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Watson inspires Diamonds to clean sweep over Proteas

The Diamonds have completed a successful 2023 campaign by sweeping South Africa with a 77-50 win in the third and final Test in Hobart.

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WBBL umpiring, technology in spotlight in Hobart win

Hobart Hurricanes opener Lizelle Lee has been given a life before hitting 91 in her side's 24-run WBBL win over the Sydney Thunder.

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Huge centuries-old tree being trucked through Hobart CBD prompts calls for logging law reform

Environmentalists want Tasmanian government to follow Victoria and WA and end native forest logging

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Tassie pull off record Shield chase to beat Queensland

Tasmania have chased down 432 against Queensland for the biggest successful run chase in their Sheffield Shield history in a thrilling finish in Hobart.

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Diamonds clinch netball series against Proteas

Australia have taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match netball series against South Africa with a 67-52 win in Hobart.

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United flex muscles in road win over JackJumpers

Melbourne United have shaken off a blistering start from the Tasmania JackJumpers to take charge on the way to a 90-82 NBL win in Hobart.

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New MP for Australia's only Liberal government

A Hobart councillor has been elected in a recount to replace former Tasmanian attorney-general Elise Archer, who resigned earlier this month.

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Step forward for Hobart waterfront stadium assessment

Controversial plans for a $715 million stadium in Hobart are set to be assessed by Tasmania's planning commission after a parliamentary vote.

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Australian government ignored warning its $528m ship was too big to fit under Hobart bridge, inquiry told

RSV Nuyina was forced to sail hundreds of kilometres north after being denied permission to pass under Tasman Bridge

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In the depths of Hobart's MONA, a volcano is stirring

In the darkness, a rumble. A sonorous boom. Deep within the subterranean caverns of MONA, a volcano stirs. This is Hrafntinna (Obsidian), an immersive installation by Icelandic artist and musician Jónsi.

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Jónsi from Sigur Rós makes a volcano: ‘It goes straight up the arse to rattle your bones’

An immersive exhibition at Mona in Hobart merges music, sound and scent to evoke an eruption, from an artist who is always finding new ways to move his audience

The Guardian - AU

Dark Mofo dims lights on 2024 but vows brighter rebirth

Organisers of Hobart winter festival Dark Mofo have announced the event will be put on pause in 2024 so it can reshape for the future.

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Inmate accused of trying to murder fellow prisoner

A 28-year-old inmate has been charged with attempted murder after another prisoner was injured in an incident at Risdon Prison, northeast of Hobart.

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Ill worker rescued from reseach station in Antarctica now in a hospital in Australia

An Australian who fell ill while working at an Antarctic research station is now in a hospital in Australia after being rescued by an icebreaker

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Australia’s $528m Antarctic icebreaker too big to fit under Tasman bridge to refuel

Exclusive: the RSV Nuyina cannot sail safely under the Hobart bridge, meaning a round trip of hundreds more kilometres to refuel

The Guardian - AU

Warm July breaks dozens of longstanding Australian temperature records

Many weather stations in Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart clocked their highest July temperatures ever as the country’s winters get hotter

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Short-stay taxes may soon move beyond councils

The City of Hobart Council’s move to increase rates on short-stay rentals may soon become standard across Australia.

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Premier pressured over Hobart stadium advice

Tasmania's minority Liberal government is under increasing pressure in relation to releasing departmental advice about controversial plans for a stadium.

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My fiance died unexpectedly last year. Could communal grieving help me heal?

Anthony Nocera went to Hobart to take part in a ‘shared mourning experience’ at Dark Mofo festival. He reflects on what happened

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Have a bunch of responsibilities you're dying to flee? Jetstar's got you with a 'yuuge AF sale with domestic flights from $35.

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No negotiations on Hobart stadium deal: new AFL boss

Incoming AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon says Tasmania's slated entry into the league in 2028 could be pushed back if stadium construction is delayed.

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The devils and the detail of the $715m AFL stadium dividing Tasmania

A plan to build a new ground during a housing crisis has split the community – and could cost the state a football team

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A bloodbath, a boycott, a blindfolded kidnapping: after 10 chaotic years, has Dark Mofo lost its edge?

Marcus Teague has experienced each extreme of Hobart’s winter festival. There may have been fewer controversies in recent years – but they weren’t always the best bits

ABC News

The remarkable life of Edith Emery - from prisoner of the Nazis to groundbreaking Tasmanian architect

Edith Emery's life reads like something from a Hollywood movie script — a successful career as a doctor cut short by Hitler's invasion of Austria, a long-distance romance that landed her in a prisoner of war camp, and her final chapter, breaking new ground in Tasmania.

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Celia Pacquola still amazed when Utopia predicts real-life bureaucratic absurdities

A few weeks ago when the prime minister announced funding for a "multipurpose stadium" in Hobart, some people claimed Utopia — a satirical show about government bureaucracy — had predicted the future. It's not the first time it's happened.

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