Quirky $200 Million Art Venture Proves Just the Ticket for Tasmania and other top stories

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

Tasmania's best wilderness retreats: breathing the purest air on the planet

For spectacular coast, a carnival of wildlife (including Australia's only white wallabies) and a burgeoning food scene, stay on Bruny Island in the four-star cottages of Tasmania's leading birder, biologist Dr Tonia Cochran. Hobart is an hour away ... >> view original

Cricket Australia allows Victoria to host Sheffield Shield final in Hobart

CV chief executive Tony Dodemaide reiterated its long-term plan to host matches at the Junction Oval, once the redevelopment was completed, and praised Cricket Tasmania for accommodating its hosting request at such short notice. "We explored all our ... >> view original

Former Rebels bikie Nicholas Mark Stebbins sentenced to 12-and-a-half years ...

The Supreme Court in Hobart had previously heard Stebbins was part of an organised group that imported drugs to Australia and Tasmania, and often used the digital currency Bitcoin to send money to China to pay for the drugs. In sentencing, Justice ... >> view original

'I've surprised myself'

It's only really happened once in my career in the Shield final in Hobart in the second innings. The ball started reversing after about five overs. It hit the right side enough times and reversed. We had Tasmania 5 for 15, so it's tough to play ... >> 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

Motorbike rider made obscene gesture at ute driver before being hit in Hobart ...

A motorcyclist made an obscene gesture at a utility driver who is accused of deliberately colliding with the rider on Tasmania's Southern Outlet highway in Hobart, the Supreme Court has heard. Christopher Paul Minehan, 31, denied causing grievous ... >> 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

Alice Springs misses out to Apple Isle to host decider

The premier sporting venue in Central Australia always appeared to be a long shot to pry the hosting rights away from Hobart's Blundstone Arena, the Victorian Bushrangers first choice alternative venue. After finishing on top of the competition, the ... >> view original

Tas Liberal govt 12 months in power

And in a softener ahead of Tasmania's May 2015 budget, Mr Hodgman has promised no further harsh cuts. Former federal Labor treasurer and Queensland MP Wayne Swan visited Hobart this week and said he can see how Tasmania has suffered from the ... >> view original