Ellen Coulter
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Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Bob Brown Foundation, Sea Shepherd Global say Chinese krill super trawlers 'ploughing' through whale pods
Two environmental groups are calling for krill fishing to be outlawed, saying Chinese super trawlers are endangering pods of whales in the Southern Ocean. → Read More
Indigenous artist seeking body of Australian of British descent for 'sacrifice to past sins'
A Tasmanian artist says he has already received responses to his ad seeking an Australian of British descent to donate their "future deceased body" for an art installation whih he says will "speak to sacrifice for past sins perpetrated" against Aboriginal people. → Read More
This summer it reached 39 degrees inside Charles's rental home
There's nothing illegal about the conditions Charles Pratt is living in. In most Australian states and territories, landlords do not need to provide heating or cooling. → Read More
The rental crisis forced Kelly to move into a tent. She's angry it's becoming 'common practice'
Record low vacancy rates and rising rent prices are pushing many Australians to the limit, and low-income Australians are being hit the hardest. → Read More
Nurses warn aged care reform 'loophole' could see positions axed across the country
Nurses lobby federal ministers after a Tasmanian aged care provider's shock decision to axe enrolled nurses, citing a lack of funding. → Read More
How puppetry is being used to enhance wellbeing in aged care residents
A new program is using puppets to provide entertainment, create social connection and enhance cognitive function among people in aged care homes. → Read More
Grace Tame claims abuser 'fooled everyone' at Hobart school, and is subject to further allegations
Former Australian of the Year Grace Tame uses her memoir released last week to claim other former students have alleged abuse by the science teacher convicted in her case in 2011. → Read More
The fight to save Lake Pedder continues 50 years on from one of Tasmania's greatest unsolved mysteries
Brenda Hean's fight to save Lake Pedder would ultimately lead to her mysterious disappearance — five decades later, the push to restore the lake to its former glory remains alive. → Read More
Sexual assault reports in Tasmania skyrocket, ABS data shows
Tasmania sees a more than 50 per cent jump in the number of people reporting sexual assault compared to the year before, the largest percentage increase in the country. → Read More
Rape and torture survivor 'shocked' at decision to remove Jamie John Curtis's monitoring anklet
On Friday afternoon, Tameka Ridgeway received a call that came as a "total shock": She was advised the man who had raped her as a teenager and murdered her fiance would no longer be electronically monitored. → Read More
How aged care residents and staff are coping in the face of another COVID-19 wave
For the general public, COVID-19 is something that comes in waves — but those in aged care feel constantly on edge. → Read More
Launceston General Hospital executive heard details about paedophile James Griffin from a podcast
A senior executive at the Launceston General Hospital has told a child abuse inquiry that she got most of her information about an investigation into paedophile nurse James Geoffrey Griffin from two podcasts. → Read More
Launceston General Hospital staff kept in the dark about paedophile co-worker James Geoffrey Griffin
Nursing staff at the Launceston General Hospital were told their colleague had retired when he had actually been suspended because of child sexual abuse allegations, Tasmania's commission of inquiry hears. → Read More
Woman abused by LGH paedophile nurse James Griffin flagged risk to children, inquiry hears
In 2011, Kylee Pearn told the Launceston General Hospital that there was a child abuser working in the children's ward — she knew because he'd abused her years earlier. The paedophile, James Geoffrey Griffin, would continue working there for another eight years. → Read More
Sexual abuse survivor says Launceston General Hospital conducted inquiry without his input
A witness tells a child abuse inquiry the Launceston General Hospital did not tell him the outcome of the investigation into his complaint, while a former chief executive apologises to the family of young girl who alleged she was raped by a doctor. → Read More
Commission of Inquiry hears little done to stop paedophile James Geoffrey Griffin despite report of child porn on laptop
A person who bought a laptop from now-notorious paedophile James Geoffrey Griffin decades ago alerted police of links to child pornography websites and followed up after not hearing back, but nothing was done. → Read More
Snow goers urged to 'be sensible' after nine rescued at kunanyi/Mount Wellington
A snow-topped kunanyi/Mount Wellington in Hobart can be picture-perfect, but if you venture into the snow unprepared and get into trouble, don't expect to be rescued straight away. → Read More
Andrew Wilkie explains what life is like as an independent politician
If the newly elected independents have any questions about what to do — or, possibly more importantly, what not to do — they could ask 12-year federal parliament veteran Andrew Wilkie, who admits he "got burnt" in his first year of deal-making. → Read More
Tasmania's salmon industry must reform and be more transparent, parliamentary inquiry says
An inquiry into Tasmania's salmon industry makes dozens of recommendations and highlights issues with environmental regulation and transparency under a state government that has pushed and promoted the industry's expansion. → Read More
Housing crisis faces Tasmanian women and children fleeing unsafe domestic situations, but some hope on horizon
After leaving a toxic relationship, Amy Bourke was desperate to find a home that would give her son Chance some stability. But finding a safe place to live took months. → Read More