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Antibiotic found in 'low levels' in salmon material washing up on Tasmanian beaches • Mar. 13, 2025, 7:46 PM ET (ABC News (Australia))
Tasmania dealing with bushfires, hail as storm front sweeps over • Mar. 12, 2025, 2:55 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))
Tasmanian Labor leader Dean Winter defends party's opposition to privatisation after contradictory decade-old interview surfaces • Mar. 11, 2025, 11:03 PM ET (ABC News (Australia))
Queensland businessman abandons plan for 'righteous' coal mine near Fingal in Tasmania's north-east • Mar. 11, 2025, 4:49 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))
Hmong market farmers in Tasmania not immune to agriculture industry changes • Mar. 10, 2025, 7:06 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))

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Also Known As Van Diemen’s Land
Capital Hobart
Population (2021) 557,571
Date Of Admission 1901
State Bird none
State Flower Tasmanian blue gum
Seats In Federal House Of Representatives 5 (of 151)
Time Zone Australian Eastern Standard Time (GMT + 10)
Premier Jeremy Rockliff (Liberal Party)
Total Area1 (Sq Km) 68,401
Total Area1 (Sq Mi) 26,410
1Mainland and island areas only; excludes coastal water.

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