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Pulse Tasmania
pulsetasmania.com.au > news > coroner-unable-to-determine-cause-of-swansea-house-fire

Coroner unable to determine cause of fatal Swansea house fire

8+ hour, 57+ min ago   (364+ words) A coroner has been unable to determine what caused a house fire that killed a Swansea woman on Tasmania’s east coast. Merrell Down, 68, died at her two-storey home on February 28, 2024. Her remains were found in the debris three days later…...

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pulsetasmania.com.au > news > cycle-of-debt-led-smithton-man-deeper-into-dealing-court-hears

???Cycle of debt??? led Smithton man deeper into dealing, court hears

14+ hour, 57+ min ago   (307+ words) A Smithton man who began selling methamphetamine to fund his own drug habit and became caught in a “cycle” of debt has been sentenced in the Supreme Court. Dylan Jackson Gale, 35, pleaded guilty to trafficking a controlled substance, along with…...

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pulsetasmania.com.au > news > man-jailed-for-raping-15-year-old-girl-in-launceston-hotel-room

Man jailed for raping 15-year-old girl in Launceston hotel room

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (358+ words) A man has been jailed for four years for raping a 15-year-old girl in a Launceston hotel room after a party. Blake Ellis Jetson, now 27, was found guilty by a jury of indecent assault and two counts of rape. He…...

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pulsetasmania.com.au > news > police-catch-114-drivers-ignoring-hobart-cbd-turn-ban

Police catch 114 drivers ignoring Hobart CBD turn ban

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (201+ words) Police caught 114 drivers making a banned left turn in the Hobart CBD in just two hours on Thursday morning, nine days after the restriction came into effect. The operation was run at the corner of Argyle and Liverpool streets, where…...

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pulsetasmania.com.au > news > driver-fined-after-dangerous-bass-highway-overtake-caught-on-dashcam

Driver fined after dangerous Bass Highway overtake caught on dashcam

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (149+ words) A man has been fined for dangerous driving after dashcam footage showed him overtaking across double white lines on the Bass Highway near Elizabeth Town, in the state’s north. The incident happened close to Gannons Hill Road, where three people…...

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pulsetasmania.com.au > news > police-minister-felix-ellis-refuses-to-look-as-independent-mp-delivers-emotional-firearms-plea

Police Minister Felix Ellis refuses to look as independent MP delivers emotional firearms plea

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (766+ words) Kristie Johnston has delivered a scathing assessment of Police Minister Felix Ellis as he sat less than two metres in front of her in parliament, never once looking up from his laptop as she delivered an emotional plea for safer…...

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pulsetasmania.com.au > news > woman-on-centrelink-ran-meth-business-from-burnie-shed-court-hears

Woman on Centrelink ran meth business from Burnie shed, court hears

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (413+ words) A woman on Centrelink had nearly $40,000 move through her bank account while running a methylamphetamine trafficking business from her Burnie shed, a court has heard. Tori Rhonda Summers, 30, has avoided immediate jail over the operation, which she kept running even…...

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pulsetasmania.com.au > news > new-portal-lets-tasmanians-report-minor-crime-online-without-calling-police

New portal lets Tasmanians report minor crime online without calling police

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (455+ words) Graffiti, shoplifting, fuel drive-offs and other minor crimes can now be reported to Tasmania Police online instead of by phone or by visiting a police station. Tasmania Police opened its online crime reporting portal to the public today, months after…...

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pulsetasmania.com.au > news > man-arrested-after-allegedly-trying-to-assault-people-at-kingston-beach

Man arrested after allegedly trying to assault people at Kingston beach

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (87+ words) A man has been arrested after allegedly trying to assault members of the public at Kingston dog beach on Tuesday. Tasmania Police said officers were called to the beach shortly before midday following reports of a man “acting erratically and…...

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pulsetasmania.com.au > news > man-jailed-after-returning-to-child-abuse-material-while-on-bail

Man jailed after returning to child abuse material while on bail

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (318+ words) A Launceston man continued downloading child abuse material while on bail for similar offending, amassing thousands of images and videos across devices in his home, a court has heard. Lee Anthony Jenkins, 50, pleaded guilty to 11 counts of possessing or controlling…...