ABC Northern Tasmania

16/01/2026

Investigations are continuing into the theft of a large quantity of poppy capsules from a Tasmanian farm. Police have confirmed the harvested area equates to 10 tennis courts, or 2,500 square metres.

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Investigations are continuing into the theft of a large quantity of poppy capsules from a Tasmanian farm. Police have confirmed the harvested area equates to 10 tennis courts, or 2,500 square metres.

16/01/2026

David Prince-Popovich registered as an official lobbyist in Tasmania despite being a convicted fraudster, against the register's rules.

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David Prince-Popovich registered as an official lobbyist in Tasmania despite being a convicted fraudster, against the register's rules.

16/01/2026

Dr Nicole Anderson can't look when someone gives her a needle, lest she...well... faints.

But her pesky tendency to pass out at the sight of blood hasn't stopped her working in surgery, the emergency department and as a rural doctor.

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Dr Nicole Anderson can't look when someone gives her a needle, lest she...well... faints.

15/01/2026

Tasmania's Health Department is warning of the danger of consuming "life-threatening" poppy capsules, as police respond to the theft of a "significant quantity".

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15/01/2026

With whisky and lollies for sustenance and pigeons their only means of communication, Steve Harris and Doug Fleming crossed Bass Strait in a 4.5m dinghy in 1974.

15/01/2026

The Tasmanian Liberal Party has deleted a photograph it posted on social media that showed two female Labor MPs at the Taste of Summer festival.

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The Tasmanian Liberal Party has deleted a photograph it posted on social media that showed two female Labor MPs at the Taste of Summer festival.

15/01/2026

Many Tasmanian cherry growers are only now picking the fruit after a late start to the season because of the weather through spring.

The late harvest comes as twenty overseas buyers are visiting Tasmania this week to sample cherries, berries and vegetables.

King Rock Cherries are now picking the fruit after a late start to the season because of the weather through spring.

14/01/2026

From 6,000 applications each year, only about 300 make the cut to travel down to Antarctica and experience a workplace like no other.

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From 6,000 applications each year, only about 300 make the cut to travel down to Antarctica and experience a workplace like no other.

14/01/2026

Australian authorities say they are "investigating all the options available" to assist a search operation for a diver missing in Antarctica.

14/01/2026

The theft of a "significant quantity" of medicinal-grade poppies could result in a "life-threatening" situation if they are ingested in pursuit of a high, Tasmanian authorities warn.

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The theft of a "significant quantity" of medicinal-grade poppies could result in a "life-threatening" situation if they are ingested in pursuit of a high, Tasmanian authorities warn.

14/01/2026

A Tasmanian man who had "had enough" after becoming the target of "pranks" by kids, had hoarded "hundreds" of balls kicked into his yard from the neighbouring school, a court hears.

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A Tasmanian man who had "had enough" after becoming the target of "pranks" by kids, had hoarded "hundreds" of balls kicked into his yard from the neighbouring school, a court hears.

14/01/2026

The common gurnard perch goes by many names but one thing fishers can agree on is you should keep your fingers well away from their venomous spikes.

Have you ever been stung by one? If so, how would you describe the pain?

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