Tas Liberal govt 12 months in power and other top stories

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

Australia v Scotland highlights

Scotland's Kyle Coetzer (L) digs out a yorker from Australia's Mitchell Starc during their Cricket World Cup match at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart, Tasmania, March 14, 2015. Credit: Reuters/Hamish Blair ... >> view original

Tony Abbott chomps into a raw, unpeeled ONION during photo op at a farm

Tony Abbott has again showed the nation that he has a big mouth, but this time he chose to put it around a large, fresh onion - with the skin still intact. On a tour of a produce farm in Tasmania on Friday, Abbott shocked unsuspecting onlookers as he ... >> view original

Hobart-born Brodie Neill wows London with his cutting-edge furniture designs

Based in London, the former Hutchins boy has recently teamed up with a 40-year-old manufacturing business in Tasmania's North West to create public furniture for Hobart's new Brooke St Pier. The partnership has raised hopes of a new wave of high-end ... >> view original

Vodafone's Hobart-based customer centre opened by PM Tony Abbott

Australia's Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, Tasmania's Premier, Will Hodgman and Vodafone CEO, Inaki Berroeta have this morning opened Vodafone's new customer care centre in Hobart, the capital of the Australian island state of Tasmania. iTWire previously ... >> view original

BP sells Australian bitumen assets to Puma Energy

No price details were disclosed about the deal, which sees Puma become the operator of BP's bitumen operations in Brisbane and Townsville in Queensland state, Altona in Victoria and Hobart in Tasmania. The deal is still subject to regulatory approval. >> view original

Wild Oats XI crew swaps keels for wheels in charity bike ride

After winning the Sydney to Hobart yacht race in December, the crew of Wild Oats XI have completed the journey again, this time on bikes. Crew members know the route from the water, but they swapped sailing for cycling and completed the distance on ... >> 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

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

Tasmania: Living the good life way, way Down Under

Once a penal colony, Tasmania has transformed into a destination for both foodies and art aficionados, drawn in by a boutique gourmet scene obsessed with fresh, local produce and the cutting edge Museum of Old and New Art (MONA). The capital, Hobart ... >> view original