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Crews battle scrub fire in suburban Hobart

Tasmanian crews are battling a vegetation fire in Hobart's south with multiple tankers and water-bombing aircraft, warning the blaze is difficult to contain.

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Firefighters save homes after blaze travelled 'quite quickly up the hill' of Hobart suburbs Dynnyrne and Mt Nelson

Locals are praising the Tasmanian Fire Service for containing a Hobart blaze that came "within metres" of torching 15 homes and prompted an evacuation order.

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Thousands of homes left empty in Tasmania despite critical rental shortage

An analysis of Taswater data suggests that thousands of investors are choosing to leave their properties empty, despite Hobart having the tightest rental market in the country.

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Hobart dispatcher Lewis Stadler wins Australasian award for emergency call response

Emergency dispatcher Lewis Stadler wins an international award for his calm handling of a triple-0 call where he coached a caller through a life-saving procedure.

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Hobart's rental market is 'tightest' out of Australia's capitals and it may be getting worse

Tasmanians trying to find a rental property describe the tight market as a "nightmare" as experts predict it could get even worse when international migrants and students join the hunt for a home.

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Alleged Tasmania prison escapee caught

A prisoner who allegedly escaped custody while receiving medical treatment in Hobart on Friday has been caught by police.

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UTAS campus move from Sandy Bay into Hobart CBD opposed by group calling for consultation

A group opposed to the University of Tasmania's plans to move its southern campus into central Hobart says the proposal should be independently investigated.

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Giant rubber plant growing in Hobart stairwell could be 'world's biggest', fans say

This late-50s building, with its seven-storey glass stairwell, contains what some argue is the world's biggest indoor plant.

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Search on for prison escapee in Tasmania

The search for a missing prisoner has entered its second day in Hobart with police concerned the man has experience living in the bush.

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Tasmania set to bid for 2026 Commonwealth Games

Hobart and Launceston could host the 2026 Commonwealth Games under a bold bid to take the athletic showpiece to Tasmania.

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Black Tuesday 1967 bushfire legacy lives on in fire trail upgrade on Hobart's kunanyi/Mt Wellington

The bushfire tragedy of 1967 looms large over Tasmania and it is hoped "lessons learned" — including the importance of fire breaks on the mountain range behind Hobart — will help stop it happening again.

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Brave Fremantle finally beaten in AFLW

The travel-weary Fremantle Dockers couldn't overcome the loss of key leader Kiara Bowers and succumbed by 10 points to North Melbourne in AFLW in Hobart

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Hobart's first Aboriginal walking tour exposes the city's 'true history' of Black War and atrocities

Recreating the walk Aboriginal resistance members made towards Government House in Hobart/nipaluna, a new tour hopes to shed light on a controversial history.

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Breakers stun Hawks in NBL upset

The New Zealand Breakers have found their best form of the NBL season to leave the Illawarra Hawks shellshocked after a 90-67 drubbing in Hobart.

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Aged Care Services Minister Richard Colbeck defends going to cricket instead of a COVID committee

Richard Colbeck says he has to "live with" his decision to attend the Ashes in Hobart instead of a COVID committee hearing into the Omicron spread in aged care homes.

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Richard Colbeck defends skipping aged care Covid inquiry for ‘significant’ Test match in Hobart

Aged care minister insists he worked on portfolio duties ‘all through that weekend’ in mid-January when he was at Ashes cricket for three days

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Hobart's higher petrol prices and construction costs reflected in CPI figures

While the consumer price index rose 1.3 per cent nationally, in Hobart the increase was 2.2 per cent, partly driven by higher fuel prices and construction costs.

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Icebreaker returns from Antarctica

Australia's new icebreaker, the RSV Nuyina, has returned to Hobart following its maiden Antarctic voyage discovering an underwater canyon and mountain

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Trial for e-scooters in Hobart should be paused amid injuries and 'deep concerns', two councillors say

Council data reveals over a hundred warnings and a number of outright bans on riders have been imposed since the trial of rental e-scooters began in Tasmania — with two city councillors saying they want the risks assessed before someone gets seriously hurt.

The Guardian - AU

‘We are tearing open that wound’: the First Nations artists reclaiming Tasmania

For the island’s Mona Foma festival, public spaces ‘dripping in colonialism’ have been disrupted with screams, violence and truth

ABC News

Tasmanian bushfire season pushes later due to La Niña, with conditions primed for catastrophe

One effect of La Niña is the later Tasmanian fire season; another effect is it has added to the fuel load — and that is deeply worrying, with many seeming to forget the disasters of the past, one fire expert says.

The Independent UK

I’ve spent enough time on the bench – Sam Billings keen to kick on with England

Billings made his Test debut in Hobart before jetting off to Barbados to link-up with the T20 squad.

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Phoenix dominate JackJumpers in NBL

A dominant third quarter display has helped the South East Melbourne Phoenix record their fourth NBL win of the season, beating Tasmania 76-63 in Hobart.

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Hobart's Salamanca Markets celebrate 50 years

For 50 years, come rain, hail or shine, the Salamanca Market would go on. Then along came COVID — but that too has been pushed aside and the tradition continues.

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Maxwell smashes Hobart, BBL record books

Glenn Maxwell smashed an unbeaten 154 for the highest score in a BBL match as the Melbourne Stars also rewrote the record books with their 2-273 against Hobart.

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