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Public Health pushes flu shot ahead of winter - Public Health is pushing for more of us to get a flu shot ahead of winter. The Tasmanian Vaccination Operation Centre immunising teams will be runn ...

Fears pandemic education fallout not over - The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on children's education is not over, one of Australia's leading charities warns.A survey from the Smith Family has ...

736 new cases of Coronavirus - Tasmania has recorded 736 new Coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours. It's a slight drop on yesterday's figures of 822 cases and from 946 the day b ...

Police 'wrong' for US school shooting wait - Frantic children called 911 more than half a dozen times from the Texas classrooms where a massacre was unfolding, pleading for police to intervene, a ...

Haas booed before Broncos roll Titans - Brisbane fans booed wantaway star Payne Haas before Gold Coast blew another big lead in a mad 35-24 Broncos NRL win.The Titans led 18-0 and 24-4, but ...

Biloela family approved for return home - A family of Tamil asylum seekers who captured the hearts of Australians has been permitted to return to their home in the regional Queensland town of ...

Symonds farewelled as true Aussie great - There were jokes, laughs, sombre moments and a poem titled 'You ripper Roy' as Andrew Symonds was farewelled in style on Friday.Family, friends, crick ...

Nationals urged to recognise wider views - Former veterans affairs minister Darren Chester has urged the Nationals to better recognise the diversity of views in regional areas, following his de ...

Very strong Tas retail growth - Eating out, clothing, footwear, personal accessories, and food have all been stronger in April in new ABS retail data. Australia's retail turnover ...

Mitchell holds on in Lyons - (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) Labor's Brian Mitchell has narrowly retained the federal Tasmanian seat of Lyons. A preference count error at the Launcesto ...

The Show

Yolla farmer’s potatoes rejected by supermarket because they don’t ‘wash clean’

26 September 2018 | A Yolla farmer has been left with 50 tonnes of potatoes that won’t be accepted by major supermarkets, because they won’t ‘wash clean. Brett Neal delivered a bag of Nicola potatoes...

Your data on Health Engine and My Health Record: what they’re telling you vs what they’re not

26 June 2018 | Yesterday an ABC investigation revealed that data given to the app Health Engine, which allows you to book GP appointments, is allegedly giving patient data to third parties without express...

FRI 12 JUL 19: NAIDOC Week, parking meters, Longford pong solution

12 July 2019 | Full podcast of Tasmania Talks with Rick Fontyn for Friday 12th July 2019. Today's topics include NAIDOC Week, parking meters, and a solution to the Longford pong.

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