The Latest Breaking News from Hobart

Snow falls in Tasmania amid unseasonably cold start to summer in Australia’s south-east

Conditions are expected to persist for several days in NSW, but Tasmania and Victoria will see warmer temperatures from Sunday

The Guardian - AU · Dec 16, 2022

Aussie yacht navigator teams up with Brits

Navigator Adrienne Cahalan will bring her considerable knowledge of the Sydney to Hobart race to one of the top overseas boats in the fleet.

AAP · Dec 16, 2022

Tasmanian summer on hold as Hobart records coldest December day in 50 years

The "summer holiday in Tasmania photos" will need some explaining, with that big yellow ball in the sky replaced by snow, clouds and rain — but hope is on the way.

ABC News · Dec 15, 2022

Sydney to Hobart yacht race sees first electric yacht J-Bird enter, taking on Wild Oats and Black Jack

The Thomsons found J-Bird rotting in a mooring almost three years ago and rebuilt the former diesel yacht to become fully electric, becoming the first of its kind to enter the race.

ABC News · Dec 11, 2022

David Warner's manager claims that ball-tampering was encouraged much before Cape Town Test by CA executives

NEW DELHI: In a shocking revelation, David Warner's manager James Erskine has blamed Cricket Australia executives for encouraging the Australian cricket team to cheat in Hobart, 2016 much before the sandpaper gate scandal which broke out in the Cape Town Test in 2018.

The Times of India · Dec 9, 2022

Andoo Comanche the boat to catch: ex-owner

Andoo Comanche looms as the benchmark boat for line honours in this year's Sydney to Hobart unless there are light winds, says the supermaxi's former co-owner.

AAP · Dec 9, 2022

Push to alleviate poverty of millions with rise in welfare rates after David Pocock’s win on review

We could populate a city bigger than Brisbane, Canberra and Hobart combined with the Australians who live in poverty.

The New Daily · Dec 8, 2022

Illegal poppy seeds pulled from Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens' gift shop

The Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens is urging customers who bought restricted poppy seeds from its gift shop to return them, after realising it was selling the prohibited product following recent raids on a Hobart flower farm.

ABC News · Dec 7, 2022

Period underwear project expands across Tasmania, easing cost-of-living and reducing landfill

A life-changing project giving free period underwear to low-income women in Hobart has now expanded across the state, alleviating cost-of-living pressures and reducing landfill.

ABC News · Dec 6, 2022

Tas govt doubles down on cable car support

Tasmania's government supports a cable car to the top of Hobart's mountain, despite latest plans seemingly reaching a dead end after several rejections.

AAP · Dec 6, 2022