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Council mergers 'inevitable' as Hobart City Council approves economic ...

Hobart's Lord Mayor has said local council amalgamations in Tasmania are "inevitable" after Hobart City Council voted in favour of an economic assessment of voluntary amalgamations and shared services with other councils. The city council voted nine to ... >> view original

Quirky $200 Million Art Venture Proves Just the Ticket for Tasmania

HOBART, Australia — For most of its existence, Tasmania was known as a faraway island at the bottom of Australia, a grim 19th-century redoubt where British colonial officers imprisoned convicts in the harshest of the empire's jails and killed much of ... >> view original

Faulkner confident Australia can finish off India

Australia's James Faulkner bowls against Scotland during their Cricket World Cup match at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart, Tasmania, March 14, 2015. Credit: Reuters/Hamish Blair. Related Topics. Sport ». SYDNEY (Reuters) - James Faulkner has built a ... >> view original

Parents' second-hand smoke might clog children's arteries

... of their smoking on their child's future cardiovascular health by changing their smoking behavior to limit the amount of smoke their child is exposed to,” said senior author Costan G. Magnussen of Menzies Research Institute Tasmania in Hobart ... >> view original

Road accident data reveals Hobart roundabout as Tasmania's top crash site

Crash data showing a high number of accidents on Hobart's historic Railway Roundabout suggests it could be struggling with modern traffic demands. Independent analysis of 10 years' worth of data showed this was Tasmania's number-one crash site, with ... >> view original

Body of Canberra hiker who died on Mt Ossa flown to Hobart

The body of a Canberra man who died after falling off a cliff on Tasmania's tallest mountain has been flown to Hobart. The 59-year-old man died on Sunday after falling almost 20 metres on the mountain which is in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Claire ... >> view original

Liberal, Labor condemn Senate inquiry into $500m fish farm industry; Tassal ...

The Tasmanian Government and Opposition are united in their condemnation of a Senate inquiry into Tasmania's fin fisheries. A Senate inquiry, launched by the Labor and Greens MP-dominated Environment and Communications Committee, will look into ... >> view original

Jake Doran signs with Tasmania for opportunity, not money

The move has also sparked interest from Big Bash League franchises Melbourne Stars and Hobart Hurricanes, who are understood to be desperate to poach the 18-year-old left-hander from Sydney Thunder. Doran joins a long list of NSW top order batsmen ... >> view original

Gambling Millionaire David Walsh's Kooky Tasmania Museum MONA Clocks 1 ...

The remote Australian island of Tasmania is experiencing new-found popularity thanks to Hobart's Museum of Old and New Art (MONA), the brainchild of millionaire collector David Walsh. Historically, the island was known for housing one of the British ... >> view original

Richard Flanagan celebrated in home state

Man Booker Prize winner Richard Flanagan has been officially celebrated in his home state of Tasmania. The acclaimed author's achievements were recognised at a reception at Parliament House in Hobart. Five months since winning one of literatures most ... >> view original