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

Sharia not so shabby after you have tried being green

In shock news today, and despite the newly formed Jacqui Lambie Party having vowed to oppose it ever happening, the federal government announced its plan to introduce Sharia Law into Tasmania. ... that the introduction of "Tasharia" (as it has become ... >> view original

Fire in the sky: The southern lights in Indigenous oral traditions

A recent surge in solar activity caused spectacular auroral displays across the world. While common over the polar regions, aurorae are rare over Australia and are typically restricted to far southern regions, such as Tasmania and Victoria. But ... >> view original

IHG crowns first deal in Tasmania with 187-room Hobart CBD site

Kailis Group chief executive Alexia Kalis expects the hotel to attract the corporate market given Hobart's popularity as a meetings destination. “Improvements in air access are leading to increasing visitor arrivals every year,” she said. “This has ... >> view original

The Store From Kiki's Delivery Service Can Be Found In Tasmania, Apparently

Tasmania has its fair share of tourist attractions, but if you were to compile of list of them to visit, it's unlikely the Ross Village Bakery, nestled between Hobart and Launceston, would be in the number one spot. Unless you're a massive fan of ... >> 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

Jack Hale will make his Stawell debut this Easter. Source: Supplied

The 16-year-old Hobart schoolboy, who has captivated the athletics world over the past few months, will be lining up in his first Stawell Gift off a mark of 2.25m. Despite his undoubted raw ability, Richardson — who won the Gift off 7.5 metre in 1993 ... >> 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

Tasmania - China direct Airlink likely

The Southern Australian Island Province Tasmanian is optimistic about having a direct air link to China using Hobart's extended airport, after a trade mission meeting in the Chinese Fujian Province. The Tasmanian Premier, business leaders, the ... >> view original

Hobart alderman calls for action on cruise ships using dirty fuel in port

... Burnie or Wineglass Bay, but Hobart Greens Alderman Helen Burnet told ABC Local Radio it was time for the Tasmanian Government to act. "This comes down to the State Government doing the right thing for our city," she said. "We advertise Tasmania as ... >> view original