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

ANSWER: Tasmania [accept lutruwita; accept Van Diemen’s land until “van Diemen” is read]
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