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: Australia's scenic, historic island (Part One)

Tasmania seems secluded from most of Australia, probably because the island is physically separated from the rest of the country. Yet flights to Hobart, its capital, are frequent from Australia's major cities. Our flight from Sydney took slightly less ... >> view original

Tasmania: Australia's scenic, historic island, Part 1

Tasmania seems secluded from most of Australia, probably because the island is physically separated from the rest of the country. Yet flights to Hobart, its capital, are frequent from Australia's major cities. Our flight from Sydney took slightly less ... >> view original

Petition launched to remove man elected to role of women's officer for ...

Lucy Haas, who sits on the executive committee of UTAS' Women's Collective, told 936 ABC Hobart's Sarah Gillman that Mr Ritchie should stand down from the role. "The aim that we have with this petition is to ask for James Ritchie to do the honourable ... >> view original

Baroque and bogans battle over the menu at lunch with Leo Schofield

Leo Schofield, the charming man once known as "Mr Sydney", is unlikely ever to be called Mr Tasmania. He has recently returned to Potts Point after two years living in Hobart. He moved south because there were beautiful buildings everywhere. "What I ... >> view original

Former US Major Michael Mori, who was appointed lawyer for David Hicks, at ...

In the special Heritage Festival event in Hobart, former Justice Minister and Labor MP Brian Wightman will explore the case and its impact on Mr Mori in an in-depth interview. In preparation for the discussion, Mr Wightman said he immersed himself in ... >> view original

Hobart to host international men's hockey tournament in May

Tasmania will host an international men's hockey tournament in May, with national teams taking to the field in Hobart for the first time since 2011. With the help of a $60,000 grant from the State Government, the Tasmanian Hockey Centre secured a four ... >> view original

The Flanagan effect: Tasmanian literature in the limelight

The announcement of the new-look Premier's Literary Prizes – a rebadging of the biennial Tasmanian Literary Prizes, which have existed in various forms since 2001 – was aptly made at a reception held for Flanagan in Tasmania's Parliament House on March ... >> view original

Recreational fishers to rally in effort to halt Seafish Tasmania's latest ...

... game fishing clubs as well as environmental groups all hold major concerns and are disappointed in the Liberal Party's lack of support for them and the role they contribute to our economy.” The Perth rally is at 10am on April 18 and the Hobart ... >> 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