids Helpline on 1800 551 800
MensLine Australia on 1300 789 978
Su***de Call Back Service on 1300 659 467
Beyond Blue on 1300 22 46 36
Headspace on 1800 650 890
QLife on 1800 184 527

19/12/2025

More than two years after Belgian backpacker Celine Cremer vanished near Philosopher Falls, new discoveries have helped investigators better understand her final movements — though many questions still remain.

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More than two years after Belgian backpacker Celine Cremer vanished near Philosopher Falls, new discoveries have helped investigators better understand her final movements — though many questions still remain.

19/12/2025

Police say five of the seven youths who escaped the Ashley Youth Detention Centre last night are now back in custody. One staff member was stabbed during the breakout.

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Police say five of the seven youths who escaped the Ashley Youth Detention Centre last night are now back in custody. One staff member was stabbed during the breakout.

18/12/2025

Police say seven detainees, aged 14 to 17, escaped from the Ashley Youth Detention Centre in Tasmania's north on Thursday night and stole a car.

Two detention centre staff were injured during the incident — one was stabbed and received facial injuries and the other suffered minor injuries.

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18/12/2025

The national transport safety regulator's report into a fire, which broke out on a flight to Tasmania earlier this year, has found the blaze was caused by a lithium-ion battery experiencing "thermal runaway".

18/12/2025

A doctor went through a "lengthy, risky and complicated" surgery and continues to experience nightmares and flashbacks after being stabbed by a teenager he was treating in 2023, a court is told.

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A doctor went through a "lengthy, risky and complicated" surgery and continues to experience nightmares and flashbacks after being stabbed by a teenager he was treating in 2023, a court is told.

18/12/2025

After new breakthroughs in the search for missing tourist Celine Cremer in the dense Tasmanian bush, the wait begins for the results of forensic tests on items discovered in the forest.

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18/12/2025

Police and other emergency services are responding to a chemical spill in George Town where a quantity of formic acid has been spilled.