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Sites flagged for troubled detention centre replacement

The Tasmanian government has identified two preferred sites near Hobart for facilities to replace the state's troubled Ashley Youth Detention Centre.

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How can Australia pay $368 billion for new submarines? Some of the money will be created from thin air

Australia’s decision to buy three nuclear-powered submarines and build another eight is so expensive that, for the A$268 billion to $368 billion price tag, we could give a million dollars to every resident of Geelong, or Hobart, or Wollongong.

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Anti-transgender rally allowed in Hobart

Hobart will host an anti-transgender rally despite calls for it to be stopped after a similar event in Melbourne attracted neo-Nazis.

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Hobart City Council to vote on expanded conflict of interest registry

A new policy to proactively declare councillors' potential conflicts of interests before they arise is set to be voted on at a Hobart City Council meeting this evening.

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Why 500 people are driving 's***box' cars from Rockhampton to Hobart

There are 500 people travelling in dirt cheap cars from Rockhampton to Hobart for a cause close to their hearts.

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Women fleeing violence living on the streets, returning to abusers as shelters turn them away

In desperate search of a safe space, 1,182 women and children called the Hobart Women's Shelter last financial year — 943 of them were turned away.

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Bulls' Shield chances fading away against Tigers

Queensland face a mountain to climb if they are to challenge Tasmania in their final-round Sheffield Shield match and hang on to second spot.

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Jacqui Purton, woman who died in Campania incident, remembered by grief-stricken family

A grieving father gives a heartfelt tribute to his daughter after she died at a property north of Hobart, with police announcing they have charged a man with her murder.

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Two men behind controversial New Norfolk housing project facing drug trafficking charges

Two men involved in a housing development north of Hobart are facing criminal charges in Canberra, with police allegedly finding drugs and firearms during a raid at one of the men's properties.

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Tasmania police investigating woman’s suspicious death

Police are treating the death of a woman reportedly hit by a car east of Hobart as suspicious, and have arrested a 38-year-old man.

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Woman's death 'suspicious' after reportedly being hit by car on Campania property

A woman's death is being treated as suspicious and a man is in custody after police received a report that a person was hit by a car at a property north-east of Hobart.

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Stranger 'tried to entice' year 3 student into car outside a Hobart primary school, principal says

Police are investigating what a principal says is a suspected attempted kidnapping, after an unknown man approached a primary school student in Hobart.

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Tasmanian government to push ahead with a 2,500-dwelling Skylands housing plan

Tasmania's Planning Minister will attempt to overrule a council's decision to reject a massive housing plan on Hobart's eastern shore — and it could come down to a line on a map — but neighbours say the minister has gone back on his word.

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Why can't the public drive up kunanyi Mt Wellington when it snows?

The snow has fallen on Hobart's mountain and all you want to do is get up there for a frolic and build a snowman with the kids — so why is the road almost always shut?

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Droughty Point development close to Hobart CBD that could house 2,500 homes knocked back by council

A housing development on Hobart's eastern shore, described by council as "likely the most significant development in Australia", has hit a major hurdle but could still proceed with help from the state's planning minister.

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A woman living with multiple sclerosis facing the prospect of living in a campervan

As a person living with multiple sclerosis, Wendy Reid has been warned to avoid stress, but recently she could not escape it. Despite being offered a home after going to the media about the difficulties in finding a place to live in Hobart, the accommodation she has been offered still…

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Late Lawton goal clinches Hockeyroos win over USA

A goal two minutes from fulltime has given the Hockeyroos a 2-1 win over the USA in an absorbing Pro League encounter in Hobart.

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Ruthless Spain defeat Kookaburras in hockey Pro League

Spain have inflicted another loss on the Kookaburras, beating the hosts 3-1 in their latest Pro League clash in Hobart.

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Social housing proposal receives 31 objections as neighbours say it does not fit in the area

An appeal has been lodged against a social housing development in a Hobart suburb, with neighbours arguing it is poorly designed and does not fit in with the surrounding area.

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Kookaburras hammer Argentina in hockey's Pro League

The Kookaburras have defeated Argentina 3-0 in their latest Pro League match at the Tasmanian Hockey Centre in Hobart.

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Cable car push hangs on as premier comes out swinging

The proponent behind a knocked-back proposal to build a cable car to the summit of kunanyi/Mt Wellington in Hobart say its remains committed to the project.

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Daily struggle for homeless who have set up tents passed by pedestrians every morning at Hobart's Rivulet Park

On a regular weekday morning in Hobart, the city's popular Rivulet Park track is busy with pedestrians and cyclists — but few seem to have noticed the tents which have popped up in the trees.

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Spain too strong for Kookaburras in Tasmania

Spain have defeated the Kookaburras 4-2 in their FIH Pro League match at the Tasmanian Hockey Centre in Hobart.

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RSL's cenotaph concerns over Hobart stadium plans

RSL Tasmania has voiced its opposition to a proposed $715m stadium project on the Hobart waterfront because of the impact it would have on the city's cenotaph.

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Hockeyroos hold firm to post convincing 2-0 victory over Argentina

The Hockeyroos have jumped within three points of top spot in the FIH Pro League with an impressive 2-0 victory over Argentina in Hobart.

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