What's in the News?

• 'It's really unfair': Calls for publicly funded IVF services in Tasmania

  More Tasmanian families are travelling interstate to access publicly funded IVF services, something that's not available to them at home. 2024-12-20 21:32:54

• Tumultuous week of weather forecast for Christmas, with sweltering temperatures and even brief snow

  While most Australians will enjoy settled Christmas Day weather, conditions leading up to December 25 and from Boxing Day onwards are looking extreme. 2024-12-20 19:08:18

• Teen turns to reusable period products to cut costs and waste

  Period products have changed immensely in recent decades, but a study shows there is still a long way to go to alleviate period poverty. 2024-12-19 22:29:59

• Hobart beaches contaminated after Cadbury chocolate factory knocks out sewage plant

  People are warned against swimming at many of Hobart's beaches after industrial waste from the Cadbury chocolate factory takes a treatment plant offline, leading to untreated sewage flowing into the River Derwent. 2024-12-19 22:19:40

• King Island locals say they're left without an 'economic backbone' after dairy shuts

  King Island's faced some tough times lately, with its iconic dairy set to close, a drought, and uncertainty over its mine's future. So, what does this mean for young people who call the island home? 2024-12-19 19:56:37