ABC TassieCast

The final siren is about to sound on Tasmania's Macquarie Point Stadium, but are things too far down the line to pull the pin on Tassie's AFL dream now?

Tasmania’s public sector workers say they’ve long felt undervalued as unions push for new deals with the State Government.

A revised one-year offer of a 3% pay rise has been knocked back, while the government insists it’s fair given a tight budget.So what does a 'fair' deal look like, and can Tasmania attract workers to much-needed sectors like health and education without competitive pay and conditions? 

Featuring reporter Selina Bryan

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Have you ever had to call triple zero?

It's the one call we should be able to make in an emergency but in parts of Tassie that's not always the case.

One community in the Central Highlands recently held a meeting where almost the entire local population turned up to hear and air their fears that poor services are endangering lives. 

Featuring reporter Ashleigh Barraclough.

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Just over half of Tasmanian women who should be getting regular breast cancer screening are doing so. But with a key service out of action that number could drop even further putting more women at risk.

Luna, the mobile service which has travelled to many regional and remote parts of Tassie to provide free screening is off the road and won't be replaced until late next year.

While the government's offering travel subsidies among other measures as a stop gap there are fears it'll mean many women miss getting vital early cancer detection.

Featuring reporter Meg Whitfield.

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Adequate Housing is supposed to be a basic human right ... but around 18 thousand Tasmanians don't have a secure home. Despite government promises to boost affordable housing options and incentives to help buy, experts fear home ownership is now nothing more than a dream for many as house prices continue to rise. 

That's putting downward pressure on an already tight rental market and growing public housing wait list.

Featuring reporter Adam Holmes. 

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A wave of anti-immigration rallies have swept the world and Australia including Tasmania are no exception. Pauline Hanson's daughter Lee stood unsuccessfully at this year's federal election for a Tasmanian Senate spot but continues to be a keynote speaker at those rallies in Tasmania with her eye firmly on the next federal election.

Is it part of a One Nation succession plan?

Featuring investigative reporter Paddy Manning.

Sadie is a local high school student and young performer whose passion for singing became a lifeline through the hardest chapter in her life.  From taking the stage, to battling a brain tumour and navigating the state healthcare system - ABC Takeover Burnie winner Sadie Harlow shares how she found her voice again. 

How's your hearing? Do you find yourself frequently asking people to repeat themselves? If so you're not alone. 

Around one in six Tasmanians has some form of hearing loss ... and that number gets higher the older you get.

The consequences of even a mild deficit can be profound but it doesn't have to be that way.

Featuring reporter Bec Pridham.

Finding out that remains of a loved one ended up part of a museum collection without permission would be nothing short of shocking. 

An inquest into the actions of the University of Tasmania's RA Rodda Pathology Museum has found that's exactly what happened, not once or twice but for more than 25 years up until the 1990's. 

Featuring reporter Loretta Lohberger.

Tassie's east coast town of Coles Bay was the first in Australia to ban single-use plastic bags in 2003. How did we go from nation leader to lagger? 

Featuring reporter Meg Whitfield.