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Manika Dadson

Manika Dadson

Journalist at ABC Science Online

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    Recent Articles

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    Building huts the old way to get Aboriginal culture 'strong' for future generations

    Brenton Brown wants to ensure his children and future generations know about their Aboriginal ancestors, so he and others are helping to build traditional huts along the Tasmanian coastline.
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    'We're staying safe, that's the main thing': How Australia's 'bear ...

    Campbell Remess has been making teddy bears for sick children since he was nine, now in isolation due to coronavirus, the teen is streaming lessons online.
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    Chris lives and works on a Chinese-owned farm and says it's a bette...

    China's buyers are keen to capitalise on Tasmania's clean, green image. And while some big-name dairy acquisitions have left a sour taste for some, there are plenty who have welcomed the investment.
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    Royal Launceston Show sees 80-year-old woodchopper return for anoth...

    Terry Hodgetts, 80, reckons a lifetime of woodchopping has kept him motivated, and he wants to see more "young ones" get into the sport.
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    'People feel it's a day of death': Council votes to move Australia ...

    The Launceston City Council becomes the second in Tasmania to scrap its Australia Day celebrations and instead hold its citizenship ceremony on a less contentious day.
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    How Launceston tourism icon Cataract Gorge sprang from a swamp

    Launceston's Cataract Gorge is renowned for its "natural" beauty — but what many don't realise is it took dynamite, the digging up of a swamp and the planting of scores of trees over 100 years ago to make it the tourism drawcard it is today.
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    Tasmanian families watching homes 'literally fall away' fight for l...

    When Nick Daking and his family came back from a holiday, they found a small crack between their garage and their house. They had no idea they'd bought their home in an area prone to landslides.
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    Beekeepers seek access to Tassie's remote forests as they struggle ...

    Beekeepers say they need to expand their hives into parts of Tasmania's world heritage area to keep up with the demand for leatherwood honey, which is unique to the state.
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    Are wind farms the 'Formula One cars' of our future power systems?

    Multi-million dollar wind farms are springing to life in Tasmania, and there are billions of dollars more in the pipeline. How will that affect the power security of the state or even Australia?
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    Long wait for youth mental health support in Tasmania's north

    Carrie Lethborg has 30 years' experience in the health sector but says trying to get mental health support for young members of her extended family has "brought her to her knees".
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    'We don't want too many people coming here': Tree changers finding ...

    St Marys on Tasmania's north-east coast has attracted tree changers looking for the "real Australia" away from the bustling capital cities, and many residents expect the interest to intensify.
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    Modified mowers: Going the distance, going for speed

    Remove the deck from your ride-on, and with a bit of tinkering for a minimum cost, you could be travelling at up to 100 kph, rubbing tyres and rolling over in a dusty ball of fun in a Tasmanian paddock.
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    Accidental shot from 'homemade firearm' killed man who 'died in his...

    A 29-year-old Launceston man who "died in his mother's arms" was handling what police have described as an "unstable homemade firearm" when it discharged and fatally injured him, investigators say.
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    Accidental shot from 'homemade firearm' killed man who 'died in his...

    A 29-year-old Launceston man who "died in his mother's arms" was handling what police have described as an "unstable homemade firearm" when it discharged and fatally injured him, investigators say.
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    Tasmanian honey industry in crisis as bees starve to death

    Dry conditions and bushfires are killing off bees, affecting the the state's honey supply and forcing producers to downsize.
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    Concrete painting of humans' impact on environment wins iconic land...

    Melbourne-based artist Piers Greville wins the 2019 Glover Prize with his piece depicting the "controversy" of a man-made Tasmanian lake.
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    Grace wears a red light bucket on her head for 40 minutes a day — s...

    A group of Tasmanians living with Parkinson's disease claim putting red lights on their head twice a day is slowing down the progression of their symptoms and improving their quality of life.
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    How paintings from the 19th century helped restore a historic house

    When Carol Westmore and her husband Rodney bought the house famous Australian landscape painter John Glover built in the 1830s, they knew they couldn't let it crumble.
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    Landscape painter John Glover's Patterdale property restored using ...

    When Carol Westmore and her husband Rodney bought the house famous Australian landscape painter John Glover built in the 1830s, they knew they couldn't let it crumble.
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    How paintings from the 19th century helped restore a historic house

    When Carol Westmore and her husband Rodney bought the house famous Australian landscape painter John Glover built in the 1830s, they knew they couldn't let it crumble.
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    Hobart property prices take 'seasonal' dip as regional prices conti...

    Dwelling prices in Launceston, the south-east, west and north-west continue to boom, while property prices in Hobart record their first fall since 2016.