Round 2: Tossup 5

During a period of martial law on this island, a set of pictograms misattributed to Thomas Davey attempted to curb violence with its Palawa people. (-5[1])Brutal logging operations on this island were carried out at prisons named for Lachlan Macquarie and George Arthur. A 1996 mass shooting on this island led to a national buyback policy (-5[1])being implemented (-5[1])by John Howard. (-5[1])This island was once named for a Dutch Governor-General who patronized its discovery, Anthony van Diemen. With a more northern colony (10[1]-5[1])near Sydney Cove, this island served as the largest penal colony for British convicts in the 1800s. (-5[1])For 10 points, what island names the smallest state of Australia? (10[1])■END■ (10[3]0[2])

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