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Peschel, King fire in Scorchers WBBL win

The Perth Scorchers have cruised to an eight-wicket win over the Hobart Hurricanes in the WBBL, with Taneale Peschel and Alana King combining for six wickets.

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Scotland stun former champions West Indies at T20 World Cup

Mark Watt took three for 12 as Scotland claimed a 42-run win at Hobart

The Independent UK

Scotland stun West Indies at T20 World Cup to take big step towards Super 12s in Australia

Scotland have taken a huge step towards the Super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup as they thrashed West Indies by 42 runs in Hobart.

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Clarence Plains shaking off stigma as home buyers snap up affordable housing

Clarence Plains on Hobart's eastern shoreline has been identified as one of Tasmania's fastest-growing areas, and its reputation is also changing thanks to the dedication of local residents.

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Hurricanes flex bowling muscles in WBBL

Hobart have beaten the Sydney Thunder by 19 runs in the WBBL, as three of the competition's most reliable bowlers made a statement with the ball.

AAP

Tasmania's first local election with compulsory voting has been hotly fought

More than 500 candidates in Tasmania are vying for a career in local government but these elections have become "a little personal".

ABC News

Dark Mofo 2023 dates announced as Hobart arts festival head Leigh Carmichael steps down

After two years in which the festival has weathered controversy, founding director Leigh Carmichael will step down.

ABC News

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Disability advocates seek better public education about e-scooter hazards

Uneven surfaces, wheelie bins, parked cars — and now e-scooters — all cause daily frustrations for people with mobility issues, and now advocates want the public to help make footpaths safer.

ABC News

Hobart construction business seeing promising results after prioritising hiring refugees and migrants

For refugees moving to Australia, arriving in a new country can be difficult, but a company in Hobart is hoping to make the move easier for Tasmania's newest arrivals.

ABC News

T20 World Cup 2022: Full match schedule and how to watch on TV

The tournament gets underway on October 16

The Independent UK

Taipans blitz upsets JackJumpers in NBL

A stunning third-quarter run has propelled the Cairns Taipans to a 22-point NBL win over last season's grand finalists Tasmania JackJumpers in Hobart.

AAP

Sexual assaults at gigs under spotlight after incident during Beddy Rays's performance

A sexual assault in a mosh pit at a gig in Hobart this month has prompted renewed discussion about women's safety at live music venues, and ways to change attitudes to prevent future incidents.

ABC News

Police hunting alleged gunman in southern Tasmania after shots fired at police cars

Police have released an image of the man wanted in relation to an incident in which two Tasmania Police cars were shot at on Monday night, narrowly missing officers.

ABC News

Hobart's suburbs facing significant demand for social housing as some applicants fear they're 'lost in the system'

Hobart's outer northern and southern suburbs are experiencing significant demand for social and public housing — far outstripping supply — including hundreds of applications for family-size houses.

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Macquarie Point in Hobart confirmed as new stadium site by Tasmanian government ahead of AFL bid

The announcement comes before the AFL’s 18 club presidents are presented with Tasmania’s formal bid on Monday.

AAP

Paramedics delayed in Tas woman's death

A coroner says a Hobart woman who died after choking on her dinner may have survived if paramedics weren't delayed in accessing the complex where she lived.

ABC News

Hobart housing crisis sees rents more than double for some tenants as vacancy rate sits below 1pc

Tim Seidenspinner had lived in a room at a former backpackers hostel in Hobart for two years when he received an email out of the blue, telling him his rent would be more than doubling. And he's not the only one.

ABC News

Man found guilty of manslaughter of 7-year-old who died in tree-felling incident in southern Tasmania

A Victorian man breaks down in tears at Hobart's Supreme Court after a jury unanimously finds him guilty of the manslaughter of 7-year-old Akira Carroll.

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Mother describes tree falling on son, as ex-partner faces manslaughter trial

Clutching a teddy bear, the mother of a seven-year-old boy who died after a tree fell on him tells a manslaughter trial she "heard the tree crash" and saw it hit her son during a wood-cutting trip near Hobart in 2015.

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‘Nella Dan, Nella Dan, Nella Dan’: the ghost of the lost red ship that called me to Antarctica

As a child, Favel Parrett was devastated when the Danish polar explorer Nella Dan was scuttled. As an adult, she brought it back to life

ABC News

Call for more Safe Space shelters in suburban Hobart, as housing crisis worsens and homelessness grows

As more and more people struggle to make ends meet and face homelessness, there is a call for more money to provide shelters.

ABC News

Tasmania's current push for an AFL licence isn't its first, but it may well be the last

After a fight lasting many decades, another rejection from the AFL might see Tasmania beaten once and for all.

ABC News

Greater Hobart plan predicts 60,000 more people by 2050, with no expansion to urban growth boundary

Tasmania's capital is growing and is predicted to have an extra 60,000 people by 2050. But a new 30-year-plan to deal with them makes a few key assumptions — about Hobart's traffic and public transport and where these people will live.

ABC News

Brighton doctors clinic closes doors, leaving thousands of Tasmanians without care

This doctors clinic is to close on September 23, meaning its active patient list of 3,000 will need to travel elsewhere for care — and that is very bad news for this mum and her kids.

ABC News

Privacy concerns over bugging of Risdon Prison meeting room used by Susan Neill-Fraser's former lawyer

Tasmania Police announces an independent review after it was revealed officers secretly recorded private and legally privileged conversations between lawyers and clients at Risdon Prison for months while trying to make a case against convicted murderer Susan Neill-Fraser's lawyer.

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