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 (10[1])to a national (10[1])buyback (-5[1])policy (-5[1])being implemented by John Howard. (10[1]-5[1])This island was once named for a Dutch Governor-General (10[1])who patronized its discovery, Anthony van Diemen. With a more northern colony near Sydney Cove, this island served as the largest penal (-5[1])colony for British convicts in the 1800s. For 10 points, what island names the smallest state of Australia? ■END■ (10[4])

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