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Xiamen Airlines in Tasmania flight talks

Chinese international carrier Xiamen Airlines has discussed the possibility of direct flights from southern China to Hobart, Tasmania in Australia. On a recent visit to China, the Tasmanian Parliamentary Secretary for Small Business and Trade, Adam ... >> view original

Tasmanian devils create landscape of fear

So Tracey Hollings, a wildlife biologist at the University of Tasmania in Hobart, Australia, set out to explore the devils' effects on one of their major prey species: the common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula). As a control, she used an ... >> view original

Is Art Tower, Tasmania's Tallest Tourist Attraction, David Walsh's Latest Folly?

Hobart, Tasmania's Detached Cultural Organization has announced a proposal for the city's tallest building—Art Tower, a 384-foot tall steel skyscraper dedicated to contemporary art and stair-climbing. Plans were presented to the public during the ... >> view original

Basketball shot from atop a dam for Guinness World Record

The How Ridiculous team, who set the world record for highest basketball shot in 2011 by dropping a ball from 220 feet up and added 80 feet to the record two days later, took their ball and hoop to the Gordon Dam in Tasmania for their latest attempt. >> view original

Antony Hegarty condemns 'genocide' of indigenous peoples in Australia and US

Antony Hegarty has condemned the “genocide” of indigenous peoples in the US and Australia during an appearance at Dark Mofo festival in Tasmania, where she issued a powerful call to arms for action on Aboriginal rights and climate change. “There is ... >> view original

Frameline gay film festival director a cheery revolutionary

A 49-year-old Australian who grew up “an oddball activist” on the island of Tasmania, Wallace was “a big film and indie music fan.” She eschewed Hobart's popular multiplex for its one art-house theater, State Cinema, where early films by Jane Campion ... >> view original

Concerns raised about MRT move

FAMILIES of Mineral Resources Tasmania staff have gone public with their concerns about the relocation of the department from Hobart to Burnie. The State Government says it will see through its pre-election promise to move MRT – and its 40 staff ... >> view original

Google Glass could have looked like this, and saved a lot of face

It was the breakthrough innovation that within months of its prototype release had spawned a whole new insult: "glasshole". Google Glass was ugly; there was no getting around the fact that it was, ultimately, a computer on one's face, and for a while there the ... >> view original

Starting tomorrow, you'll be able to reserve and buy an Apple Watch in stores

It's been clear that sooner or later, Apple would start selling the Apple Watch through its huge network of retail stores, and now it looks like the time has come, for some countries at least. As noted by 9to5Mac, an Apple Watch "reserve and pick up" system is ... >> view original

Apple Rating Lowered to Hold at Vetr Inc. (AAPL)

Apple logo Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was downgraded by analysts at Vetr from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday. They currently have a $154.04 target price on the iPhone maker's stock. Vetr's target ... >> view original