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FEELING THE PINCH: Median weekly rent costs have risen more than 20 per cent in some regional cities while wages continue to stagnate.

Some areas have seen prices jump by more than 20 per cent in the past year.

Weekly rent costs rise to new heights as wages stagnate

Motherhood is not a particularly glamorous thing and we love these shows for telling it like it is.

Which working mother are you? TV's best mums

Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Jenny Morrison and Liberal candidate for Blair Sam Biggins at Springfield Rise Display Village. Picture: AAP

Scott Morrison's unrelenting election focus on outer suburban seats could remake the Liberals.

Morrison bets Coalition's future on suburban gambit

Wesley 'Joe' Jordan of Westbury and Shane Burdon of Devonport carry the planks to the boardwalk area from helicopter drop site in Cradle Mt

Behind the Lens | Paul Scambler takes a looks has his 2002 Overland Track journey

Behind the Lens | Over the 65km Overland Track in one day

Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese on the campaign trail. Pictures: Facebook, Steve Evans

Who shines out on the road with press pack in tow - and does it really matter?

The bizarre rituals of the campaign trail

Australia, Italy, Sweden, the UK, Spain, Portugal and the US are dealing with monkeypox outbreaks

A case of monkeypox has been confirmed in Victoria.

Confirmed monkeypox case in Australia

Shadow Treasurer Shane Broad. Picture: Brodie Weeding.

Broad calls for action as risks and cost pressures build

A still from Everything Went Fine. Picture: Sharmill Films

Ozon has often had a happy knack for getting to the heart of the matter with his deceptively simple intimate dramas.

Everything Went Fine a challenging take on end of life

Australian Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese listens to former Australian prime minister Julia Gillard speak to the media during a press conference in Adelaide on Friday. Picture: AAP

Australia's first female prime minister has been out campaigning with Anthony Albanese as the race tightens a day out from polling day.

'He's ready': Gillard seeks the national female vote for Albanese

Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Picture: Mick Tsikas/AAP

The Prime Minister has walked around national security comments over revelations the government voted down aid funding to curb Chinese influence in the Pacific.

PM denies leak on Pacific aid cut

March4Justice rally. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Plans to better support working women and keep vulnerable women and girls safe have never been so keenly sought.

What the major parties are doing to woo women

This is a sample of The Echidna newsletter sent out each weekday morning till the end of the election.

Will Morrison soar like an eagle once again?

The wickedly funny world that Dahl created seems much of the time at arm's length.

To Olivia: A surface-only look at Roald Dahl's grief

As leader, Anthony Albanese has had leeway his predecessor Bill Shorten wouldn't have had. Picture: AAP

Scott Morrison is perfectly correct in arguing that if you change the government, you change the country. People must decide that they want that, from the evidence they have been presented.

There is plenty of room for scapegoats if Labor loses

Josh Curly of Beaconsfield and Penny . Million Paws Walk, Launceston: Million Paws Walk, Launceston: Picture: Phillip Biggs

This week's flashback Friday features the Million Paws Walk, the Post-Vintage Car Club rally at Ross

Friday Flashback - May 15, 2012 | A Million Paws caught on camera

The Betta Milk factory in Burnie. Picture: Brodie Weeding.

Tasmanian company cashes up for growth and improvement plans

Prime Minister Scott Morrison arrives at a press conference at the Michael Clarke Recreation Centre on Day 39 of the 2022 federal election campaign. Picture: AAP

Local MPs 'best people' to determine grants merits, the Prime Minister says.

'Looking at bits of paper': PM slams APS advice on grants

A still from How To Please A Woman. Picture: Supplied

Sally Phillips brings this comedic sensibility and panache to this new Aussie independent comedy.

How to Please a Woman a safe exploration of suburban sex work

Recent rainfall has the rapids flowing again in Cataract Gorge

30 striking photos of Cataract Gorge flooding

There are 133,158 active cases across the state.

NSW COVID-19 hospitalisations drop as 10 lives are lost

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Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese says the country is ready for change as voters head to the polls.

