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

Hobart's Victoria Gunpowder Magazine to become first heritage building handed ...

The gunpowder was not made in Tasmania, it was imported from England on boats and stored on the site close to the sea and near the railway lines. The preservation of the brick interior and brick vaulted ceilings is funded by the State Government, but ... >> view original

Loose engine cover forces sea plane emergency landing on River Derwent near ...

A loose latch on an engine cover has forced a sea plane to land near a beach south of Hobart. The plane was taking six passengers on a scenic flight over the River Derwent when the pilot noticed a loose latch on the engine cowling only 10 minutes into ... >> 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

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

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

Hobart's Sullivan's Cove whisky distillery has been named Craft Distiller of ...

The Association has enabled 10 whisky distilleries to open in Tasmania and brought a surge of tourism to the state with whisky tours. For all the whisky enthusiasts out there Sullivan's Cove whiskies are 12-to-13 years old when bottled and will set you ... >> view original

Governor-General honours disabled worker for 50 years service to employer

A disabled Tasmanian worker has been honoured for 50 years of service to his employer by Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove in Hobart. Mr Harvey, who lives with an ... Remarkable Men. His final stop was a private visit to the University of Tasmania. >> view original

Seriously ill Australian dramatically evacuated from Antarctic

The patient, who has not been named, is now on his way to Hobart, Enviroment Minister Greg Hunt told the ABC. It will take the ship two weeks to reach Tasmania, he said. Details of the man's condition have not been revealed but Mr Hunt said his ... >> view original

Sheffield Shield final: Fawad Ahmed helps Victoria bounce back against ...

The Victorian leg-spinner surely must have put himself in contention for the tours of the West Indies and England by claiming 8-89 in the Sheffield Shield final against Western Australia in Hobart yesterday. They are the best figures for the ... >> view original