Cricket World Cup: India clinches quarterfinal place and other top stories

Cricket World Cup: India clinches quarterfinal place

In the day's other match, Ireland and Zimbabwe, who played to a rare tie in the last — and only — time the teams met at a World Cup, meet in Hobart on the island state of Tasmania. Both teams are hopeful of a spot in the final eight. New Zealand ... >> view original

Cadbury dips out of $16 million grant for Tasmanian factory upgrade after ...

Chocolate maker Cadbury has withdrawn its application for a $16 million grant from the Federal Government to upgrade its Hobart factory because it had failed to meet certain requirements. The factory, operated by Mondelez International, was promised ... >> view original

Federal funding cuts blamed for closure of 10 dementia beds in Hobart

Federal Health Minister Sussan Ley said the funding deal was a one-off and that while it had stopped, federal funding for Tasmania's hospitals overall would increase by 30 per cent over the next four years. "It was one-off funding and it was never ... >> view original

Ireland v Zimbabwe: Cricket World Cup – live!

Ireland v Zimbabwe: Cricket World Cup – live! Cricket World Cup 2015 updates from the match at the Bellerive Oval, Hobart; Ali Martin: 10 talking points from the third week of the World Cup · Dileep Premachandran: MS Dhoni calmly steers India on to ... >> view original

Memorial for Canadian convicts sent to Tasmania rededicated in Hobart

A memorial for almost 100 political prisoners sent from Canada to Australia's penal colonies following an 1830s rebellion has been rededicated in Hobart. The large granite monument was removed in 2004 and has been updated with more accurate historical ... >> view original

​Violent Femmes' First Song in 15 Years - We 'Love Love Love Love Love' It ...

violent femmes Many, many, many years ago I crammed into a van with a bunch of friends because half of us didn't have our own cars or licenses to go see the Violent Femmes. "Blister In the Sun," "Gone Daddy Gone," "American Music," "Kiss Off," "Add It ... >> view original

Greenwood, Smith Named Diehm/Self Award Winners

Greenwood (Hobart, Tasmania, Australia), who during the 2014-15 season started the Pink Pack to help raise awareness and monies for breast cancer research for UNM Hospitals, began raising awareness for breast cancer research during the 2013-14 ... >> view original

Great eats in Tasmania's Hobart

The restaurant scene in Sydney and Melbourne is exciting, and it is easy to dismiss Hobart in Tasmania as a sleepy town down under Down Under. But home-grown chefs who left to work overseas have come home to roost and those from other parts of ... >> view original

World Cup: Ireland v Zimbabwe

The dark brown wicket we're playing on in Hobart is already showing signs of wear and tear. Spinner Sikander Raza is aiming for the footmarks outside the left-hander's off stump and there are clear white markings on a length where the shine has ... >> view original

Anti-fracking rally goes ahead in Hobart despite State Government's five-year ban

"We need to send a signal now to all the companies involved and the financial institutions behind them to say we are never going to allow fracking in Tasmania full stop - it is over." Resources Minister Jeremy Rockliff said a complete ban on fracking ... >> view original