Are women being gaslit by the state's health system?

Rewriting a historic narrative on Bruny Island

To celebrate NAIDOC week's 50th year, we're taking you to a wool growing property on Tasmania's Bruny Island, which is now owned and operated by an Aboriginal corporation. It's the home of Truganinni who we were once incorrectly taught was the last Tasmanian Aboriginal.

Are women being gaslit by the state's health system?

Women's access to quality healthcare in Tasmania is back on the table after a state parliamentary committee recently handed down its final report into maternal healthcare in Tasmania prompted by harrowing stories of birth trauma.

What's behind Tasmania's drop in vaccination rates?

Tasmania is experiencing a whooping cough epidemic, it's one of the highly contagious diseases that can be prevented through vaccination.  The state is not immune from a national drop in vaccination rates for a whole raft of preventable diseases. So why are more of us baulking at the jab?

Is Tasmania's forestry debate about to reignite?

For decades what was dubbed the "Forest Wars" saw conservationists,  police and the Tasmanian timber industry lock horns on a regular basis.  But after a period of what many considered a relative peace ...  we might be hearing more about the sector again thanks to changes to national environmental laws.

Is this really Tassie's "most transparent" government?

Transparency and trust in government ... they're cornerstones of any successful democracy.