Tasmania is an island state of Australia. It is located 240 km (150 mi) to the south of the Australian mainland, separated by Bass Strait. The state encompasses the main island of Tasmania, the 26th-largest island in the world, and the surrounding 334 islands. The state has a population of around 526,700 as of March 2018. Just over forty percent of the population resides in the Greater Hobart precinct, which forms the metropolitan area of the state capital and largest city, Hobart.
The Tasmanian seat of Bass has moved back into the AEC's too close to call list, leaving three seats in doubt a week after the federal election. SBS - Published
The Tasmanian seat of Bass is no longer on the AEC's in doubt list a week on from the federal election and as counting continues over the weekend. SBS - Published
The Tasmanian government has hailed a $3.6 billion infrastructure spend in the 2019/20 budget but the state is forecast to head into net debt. SBS - Published
The Tasmanian government has hailed a $3.6 billion infrastructure spend in the 2019/20 budget but the state is forecast to head into net debt. SBS - Published
Tasmania's treasurer Peter Gutwein will hand down his sixth state budget and has previously indicated that difficult decisions needed to be made. SBS - Published
Trevor Tolputt had been walking alone for six days without a beanie or gloves in freezing, snowy weather when he succumbed to hypothermia. The Age - Published
Pauline Hanson has said she is "concerned about where politics is heading in this country" after a One Nation truck was set on fire in Tasmania. SBS - Published
Farmer Gavin Pearce, who won the marginal seat of Braddon in northwest Tasmania, has paid tribute to Scott Morrison's many visits as counting tightens in Bass. SBS - Published
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has visited two marginal seats in Tasmania's north as voters head to the polls across the Labor-dominated Apple Isle. SBS - Published
Two northern Tasmanian seats have attracted plenty of interest from federal leaders during the election campaign, with Braddon expected to be the closest race. SBS - Published
Scott Morrison's election day appearance in the marginal Braddon electorate shows the Tasmanian seat could be crucial in determining the federal election. SBS - Published
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has started federal election day in northern Tasmania, visiting two polling booths in Launceston before flying home to Sydney. SBS - Published
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has started federal election day in northern Tasmania, visiting two polling booths in Launceston, before he flies home to Sydney. SBS - Published
Two northern Tasmanian seats have attracted plenty of interest from federal leaders during the election campaign, with Braddon expected to be the closest race. SBS - Published
Two northern Tasmanian seats have attracted plenty of interest from federal leaders during the election campaign, with Braddon expected to be the closest race. SBS - Published
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