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Manika Champ

@ManikaDadson

ABC Journalist based in Launceston, Tasmania. Reporting for @ABCHobart & @ABCNorthernTasmania. Email: [email protected]

 Launceston, Tasmania
Joined October 2011
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Natalie Maher, daughter of Veronica Corstorphine, found guilty of mother's murder abc.net.au/news/2021-11-08/n… via @ABCaustralia – at Launceston, Tasmania
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Cleo Smith found alive by WA police in Carnarvon abc.net.au/news/2021-11-03/c… via @ABCaustralia
Cleo Smith appears 'in good health' after being discovered in overnight raid on house

Cleo Smith appears 'in good health' after being discovered in overnight raid on house

WA Police find missing four-year-old girl Cleo Smith in a locked house in Carnarvon, and say a 36-year-old man with "no family connection" is in custody and being questioned by detectives.

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Spirit of Tasmania resumes services after COVID-19 scare strands passengers

Spirit of Tasmania resumes services after COVID-19 scare strands passengers

The two Spirit of Tasmania ferries had been stationary since Friday night after a contractor tested positive for coronavirus, with 17 people identified as close contacts, but operator TT-Line says it...

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"Sometimes it's not just as easy as 'well, let's do an audition and try to find people of different ethnicities', it's really about taking a look at why traditionally those people have not engaged with your company..." abc.net.au/news/2021-09-10/l…
Musical postponed after company fails to 'correctly cast' roles meant for people of colour

Musical postponed after company fails to 'correctly cast' roles meant for people of colour

A Tasmanian theatre company has apologised after failing to cast people of colour in roles specifically written to be diverse, and says any offence caused was not intentional. 

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Huge for little Lonnie!! ❤️🖤 – at Launceston, Tasmania
Monte Bovill (@MonteBovill) profile pictureMonte Bovill@MonteBovill22 Aug 2021
Tasmania will host two AFL elimination finals in the first week of the final series next weekend. This will be the first time finals will be played in Tassie. Both games are in Launceston. 🏈 Swans take on GWS on Saturday 🏈 Bulldogs play Essendon on Sunday
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Three Arthur-Pieman 4WD tracks on Tasmania's west coast to stay shut, government says abc.net.au/news/2021-08-09/a…

Fight to reopen controversial Tasmanian 4WD tracks hits end of the road

An almost decade-long battle over 4WD tracks on Tasmania's West Coast has come to an end with the state Liberal government conceding that three controversial tracks it promised to reopen will stay...

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Rebecca White re-elected as leader of Tasmanian Labor Party abc.net.au/news/2021-07-07/r…
Rebecca White flags 'big task ahead' as she returns as Tasmanian Labor leader

Rebecca White flags 'big task ahead' as she returns as Tasmanian Labor leader

Returning Tasmanian Labor leader Rebecca White says the party has a "big task ahead" to rebuild community confidence after replacing David O'Byrne, who resigned at the weekend amid sexual harassment...

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29 year old Launceston man Jack Harrison Vincent Sadler had been sentenced to 32 years jail over the gruesome 2018 murder of Jake Anderson-Brettner. abc.net.au/news/2021-05-28/j…
Killer who shot and dismembered friend sentenced

Killer who shot and dismembered friend sentenced

A Tasmanian man who shot and dismembered his friend and then disposed of his body parts in garbage bins across the state's north has been sentenced to 32 years in prison.

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Mother of murder victim Jake Anderson-Brettner's forgives killer Jack Sadler in court. Story by @AprilMcLennan1. More on ABC News Tas tonight at 7pm. abc.net.au/news/2021-05-20/m… – at Launceston, Tasmania
'I'll show you the mercy you didn't show my son': Mother's extraordinary act towards killer

'I'll show you the mercy you didn't show my son': Mother's extraordinary act towards killer

The mother of a Tasmanian man who was murdered, dismembered and had parts of his body dumped in wheelie bins has looked into the eyes of her son's killer and told him she forgives him.

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BREAKING: A Launceston jury has found 29yo Jack Harrison Vincent Sadler guilty of the 2018 murder of Jake Anderson Brettner. Sadler then cut up his victim’s body and disposed of it. @abchobart – at Launceston, Tasmania
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Tasmanian Liberals have won majority government, ABC's Antony Green says

Tasmanian Liberals have won majority government, ABC's Antony Green says

The Tasmanian Liberal Party is set to take majority government, 11 days after the state election, says ABC election analyst Antony Green.

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The fiancé of Jake Anderson-Brettner has given insight into his life at his murder trial in the Supreme Court in Launceston. abc.net.au/news/2021-05-05/j…

'I told him he was a liar': Murdered man's partner confronted accused on night of disappearance,...

The fiancee of a man allegedly murdered and decapitated in 2018 tells a court she accused the man charged with his murder of being a liar just hours after her partner went missing.

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Last December, only 49 per cent of patients who presented to the LGH emergency department were seen within recommended time frames. It's still an issue and families say it's not good enough. abc.net.au/news/2021-04-20/l…
87yo man with pneumonia spends nine hours in emergency room chair waiting for treatment

87yo man with pneumonia spends nine hours in emergency room chair waiting for treatment

Suffering a suspected infection, an 87-year-old grandfather is referred to Launceston General Hospital's emergency department. But with no beds available, he is forced to wait in a chair for nine...

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Family alleges Launceston General Hospital doctor raped their daughter decades ago. Story by @emlybkr abc.net.au/news/2021-04-06/f…
'Justice would be that this never, ever happens again': Hospital doctor 'raped' 11-year-old

'Justice would be that this never, ever happens again': Hospital doctor 'raped' 11-year-old

Before 2001, 11-year-old Zoe was wickedly funny, stoic, and empathetic. After a mid-year admission to the Launceston General Hospital, everything changed.

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In regional Australia, many domestic violence victims have 'nowhere to go'. More victims are reaching out to support services for help, but many say there are no long term housing options for them... so they're staying in violent relationships. abc.net.au/news/2021-04-05/d…

Donna's daughter was murdered by her partner. She's determined to make a difference

Grace's mother Jessica was murdered by her partner in 2012, now the teen is determined to make a difference for Australians affected by domestic violence.

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Breaking: Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein has announced a state election for May 1. @abchobart – at Launceston, Tasmania
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Launceston man Christopher Leigh Brown admits he sold firearm to teenager who murdered Billy Ray Waters abc.net.au/news/2021-03-19/m… – at Launceston, Tasmania
Teenager who had his shotgun taken off him was later killed with the weapon, court hears

Teenager who had his shotgun taken off him was later killed with the weapon, court hears

A court hears a man who was given a firearm that used to belong to Billy Ray Waters later sold it to a 17-year-old who murdered the Launceston teenager just days later.

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Man injured in fire at Adams Distillery in northern Tasmania abc.net.au/news/2021-02-09/m…
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Breaking: Tasmania will lift its theatre capacity limits to 75% of seated capacity. However, if there are more an one person per two square metres, patrons and staff will need to wear masks. Performers and children under 12 won't need to wear masks. @abchobart
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