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Tax Airbnb, short-stay accommodation at higher rates to help ease Hobart rental crisis, Deputy Mayor says

A proposal that will come before council this evening will look at whether home owners who rent their properties through short-stay providers should have to pay higher rates.

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Cruise ship return cannot come fast enough for Tasmanian retailers after COVID crisis

Before COVID, cruise ship tourism contributed $100 million a year to the Tasmanian economy and supported around 400 jobs — but the return of ships might still be a way off.

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House of Longing exhibition to celebrate works of artist Gay Hawkes before and after Dunalley fires

Artist Gay Hawkes lost her life's work when a bushfire destroyed her house and studio, but a new exhibition will showcase her loss, resilience, and the furniture she has made for her imagined home.

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Murder charge over Hobart unit death

Police have charged a 53-year-old woman with murder after the body of a 51-year-old man was found inside an apartment in Hobart.

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Man found dead in Harrington Street home near Hobart CBD, woman charged

Police charge a woman after discovering a body at a home on Harrington Street, near Hobart's CBD. A man who was earlier taken into custody is released without charge.

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Launceston Gorge Hotel extra height approved, as opponents bemoan 'monstrous' plan

The spokesperson for a group opposed to a "monstrous building of glass and mirrors" development warns Launceston could become "just another city … like Hobart" if it goes ahead, as those behind the project welcome a big planning win.

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Brisbane Bullets take down Breakers in NBL

Jason Cadee and Robert Franks put on a shooting clinic in Hobart, helping the Brisbane Bullets sail past the struggling New Zealand Breakers 92-74 in the NBL.

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CCTV shows machete-carrying man locked in by Hobart shop owner mid-robbery

CCTV captures the moment a shop owner locks in a machete-carrying man while he is distracted and trying to steal cigarettes from a takeaway shop in Hobart.

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Tigers veterans star in Marsh Cup thumping

Tasmania have thrashed Victoria by 139 runs in their Marsh One-Day Cup clash in Hobart thanks to Matthew Wade's 86 runs and four wickets to Peter Siddle.

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How Tasmanians coped with the network outage following Telstra cable damage

Tuesday's communications blackout across all of Tasmania caused by a "dial before you dig" blunder had wide-ranging effects: a house settlement delayed, businesses struggling to operate and one person even saying they would miss their uncle's funeral.

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Two charged amid 'one of the largest' cocaine busts in Tasmania, police say

Two men will face a Hobart court after about "10,000 street deals" of illicit drugs were found in the cabin of a truck that returned from Victoria.

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Tasmania's planned $750 million Hobart stadium divides opinion as state appeals for an AFL licence

Plans for a $750 million AFL stadium in Hobart divide opinion, with some seeing it as big step towards a Tasmanian team but others scoffing at the price amid a pandemic.

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Tassie unveils plans for stadium in Hobart

The Tasmanian government has unveiled plans for a $750 million stadium in Hobart, should the AFL grant the state a licence for a team.

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University of Tasmania plan for Sandy Bay campus 3,000 car spaces short, Hobart Council documents show

Locals fear their suburb and streets will never be the same once the University of Tasmania moves its southern campus into the Hobart CBD and redevelops the Sandy Bay site into 2,700 homes, a tourism precinct and new sporting facilities.

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Tasmanian government to reveal plans for a new AFL stadium near Hobart's Macquarie Point

The push for a Tasmanian AFL team is set to enter overdrive, with the state government to officially endorse the construction of a new inner-city stadium that would house a new team.

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Australians paying record transport costs

Hobart and Launceston residents spend highest share of household income on fuel costs as the country pays $70 more at the bowser than they were a year ago.

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Icebreaker RSV Nuyina not yet cleared to travel under Tasman Bridge to reach refuelling port

It could be weeks until a decision is made on whether the new icebreaker, RSV Nuyina, can safely fit under Hobart's Tasman Bridge, TasPorts says.

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COVID-19 absconder from New South Wales loses appeal against jail term for sparking lockdown, family violence order breaches

The man whose escape from hotel quarantine in Hobart last year prompted a three-day lockdown has had his appeal dismissed, with the judge describing him as having a "consistent disregard for the law".

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Fifty years after Karen's grandfather lost his house in a blaze, she had to defend hers with a hose

When an incident with a brush cutter started a vegetation fire that threatened Karen Cupit's home in a Hobart suburb, she recalled a disaster from half a century ago.

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Brush cutter sparks blamed for Hobart fire

Authorities say a fire that came within metres of homes in Hobart's south was accidentally caused by sparks emitted by a brush cutter.

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Pls Join Us In Cackling At This Wild Hobart FB Marketplace Listing For ‘The Devil’s Couch’

"If you want to question whether an eternal evil exists, this couch will convince you."

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Crews battle scrub fire in suburban Hobart

Tasmanian crews are battling a vegetation fire in Hobart's south with multiple tankers and water-bombing aircraft, warning the blaze is difficult to contain.

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Firefighters save homes after blaze travelled 'quite quickly up the hill' of Hobart suburbs Dynnyrne and Mt Nelson

Locals are praising the Tasmanian Fire Service for containing a Hobart blaze that came "within metres" of torching 15 homes and prompted an evacuation order.

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Thousands of homes left empty in Tasmania despite critical rental shortage

An analysis of Taswater data suggests that thousands of investors are choosing to leave their properties empty, despite Hobart having the tightest rental market in the country.

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Hobart dispatcher Lewis Stadler wins Australasian award for emergency call response

Emergency dispatcher Lewis Stadler wins an international award for his calm handling of a triple-0 call where he coached a caller through a life-saving procedure.

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