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Prison service launches investigation into Nicholas Scott hospital escape before shooting death

An inmate who fled a prison escort at hospital made his way to Hobart's nightclub strip and borrowed a member of the public's phone before he was later shot dead, police say.

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Tas prisoner found shot dead at property

A 26-year-old prisoner who escaped custody while being treated at hospital has been found shot dead outside a Hobart home.

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Escaped prisoner found shot dead north of Hobart, injured man helping police with inquiries

A man who escaped prison custody at the Royal Hobart Hospital while he was there for treatment is found shot dead outside a home north of Hobart, with an injured man "helping police with inquiries".

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Hobart house values drop of 7pc a 'cooling' rather than a 'plummet'

Real estate agents say the era of FOMO — or fear of missing out — in the Hobart property market is over, with values dropping 7 per cent in 2022, but nothing like the plummet some predicted because of interest rate rises.

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Australian housing values were down 5.3 per cent in 2022. Here's what's happening in your area

Australian housing prices were down 5.3 per cent over 2022, marking the first time housing values have fallen over the calendar year since 2018. Here's how your region fared.

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Large hail stones damage cars as severe storms cross Tasmania

Authorities warn of potential flooding and damage from "giant hail" as thunderstorms roll across Tasmania.

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Retirees bring up Sydney to Hobart tail

The final boat in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, sailed by a retired teacher and former nurse, has crossed the finish line after more than five days at sea.

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After five days at sea, two retirees end Sydney to Hobart yacht race minutes before the New Year

Huge crowds of New Year's revellers on Hobart's waterfront gave sailors Kathy Veel, 70, and Bridget Canham, 62, a raucous reception as they crossed the Sydney to Hobart race line at 11:42pm.

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Maritimo dominates 50th Melbourne-Hobart

The Maritimo Racing team have won a swag of handicap categories in the 50th Melbourne to Hobart yacht race after taking out out line honours.

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Thunder post huge BBL total to beat Hobart

The Sydney Thunder have staved off swashbuckling Hobart Hurricanes captain Matthew Wade and defended their 228-run total in Saturday's Big Bash League clash.

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Elderly patients 'sedated to help them cope with days in emergency' amid Royal Hobart Hospital healthcare crisis

Staff in the emergency department at the Royal Hobart Hospital are doing their best, but are working in "awful conditions" in a system that is failing them, a doctor says.

ABC News

Why this year's Sydney to Hobart was so memorable for race veteran Joe de Kock

He competed as a two-handed crew on his own boat.

Newcastle Herald

'Redemption' for Syd-Hob winner Celestial

The skipper of Sydney to Hobart overall winner Celestial says the victory was redemption after a penalty resulted in the yacht losing top honours last year.

AAP

Celestial crowned overall Sydney to Hobart yacht race winner after bitter 2021 loss almost saw skipper walk away

Celestial has been crowned overall winner of the annual Sydney to Hobart yacht race, taking home the Tattersall Cup after a fast and furious run down Tasmania's eastern coast.

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Maritimo wins 50th Melbourne to Hobart

Maritimo has capped its domination of the Melbourne to Hobart yacht race with a convincing line honours win after having to pull out of the Sydney to Hobart.

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Bless This Hobart Woman Who Mistook A Living, Breathing Tasmanian Devil For Her Dog’s Stuffed Toy

“At one stage we had the whole family standing on the dining room table while my husband was trying to chase the poor thing out with a broom."

ABC News

Tasmanian devil found under couch in Hobart home, after being mistaken for dog's plush toy

A Hobart mum has bent down to pick up her dog's Tasmanian devil-shaped stuffed toy, when the "toy" started running, resulting in her and the kids taking refuge on the kitchen table until the animal bolted out the back door.

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Syd-Hob handicap announcement put on ice

Organisers have put official confirmation of the Sydney to Hobart handicap winner on hold amid a claim for time redress by a yacht that helped a competitor.

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Winds testing Melbourne-Hobart field

A south westerly is making life tough for the Melbourne to Hobart fleet, with Maritimo holding the overall lead down the Tasmanian west coast.

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Nervy Syd-Hob handicap wait for Celestial

Celestial is in the box seat to win the prestigious handicap honours in the Sydney to Hobart after last year losing top spot following a time penalty.

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Andoo Comanche wins Sydney to Hobart yacht race 2022 line honours after tussle with LawConnect

Comanche triumphs in a two-boat chase up the River Derwent to take out line honours in a late-night finish to the Sydney to Hobart yacht race.

AAP

Scarlet Runner sets Melbourne-Hobart pace

New boat Scarlet Runner led the field out of Port Phillip in the 50th Melbourne to Hobart and is setting the pace through Bass Strait.

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Andoo Comanche leads the charge on day two of Sydney to Hobart yacht race after chaotic start

The battle for the first-across-the-line honours in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race is shaping up as a four-way fight, as a quartet of supermaxis charge down Tasmania's east coast, with an early morning finish predicted.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter yachts enjoying assisted downwind conditions as Sydney to Hobart underway

It is the 77th edition of the bluewater classic.

AAP

MRV firms as Melbourne-Hobart favourite

MRV has smashed the race record for the Melbourne to Mornington yacht race in Port Phillip Bay on the eve of the Melbourne to Hobart.

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