Breaking: Suspected H5 bird flu detection in Australia
By Lucy MacDonald
A wild migratory bird in Western Australia has returned a suspected positive result for avian influenza, which has devastated populations of seabirds, seals and other animals across the world.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-19/h5-bird-flu-suspected-in-western-australia/106819600
#AvianInfluenza #EnvironmentalImpacts #Birds #AntarcticResearch #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #MarineParks #Health #LucyMacDonald
Greens leader compares premier to Russian dictator Joseph Stalin
By Lucy MacDonald
The leader of the Tasmanian Greens has denied she compared Premier Jeremy Rockliff to Joseph Stalin, the infamous Soviet dictator.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-18/tas-greens-leader-compares-rockliff-to-stalin/106814804
Minister denies vomit gesture, says he was moving a breath-freshening strip
By Lucy MacDonald
A Tasmanian Liberal politician denies he made a vomit gesture while listening to a female MP speak about integrity matters — saying he was moving a breath-freshening strip that had become stuck to the roof of his mouth.
#StateandTerritoryParliament #StateandTerritoryGovernment #LucyMacDonald
Rockliff wants to move forward — but will the parliament let him?
By Lucy MacDonald
Tasmania's powerful crossbench forced Madeleine Ogilvie and Jane Howlett out the door. Jeremy Rockliff says it's now time to "move forward".
#StateandTerritoryGovernment #StateandTerritoryParliament #LucyMacDonald
Breaking: Tasmania's Racing Minister Jane Howlett resigns
By Lucy MacDonald
Tasmania's Racing Minister Jane Howlett has resigned from cabinet, citing "relentless personal and political" attacks from opposition parties as the reason.
#StateandTerritoryParliament #StateandTerritoryGovernment #LucyMacDonald
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