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Port Adelaide have started and finished with a flurry to register a 69-point victory over AFL cellar dwellers North Melbourne in Hobart.

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Waterfront house in Howrah sells for $8.533 million, breaking Tasmanian real estate records

A waterfront estate on Hobart's eastern shore sells for $8.533 million, breaking the real estate record for a suburban house in Tasmania.

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Power talls causing North AFL headaches

Port Adelaide trio Jeremy Finlayson, Todd Marshall and Mitch Georgiades pose a huge threat to North Melbourne in Saturday's AFL clash in Hobart.

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Psychiatrist barred from practising after sexual relationship with patient in Hobart

A psychiatrist who developed a sexual relationship with a vulnerable patient during at-home visits is barred from working in mental health until 2024 after acknowledging his actions may have been "terribly damaging".

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Andrew Laming says watchdog has done ‘nothing’ since he refused to repay expenses it found he wrongly claimed

Outgoing LNP politician rejects the finding, saying he will appeal and that he has not been contacted by anyone chasing him for payment

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Tasmania's Art Deco, modernist architecture captured by photographer Thomas Ryan

A photographer on a mission to celebrate and protect Tasmanian modernism says there's more to heritage than just sandstone.

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Tasmania's housing market frenzy may be over, but prices still at an all-time high

There are signs Tasmania's real estate market has started to soften, with the Real Estate Institute of Tasmania's March quarterly report indicating the number of property sales has dropped — but prices are still running hot.

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DoorDash, TWU sign safety, fairness pact

The Transport Workers' Union has signed an agreement with delivery platform DoorDash over safety and fairness standards for workers.

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What the median rental price can actually get you in Australia’s capital cities — and how it compares to other countries

The median rental price for a house across Australia's capital cities hit a new record high in the first three months of this year. But it's not just Australian's bearing the brunt of soaring rental costs.

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Kings edge JackJumpers in NBL GF thriller

The Sydney Kings are 2-0 up in their best-of-five NBL grand final series against the Tasmania JackJumpers after a tense 90-86 victory in Hobart.

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Sydney Kings edge Tasmania JackJumpers 90-86 to claim 2-0 lead in grand final series

The Sydney Kings are on the cusp of claiming their first NBL championship in 17 years following a tight 90-86 win over Tasmania JackJumpers in game two in Hobart.

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Burst water main in Hobart's north leaves 2,000 homes without water for 19 hours

TasWater crews have repaired a burst water main that left thousands of people in Hobart's northern suburbs without water for about 19 hours.

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Kings plan to use bigs more in second GF

Sydney coach Chase Buford plans to give his big men more shots in Sunday's game two of the NBL grand-final series against Tasmania in Hobart.

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High Court sides with developer Citta over Hobart Parliament Square disability access case

A disability advocate says he will consider lodging a new complaint after the High Court ruled in favour of the developers of Hobart's Parliament Square precinct, in a long-running dispute over equal access.

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Tasmania's Commission of Inquiry into child sex abuse will hold public hearings. Here is what will happen

The Commission of Inquiry looking at the Tasmanian government's responses to child sexual abuse in state institutions will hold two weeks of public hearings, starting in Hobart on Monday.

ABC News

Salmon farm discharge into greater Hobart drinking water catchment causes alarm

Upstream of the salmon hatchery, this river water is pristine, but downstream — on its way to the drinking water catchment for Hobart — the water has been described as "absolutely disgusting".

ABC News

Air quality in parts of Hobart 'worse than Beijing' due to smoke haze from planned burn

A pall of smoke from forestry burns makes the air quality in parts of Hobart and southern Tasmania worse and less healthy than in Beijing.

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UTAS splashes out in PR blitz as staff, students paint picture of low morale

The University of Tasmania goes on a charm offensive, splashing out on full-page newspaper advertisements, collaborations with an Instagram influencer and sponsored posts on social media — meanwhile some staff are reporting morale "at its lowest ebb".

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Cameron kicks seven, Cats thrash Kangaroos

Geelong have walloped North Melbourne by 60 points at Blundstone Arena in Hobart, with forward Jeremy Cameron picking up a ground record seven goals.

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Pandemic no bar to craft brewers adapting and tapping into new markets

Over-the-bar craft beer sales dipped during the pandemic due to social restrictions, but quick thinking and ever-increasing varieties are helping the industry thrive.

AAP

Basketball-AFL switch for Geelong debutant

Teenager Ollie Dempsey is poised to make his AFL debut for Geelong in their round six match against North Melbourne in Hobart.

ABC News

COVID was the final straw for Tasmania's only gay nightclub, so the community created something else

It's been nearly 25 years since Tasmania became the last state to decriminalise homosexuality, and the queer community is still fighting for safe spaces after 17-year-old Flamingos fell victim to the pandemic.

ABC News

Hobart's Mac Point interim cycleway partially demolished, CEO denies decisions are 'crippling' cashflow

Hobart's Macquarie Point Development Corporation spent hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars on a bike path — only for half of it to be demolished for remediation works about two years later.

ABC News

Teenager dies after 'slipping' off a cliff while bushwalking in southern Tasmania

A teenager who slipped and fell from a cliff in southern Tasmania on Saturday had strayed from a marked track, police say.

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Advocates call for Hobart's heritage trams to be restored and displayed

Ahead of its time, Tasmania's capital city was the first place in the southern hemisphere to install a fully electric tram network back in 1893 — now, advocates are calling for the heritage trams to be restored and displayed.

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