Anzac Day 2015: Record crowds attend services around Tasmania and other top stories

Anzac Day 2015: Record crowds attend services around Tasmania

Tens of thousands of people have attended Anzac parades and services around Tasmania this morning. Crowds lined the streets as current and former servicemen and women, along with relatives marched through the Hobart and Launceston CBDs to the ... >> view original

Group claims IS message on Tas website - Yahoo7

"The group claiming responsibility for the hacking appear to non-discriminately target organisations who use web hosts such as the one used by Hobart International Airport," a police statement said. Hobart Airport's website remains disabled on Sunday ... >> view original

Maphead: Ken Jennings on Saroo Brierley's Journey From Tasmania to Ganesh ...

He eventually found his way to a Kolkata orphanage and was adopted by a family from Hobart, Tasmania. By the time he reached his late twenties, the former street kid was Saroo Brierley, a successful Australian businessman—but he was still separated ... >> view original

Nepal earthquake: Nepalese students in Tasmania without temple for prayer vigil

Aarati Khanal is studying a PhD in Pharmacy at the University of Tasmania and spoke to Ryk Goddard on 936 ABC Hobart about what the vigil would mean to the students. "We are calling out on all the Nepalese students studying at the University of ... >> view original

Hobart set to celebrate first Punjabi New Year festival in Tasmania

A vibrant and colourful festival in Punjab, India will be celebrated in Sandy Bay this weekend for the first time in Tasmania. The Punjabi Cultural and Sports Society of Tasmania will be celebrating the Punjab New Year with the festival, Vaiskahi Dhol ... >> view original

Port Arthur massacre marked 19 years on

Nineteen years have passed since the Port Arthur massacre, in which 35 people were killed at the small historic township in southern Tasmania. Tuesday marks the anniversary of the April 28, 1996 shootings which claimed the lives of locals and tourists ... >> view original

Lawn bowler, 66, denies striking opponent's head during match in Tasmania

A 66-year-old lawn bowler has faced a Hobart court charged after an incident during a match in which he allegedly struck his opponent about the head. Robert John Smith of Margate, south of Hobart, pleaded not guilty to causing grievous bodily harm. >> view original

Lecture preview: Novelist Richard Flanagan recount... - Pittsburgh Post

When he works, he takes a ferry from Hobart, Tasmania, to a smaller island where he has a writing shack. He writes on a laptop and occasionally takes breaks to go kayaking or snorkeling. The New York magazine posted video of his retreat on its website. >> view original

Healthy food out of reach for many

The Tasmanian Healthy Food Access Basket (HFAB) Survey examined the availability, cost and affordability of a basket of healthy food in Tasmania for different sized families living in different areas of the State. The research is part of the Healthy ... >> view original

Australian state discovers magistrates have taken wrong oath for 30 years

"It is appropriate that, having identified this potential issue, the Liberal government takes immediate action to both update the relevant legislative provisions and ensure appointments remain valid." Matthew Verney, from the state's law society, told ... >> view original