Police disrupt alleged ice, cocaine trafficking operation in southern Tasmania and other top stories

Police disrupt alleged ice, cocaine trafficking operation in southern Tasmania

Justin Richard Maynard and Luke Waddell-Smith, both of Rokeby, appeared in the Magistrates Court in Hobart charged with trafficking in ice and cocaine. Detective Inspector Jason Elmer said the arrests were part of a long-running police operation. >> view original

Australian Masterworks exhibition in Hobart first of its kind in Tasmania

An art exhibition in Hobart showing 33 masterpiece paintings from famous Australian artists will be the first of its kind in Tasmania. The Australian Masterworks exhibition brings together major works from Archibald Prize-winners, William Robinson and ... >> view original

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 responsibility for Hobart airport website hack ISIS support message

A group has claimed responsibility for hacking the Hobart International Airport website and posting a statement supporting the radical Islamist group ISIS, also known as Islamic State or IS. Tasmania Police say messages identical to the one that ... >> view original

Things to do in Hobart, Hobart Yachts sailing trip review: Call me captain

It's mid-summer, but this is Tasmania, so while much of the rest of the nation swelters under a heatwave, it's still cool enough for me to wear a jumper despite the sunshine (though, I discover that night, not cool enough to get away with not using ... >> 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

Tasmania Police launch fresh bid to find convicted murderer Jamie Leigh Smith ...

Smith and another man, Troy Matthew Philpott, beat 17-year-old Wayne Hodgen to death in Hobart's St Andrews Park. He was paroled in 2009 but two years later the parole board issued a warrant for his arrest and he has not made contact with authorities ... >> view original

China, Pursuing Strategic Interests, Builds Presence in Antarctica

HOBART, Tasmania — Few places seem out of reach for China's leader, Xi Jinping, who has traveled from European capitals to obscure Pacific and Caribbean islands in pursuit of his nation's strategic interests. So perhaps it was not surprising when he ... >> view original

Fishermen celebrate 50 years of Tasmania's commercial abalone industry

"Old salts" recalled true and tall fishing tales, from five decades of Tasmania's abalone industry, at a reunion of fishermen in Hobart this week. Media player: "Space" to play, "M" to mute, "left" and "right" to seek. >> view original

WATCH: A Food Tour of Tasmania, Australia's Island Getaway

WATCH: A Food Tour of Tasmania, Australia's Island Getaway. Southern Ocean Lodge, in Tasmania. (Photo: Avec Eric). In the captivating city of Hobart, Ribert searches for creativity along its waterfront and visits the innovative Lark Distillery, which ... >> view original