ABC TassieCast

Tasmanian women will soon only have one private hospital option with the Hobart Private ceasing maternity services. What does it mean for women at such a momentous time in their lives?

It's 20 years since the government's last land return to First Nations people in Tasmania ... so where are we now?

Tassie's parliament is about to return for 2025. Will big ticket items such as the stadium and the botched ferries rollout continue to consume headlines and precious parliamentary time?

The perennial Tassie battle of industry versus the environment ... can the two sustainably coexist? 

Will the Prime Minister's recent olive branch to the salmon industry be enough for Labor to win Braddon? 

While in the south,  environmentalists are challenging the industry's social licence.

Some of Tassie's worst invaders are pretty cute ... think Bambi or Peter Rabbit, but their impact on Tassie is let's face it, grim.

They're wreaking havoc from backyards to the bush and are even inside our renowned World Heritage Area.

Getting rid of them is no easy task.

Featuring ABC reporter Fiona Breen.

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Let's be frank Tassie has been at or near the bottom of the class for decades. 

Can an independent review into the education system turn our results around?

The ink on the review is only just dry but kids are now heading back into classrooms ... will we get a better report card this year?

Featuring the ABC's Families reporter Fiona Blackwood.

The state government reckons councils are holding Tasmania back, blaming NIMBY politics for blocking developments.

It wants developers seeking to build big projects to be able to sidestep councils to get approvals.

But are councils hindering? 

Hundreds of millions of dollars worth of proposals including apartments, hotels and retail have been approved but no sod has yet been turned.

So what's going on?

Featuring reporter, Adam Holmes. 

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One in four Tasmanians lives with a disability, that's higher than the national average which is one in five.  

What that disability is varies widely but all come with challenges. 

So how well do we do in meeting those challenges?

Featuring ABC North Tas Breakfast producer, Sunshine Wood who moved to Tasmania with her two children because she reckons we do it better than many other states.

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Has public confidence in Tasmania's Supreme Court been dented by one of its own being found guilty of a criminal offence? 

Gregory Geason has now resigned as a judge and the ChiefJustice Alan Blow is going too, he's reached compulsory retirement age.

As the oldest court in the country with its traditions, rules and pretty weird language begins a new era. 

Is it time for a makeover? 

Featuring reporter, Sandy Powell.

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Not surprisingly for a bunch of islanders, Tassie's love to fish ... in fact about a quarter of us do it every year. 

But overfishing has meant stricter catch limits have been put on some our favourites, including the once ubiquitous sand flathead.

The island is also a boon for commercial fishers and a potential new fishery has been discovered off our north east ... if it gets the go ahead though, it won't be directly destined for the dinner table.

With memories of super trawlers fresh in the minds of many, we explore the potential for a future Tasmanian sardine fishery.

Featuring reporter Clancy Balen.

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