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Platypus in Tasmania". DPIPWE. Archived from the original on 8 March 2020 . Retrieved 2 September 2021. Strahan Climate Statistics". Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology. Archived from the original on 23 November 2004 . Retrieved 1 January 2009.

Tasmania is represented in the Senate by 12 senators, on an equal basis with all other states. In the House of Representatives, Tasmania is entitled to five seats, which is the minimum allocation for a state guaranteed by the Constitution—the number of House of Representatives seats for each state is otherwise decided on the basis of their relative populations, and Tasmania has never qualified for five seats on that basis alone. Tasmania's House of Assembly use a system of multi-seat proportional representation known as Hare-Clark.Flood, Josephine (2019). The Original Australians, the story of the Aboriginal people. Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin. p.107. ISBN 9781760527075. The human environment ranges from urban or industrial development to farming or grazing land. The most cultivated area is the Midlands, where it has suitable soil but is also the driest part of the state. Robson, L.L. (1983) A history of Tasmania. Volume 1. Van Diemen's Land from the earliest times to 1855 Melbourne, Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-554364-5. Given at Our Court at Saint James this twenty first day of May 1917 in the Eighth year of Our Reign. Public Health Emergency for Tasmania declared". TAS Department of Health. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021 . Retrieved 1 September 2021.

U2 recorded the song "Van Diemen's Land" for their 1988 album Rattle and Hum, with lyrics expressing the plight of a man facing transportation. [20] The 2009 film Van Diemen's Land follows the story of the infamous Irish convict Alexander Pearce and his escape with seven other convicts. Museum of Australian Democracy. "Constitution Act 1855 (Tas)". Documenting Democracy. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021 . Retrieved 25 July 2021. The album "Fred Holstein: A Collection" includes Fred Holstein's version of the classic folk song "Maggie May" ( Maggie May (folk song), which is different from Rod Stewart's Maggie May). In his version, the prostitute and thief Maggie May is transported to "Van Diemen's cruel shore."Lee, Ida (1912). Commodore Sir John Hayes His Voyage and Life (1767-1831) with some account of Admiral d'Entrecasteaux's voyage of 1792–3. Longmans, Green, and Co. Lewis, Donald M (2004). Dictionary of Evangelical Biography. Peabody, Mass, USA: Hendrikson Publishers. p.587. ISBN 1565639359. The form of the government of Tasmania is prescribed in its constitution, which dates from 1856, although it has been amended many times since then. Since 1901, Tasmania has been a state of the Commonwealth of Australia, and the Australian Constitution regulates its relationship with the Commonwealth and prescribes which powers each level of government is allowed.

At the 2021 census, 86.1% of inhabitants spoke only English at home, with the next most common languages being Mandarin (1.5%), Nepali (1.3%), Punjabi (0.5%) and Spanish (0.3%). [132] Religion Jones, M. C. (2003). "Climatology of cold outbreaks with snow over Tasmania". Australian Meteorology Magazine. 3 (52): 157–169. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.223.253. The French D'Entrecasteaux Expedition of 1792–93 had anchored twice during its search of the missing La Pérouse in the Baie de la Recherche (Recherche Bay) in far-south Tasmania. During their stay, the crew took botanical, astronomical, and geomagnetic observations which were the first of their kind performed on Australian soil. As well as this, they engaged in amicable relations with the locals and environment, gifting the area a "French garden", in which "the relatively extensive, well-documented (both pictorially and written) encounters [...] between [them] provided a very early opportunity for meetings and mutual observation". [155] Van Diemen's Land was the colonial name of the island of Tasmania used by the British during the European exploration of Australia in the 19th century. A British settlement was established in Van Diemen's Land in 1803 before it became a separate colony in 1825. Its penal colonies became notorious destinations for the transportation of convicts due to the harsh environment, isolation and reputation for being inescapable. Macquarie Harbour and Port Arthur are among the most well-known penal settlements on the island. On 28 April 1996, in the Port Arthur massacre, lone gunman Martin Bryant shot and killed 35 people and injured 21 others. The use of firearms was reviewed, and new gun ownership laws were adopted nationwide.Tasmania is the smallest state in Australia. It also has the smallest population. The total population of Tasmania is just over 500,000 (September 2014). Climate Statistics: Hobart (Ellerslie Road 1991–2020 normals)". Bureau of Meteorology. Archived from the original on 29 March 2022 . Retrieved 30 June 2017. Ryan, Lyndall (2012), Tasmanian Aborigines, Sydney: Allen & Unwin, pp.93–100, ISBN 978-1-74237-068-2 A year later the Tasmanian government decided, with the British Admiralty's approval, that the badge for the colony would be a red lion on a white disk. Originally the lion was to be gold in colour, above a golden torse, which the new flag omitted in favour of a more traditional red.

Under British rule the island was initially part of the Colony of New South Wales but became a separate colony under the name Van Diemen's Land (named after Anthony van Diemen) in 1825. [22] Approximately 80,000 convicts were sent to Van Diemen's Land before this practice, known as transportation, ceased in 1853. [23] In 1855 the present Constitution of Tasmania was enacted, and the following year the colony formally changed its name to Tasmania. In 1901 it became a state of Australia through the process of the federation of Australia. Tasmania has a relatively cool temperate climate compared to the rest of Australia, spared from the hot summers of the mainland and experiencing four distinct seasons. [89] Summer is from December to February when the average maximum sea temperature is 21°C (70°F) and inland areas around Launceston reach 24°C (75°F). Other inland areas are much cooler, with Liawenee, located on the Central Plateau, one of the coldest places in Australia, ranging between 4°C (39°F) and 17°C (63°F) in February. Autumn is from March to May, with mostly settled weather, as summer patterns gradually take on the shape of winter patterns. [90] The winter months are from June to August and are generally the wettest and coldest months in the state, with most high lying areas receiving considerable snowfall. Winter maximums are 12°C (54°F) on average along coastal areas and 3°C (37°F) on the central plateau, as a result of a series of cold fronts from the Southern Ocean. Inland areas receive regular freezes throughout the winter months. Spring is from September to November, and is an unsettled season of transition, where winter weather patterns begin to take the shape of summer patterns, although snowfall is still common up until October. Spring is generally the windiest time of the year with afternoon sea breezes starting to take effect on the coast.Tasmania does not have an official animal emblem, although the Tasmanian Devil can be considered the as the unofficial favourite and is commonly accepted as such.The Tasmanian Devil is an iconic symbol of Tasmania and many Tasmanian businesses and products use the animal in their logos. It is seen as an important reference for tourism into Tasmania. Convicts and the British colonies in Australia". Commonwealth of Australia. Archived from the original on 1 January 2016 . Retrieved 31 December 2015.