Van Diemen's Land was its colonial name (8)

I believe the answer is:

tasmania

(Other definitions for tasmania that I've seen before include "Aussie's state" , "Aussie island state" , "Antipodean island state" , "mountainous island" , "Van Diemen's Land" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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