Albanese eyes off the nation's top job

Polls point to a win for Anthony Albanese over the incumbent Scott Morrison.

Labor tipped for narrow election victory

A NSW importer has been fined for buying 2500 ivermectin tablets and 10,000 doxycycline capsules.

NSW importer fined over dodgy COVID drugs

NSW CHO Kerry Chant says those returning from overseas need to be vigilant for monkeypox symptoms.

Vigilance key after Aust monkeypox cases

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Australia is "the most successful multicultural nation on earth".

Morrison pitches housing as campaign ends

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SIGNED ON: Scott Roth has extended his contract with the Tasmania JackJumpers after making the NBL grand final series. Picture: Phillip Biggs 

The American will continue to head up the Tasmanian franchise

Roth re-signed as JackJumpers continue off-season drive

Tasmania Police and emergency services are at the scene of a serious singe rider motorcycle crash on Wentworth Street in Newstead.

Serious single rider motorcycle crash at Newstead

A Tasmanian man will spend the next 12 months behind bars for child grooming and perverting justice after being caught by a police catfishing operation conducted in 2020.

Police 'catfishing' operation helps to put child groomer behind bars


Simon Corkery said with stability needed he was keen to keep the Liberals in place, but was not convinced either candidate was right for the job. Picture: Andrew Chounding 

Despite the frenzy of activity outside the polling station, many voters on Friday arrived at the polls with their chosen candidates clearly in mind - backed by the issues that mattered most to them.

Pre-poll voters identify hospice and homelessness as top issues for Bass

University of Tasmania backs down on changes to its law teachings and Legal Practice course

Reputation of UTAS Law School can be rebuilt and restored

WINNER: Award winner Lorien Gear with Richard Curtis, the Liberty Bell Bay General Manager. Picture: Supplied. 

'It is essential to promote women in industry and tell their successful career path stories.'

Women in resources recognised at awards

Nurses and midwives start industrial action in hospitals to raise awareness of their workload challenges

Nurses and midwives want government to act on workload issues

VISION: Launceston mayor Albert van Zetten and City of Launceston strategy, economic development and analytics team leader Jarred Ranson. Picture: Paul Scambler

Shape the Smart City Strategy for Launceston

Heading towards a Launceston Smart City

A summary of the pledges made in Bass and Lyons this election campaign

Promises and pitches: Here are the key Tasmanian electorate pledges

A HUGHES PROMOTION: Well-known lawyer Evan Hughes will taken on the role in July. Picture: File

Well-known lawyer Evan Hughes has been named as one of two new Tasmanian Magistrates, who are set to take up their new roles in the coming weeks.

Evan Hughes to step up as new Magistrate

The Commission of Inquiry has heard evidence of current concerns in Tasmania's child safety system. Pictures: Maren Preuss/Paul Scambler

Calls are growing for the government to provide more funding to protect children in the upcoming budget.

Inquiry hears children at risk, but no guarantee of budget response

ON REPORT: The Australian Medical Association has released its health report card highlighting what health commitments Australians can expect over the next four years. 

As a marginal seat, and with health a significant issue for voters in the North, Bass has been one of the key battlegrounds for both parties who have promised big on several health projects.

Bass candidates each promise over $50 million on health commitments

However, it was added to an implementation plan released this week.

Water quality considered 'out of scope' for Rural Water Use plan

CONCERNS: City pass development application after concerns raised over traffic and wildlife.

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Council aware of concerns, follow council officer recommendations for development.

Subdivision carried, despite traffic and habitat concerns

SINGLE TRACK: A mountain bike rider tests out the new 45km track that runs from Blue Tier to Swimcart beach along the Bay of Fires. Picture: Supplied 

'Internationally recognised': new Bay of Fires MTB track opens to public

RIDE ON: Police Charity riders Darren Cook and Senior Sergeant Nick Clark (front left and right), Donald Lehner, Matt Challis, Meghann Reitsema ahead of the one-day ride. Picture: Phillip Biggs

The 2022 Tasmania Charity Trust Bike Ride will raise funds for Autism Tas and St Giles.