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Police are treating the death of a 40-year-old woman whose body was found at Sorell, northeast of Hobart, as suspicious.

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Hobart's Macquarie Point wastewater plant regularly breaching rules for toxic discharge

Documents obtained by the ABC reveal Hobart's largest wastewater treatment plant — next to the site of the proposed AFL stadium — is regularly breaching environmental standards for discharging chemicals into the River Derwent.

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Avoiding another major Hobart traffic jam means building a new bridge, one expert says — but are we too car dependent?

A transport expert believes Hobart needs another bridge over the Derwent River to reduce the impact of incidents like Monday's truck rollover, but others say the city is too dependent on cars.

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Tasman Bridge truck rollover brings Hobart to a standstill — how it unfolded

It was just one truck, but practically every arterial road in Hobart became clogged with traffic from the afternoon until well into the evening on Monday, causing commuter chaos.

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Truck driver rescued after bridge rollover leads to major traffic delays

A truck driver has been taken to hospital after his truck rolled over on Hobart's Tasman Bridge, bringing peak hour traffic yesterday to a standstill.

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Nepalese childhood friends reunited and working together by chance in Hobart

Ashish Lama and Ankit Rawal met in a Kathmandu school 18 years ago. Now, having emigrated separately from Nepal, they happen to be working next to each other in Hobart.

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UTAS to start paying back $11m owed to staff amid multi-million-dollar CBD redevelopment

The review into the underpayment of some University of Tasmania staff, which determined the institution owes more than $11 million, is dragging into 2023, while it spends more than $130 million on a new facility in the Hobart CBD.

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Tasmanian business owner Tim Jenkins in court over Plenty River pollution that caused mass fish kill

A Tasmanian business owner appears in court for the first time after his company was charged with spilling waste material into a river north of Hobart, causing a significant fish kill.

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Sofia Kenin powers into Hobart semis

Sofia Kenin, the 2020 Australian Open champion, has progressed to the semi-finals of the Hobart International with a come-from-behind victory.

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Sofia Kenin makes quarters at Hobart

American Sofia Kenin is into the quarter-finals at the Hobart International, saying she is feeling good on court after battles with form and injury.

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Hobart Showground refuge for rental crisis homeless is set to close

For years, Hobart's showground has been a refuge for people like Tereasa, struggling to get a roof over their heads. She is about to be thrown into a rental market that is tight and getting tighter.

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Chicago Boat Show comes back, plus the Travel and Adventure Show and Ikes’ outdoor show in Hobart

The Chicago Boat Show returns for the first time in three years. The weekend also includes the Travel and Adventure Show in Rosemont and the Izaak Walton Outdoor Show in Hobart, Indiana.

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Vow to restore salvaged Syd-Hob yacht

The owners of a stricken Sydney to Hobart yacht salvaged from a remote Tasmanian island plan to restore the vessel to its former glory.

AAP

Kenin notches opening Hobart WTA win

Former Australian Open winner Sofia Kenin has progressed to the second round of the Hobart International with a straight sets win over Lin Zhu.

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Huntress, salvaged Sydney to Hobart yacht, to be repaired after island beach ordeal, crews vows

After appearing doomed, stuck in the sand on a remote Tasmanian beach with no road access, the Sydney to Hobart yacht Huntress has been refloated and is licking its wounds in port — with its crew vowing to repair it to its "former glory".

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Two others charged over Tas escapee death

Another two men will face court after being charged with murder following the discovery of an escaped prisoner's body outside a Hobart home.

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Two more men charged over shooting murder of escaped prisoner Nicholas Scott near Hobart

Another two men have been charged over the alleged murder of escaped prisoner Nicholas Scott, who was found shot dead outside a home north of Hobart last week.

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Failed mobility hoist led to woman's death

A Tasmanian coroner has released her findings into the death of an 83-year-old woman who fell from a mobility hoist in a Hobart aged-care home.

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Hobart Hurricanes to chase 132 for BBL win

The Melbourne Stars posted a modest 7-131 after stand-in captain Nathan Ellis led a disciplined Hobart Hurricanes attack in their BBL clash at Blundstone Arena.

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Aboriginal dispute over stranded yacht

The Aboriginal Land Council of Tasmania has claimed ownership of a stranded yacht that washed ashore on Christmas Beach during the Sydney to Hobart race.

ABC News

Salvage fight over Sydney to Hobart yacht Huntress as Aboriginal Land Council claims ownership

The Aboriginal Land Council of Tasmania claims a Sydney to Hobart yacht that washed up on a remote beach is the property of Indigenous Australians and they are entitled to a third of its worth, despite the vessel already being salvaged.

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Melbourne United stay in NBL playoff race

Melbourne United's late charge for the NBL's post-season has gained momentum after beating the Tasmania JackJumpers 92-85 in Hobart.

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Salvaging stranded Sydney to Hobart yacht Huntress could be too big a job, experts warn

On this remote Tasmanian beach you'd rarely see any evidence of human life, but the white sands are now host to a busted Sydney to Hobart race yacht — and experts say getting it out of there is going to take a "massive effort".

AAP

Sydney-Hobart yacht washes up on island

Authorities will attempt a salvage mission for an abandoned Sydney to Hobart yacht that beached on a remote Tasmanian island.

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Tasmania forecast to have 79,000 more residents by 2033, with most living outside Greater Hobart

While a higher percentage of Tasmania's population will live in Greater Hobart by 2033, the state will still have trouble bucking its unique north-south divide, new population data shows.

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