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A bitter winter and nowhere else to go: Hobart housing crisis forcing people to live in tents

A rise in short-stay accommodation, a lack of public housing and an influx of new residents has led to the city being rated the worst in Australia for rental affordability

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Thousands across Australia demonstrate in solidarity with US protesters after abortion access ruling

In the wake of the Roe v Wade ruling in the US being overturned, protesters in cities across Australia say they will fight any attempts to wind back reproductive rights.

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Almost 50pc of Hobart's short-stay accommodation used to be long-term rentals, report finds

Greater Hobart is "overloaded" with short-term rentals, making up 5.65 per cent of the area's residential rental market, a report finds.

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Villani makes Hurricanes switch in WBBL

The Hobart Hurricanes have signed veteran Elyse Villani from the Melbourne Stars on a two-year deal.

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Designs released for $130m upgrade of Hobart's Tasman Bridge

Plans are released for a $130 million upgrade of one of Hobart's most iconic landmarks, the Tasman Bridge — the first major works since the disaster of 1975 in which 12 people died.

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Where are the coldest places in Tasmania and why are they so chilly?

In Tasmania it can get so cold you open the door to the fridge to warm the house up — where are the coldest places and how does it compare with mainland Australia?

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Woman charged over Tasmanian shooting

A woman will face court accused of attempted murder after a man was shot and stabbed northwest of Hobart, police say.

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Tasmanian visual artist Tom O'Hern on how he became 'good at drawing really badly'

Artist Tom O'Hern wants more people to embrace the art of drawing badly, saying life has become too full of perfection.

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Hobart's Macquarie Point development progress in 10 years 'appalling', PM Anthony Albanese says

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese urges the Tasmanian government to "get on with" developing prime land on Hobart's waterfront that he poured tens of millions of dollars into when he was last in government a decade ago.

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‘I had to be taken out of the museum’: the artistic challenge that almost broke Dean Stevenson

The composer has been working underground at Mona since July, writing a new piece each day to be performed that afternoon. The experiment has been ‘traumatic’, he says – and it has changed him for good

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Nude swimmers in Hobart celebrate passing of the longest night and end of Dark Mofo

About 2,000 people run naked into Hobart's River Derwent to celebrate the passing of the longest night and the end of Dark Mofo.

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Hobart solstice swimmers take nippy dip

More than 2000 people have stripped naked for a sunrise dip in Hobart, marking the winter solstice and end of the Dark Mofo festival.

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No plea yet in Tas Xmas Day murder case

A man accused of the Christmas Day stabbing murder of a Hobart midwife has briefly appeared in court without entering a plea.

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Nepali population steadily grows in Tasmania, home to Australia's only Nepalese pub

Its mountains may not quite compare to the peaks of Nepal, but Tasmania is becoming home to more and more Nepalese people.

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Dark Mofo festival in Hobart committed to change after controversy in 2021. How has it followed through?

As Dark Mofo approaches its final weekend, a promised First Nations advisory group and seed funding are still works in progress, but the festival maintains it is committed to doing better.

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‘Colours help my heart and mind to heal’: Hiromi Tango, the artist using rainbows to cheer up the world

After a childhood shrouded in silence and depression, Tango has dedicated herself to a loud, vibrant career, exploring how colours interact with the brain and make us happy

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Snow goers urged to 'be sensible' after nine rescued at kunanyi/Mount Wellington

A snow-topped kunanyi/Mount Wellington in Hobart can be picture-perfect, but if you venture into the snow unprepared and get into trouble, don't expect to be rescued straight away.

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One dead, eight rescued in Tassie storms

Eight people have been rescued amid wild weather on Hobart's Mt Wellington while a woman has been killed by a falling tree in Tasmania's northwest.

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Short-term rentals, long-term anguish for Australian towns struggling to find homes for locals

Airbnb and its competitors have made tourism a year-round prospect in many places, but locals say that locks them out of the rental market

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Research voyage maps tsunami risk, submarine landslides and ocean canyons along east coast

From Hobart to Brisbane, marine scientists are assessing tsunami risk, huge submarine landslides and deep marine canyons, hoping the findings will help prevent future disasters.

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Independent review announced into operations of Macquarie Point Development Corporation

The company charged with developing a key Hobart waterfront site will be subject to an independent review in the wake of the Tasmanian parliament hearing allegations of bullying and inappropriate spending.

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BOM predicts snow down to 300 metres in Hobart as part of chilly start to winter

Snow is covering kunanyi/Mt Wellington and there is more on the way, with the BOM saying it could fall as low as 300 metres later on Tuesday.

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New mental health patients in Tasmania's north to be sent to Hobart amid COVID outbreaks

Two mental health treatment centres in Tasmania's north have closed due to COVID outbreaks — with a health union blasting what it says is a "lack of planning" and a parent fearing for those desperate for help.

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Former PM Joseph Lyons's old school house goes up for sale as regional Tasmania bucks housing trend

Fancy living where a former prime minister used to dispense wisdom? This 1860's school house might be just what you are looking for — if you don't mind a shift from the mainland.

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Cost of Hobart stadium likely to be higher than $750m, documents show

The $750 million price tag attached to Hobart's proposed new stadium was a "ballpark" figure provided by a consultant a week before the announcement — with a minister admitting "we had to be able to explain what it could cost, now we need to find out what it will cost".

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