Loved one stuck inside the manosphere? Here's how to help
Don't panic, don't erupt, remain open and ask questions: Here are some of the tips from experts on how to reclaim a loved one from the manosphere.
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Adam Langenberg is a reporter with ABC Hobart. Before joining the ABC he worked in Canada covering the country's telecommunications sector, as a political reporter for The Advertiser in Adelaide, and for The Advocate Newspaper in Burnie and Hobart. Follow him on Twitter @adamlangenberg
Don't panic, don't erupt, remain open and ask questions: Here are some of the tips from experts on how to reclaim a loved one from the manosphere.
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The Tasmanian government is considering reducing the superannuation given to high-earning public servants as a way of reining in its $7 billion unfunded superannuation liability, the ABC understands.
The Tasmanian government is pushing ahead with plans to sell 15 hectares of publicly-owned land to the owner of the JackJumpers NBL team despite receiving departmental advice to stop negotiations.
The two-and-a-half year search for a missing Belgian tourist has led to the discovery of bones, which may mean closure is not far away.
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Helen Burnet fronted the cameras on Friday to announce she was quitting the party she's been a member of for more than 20 years, but it's still not clear exactly why she's made the move.
The Tasmanian premier's department authorised more than $13,000 of taxpayer money to be spent with a local media organisation to promote the budget after the government asked for an election to be held, documents show.
The tourism industry remains opposed to a 5 per cent levy on short-stay accommodation that the Tasmanian government has promised to implement.
After almost 20 years working in men's sport, Christine Finnegan says the time is right for her to leave the NBL club she lead to championship glory, and move into a solely women's sport role.
That and other questions answered now that the $1.13 billion stadium project has passed Tasmania's parliament.
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A stadium on Hobart's waterfront has gained enough support to pass parliament, after key independents declared on Wednesday they would support the contentious project.
State politicians face a looming debate in parliament's upper house, which will finally decide whether a stadium is built at Hobart's Macquarie Point and whether Tasmania gets an AFL side.
A deal between the federal government and the minor party will see an extra $50 million go to the public broadcaster to facilitate passage of a bill to impose local content requirements on streaming platforms.
The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's announced his government's struck a with the Greens to overhaul the nation's outdated environment laws.
A stand-off over environment laws will shape the final week of the parliamentary year, as Labor continues to insist it will deal with either the Coalition or the Greens to overhaul the decades-old legislation.
There were hats, jackets and a shop front, but when it came to budget day, there was no money set aside for the creation of TasInsure, which the Tasmanian Liberals promised would save households up to $250 a year during the election.
For all the talk about avoiding slashing and burning, the Tasmanian Liberals will not want to take too slow a path back to financial stability, writes Adam Langenberg.
Tasmanian Treasurer Eric Abetz has vowed to take "decisive action" to rein in the ballooning debt, but the "interim" state budget contains few major initiatives.
The Senate is normally pretty sedate, but on Thursday it was home to a heated three and a half hour Question Time, after an unlikely coalition of MPs from across the political divide took a stand over their concerns with government transparency.
The business community and economists were shocked by a much higher than expected rise in the inflation rate. But they say there's no reason to panic.
The first member of a group of non-citizens in immigration detention - known as the N-Z-Y-Q cohort - has been quietly deported to Nauru.
Human rights groups and politicians say a deal between Nauru and Australia aimed at sending hundreds of former detainees to the Pacific island is "shrouded in secrecy".
The government will introduce legislation overhauling national environment laws in federal parliament this week.
Opposition leader Sussan Ley wrote to the government on Sunday to suggest its environmental reforms be split into two to prioritise "practical measures to streamline approvals".
Cybersecurity experts say it is going to become harder for us to avoid becoming victims of online attacks and phishing scams.
A Federal Court judge found the ABC breached the Fair Work Act when it removed the journalist and broadcaster from the air during a five-day radio presenting contract.