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Devils in the detail: an economist argues the case for a Tasmanian AFL team – and new stadium

The Australian Football League’s announcement of a Tasmanian football club – likely to be called the Tassie Devils – is now a formality, after the federal goverment’s pledge of A$240 million to a new stadium and precinct in Hobart.

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Buses, ferries key to fixing Hobart AFL stadium transport dilemma, Liberals say

The Tasmanian government is planning for an expanded bus and ferry network to transport people to and from the proposed 23,000-seat stadium in Hobart's Macquarie Point and has firmly ruled out light rail — sparking calls of "broken promises" by Labor.

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How the Hobart stadium spend is a game-changer in Australian sport and the AFL

It is set to be the final piece of the puzzle in Tasmania's bid for the AFL's 19th licence, but the federal government's massive funding injection for the project may have a deeper impact on how money is spent on major sporting infrastructure.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pledges $240 million for Hobart stadium at Macquarie Point

Housing affordability protesters gatecrash Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's announcement of $240 million in funding for a stadium on the Hobart waterfront. The project is central to the state gaining the AFL's 19th licence, and league boss Gillon McLachlan says a decision will be made "in the coming days".

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Transport options thin on the ground around Hobart's proposed AFL stadium at Macquarie Point

Hobart — a city with no passenger trains or trams, a single ferry route and limited bus patronage — is about to get a 23,000-seat stadium close to the CBD. How will crowds get to and from there?

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Cash splash for Hobart AFL stadium likely on the way

PM Anthony Albanese is expected to pledge $240 million for a new Hobart stadium, paving the way for the state to have its own AFL team.

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‘We have finally got there’: Tasmania reaches end of long road to AFL membership

The state’s remarkably rich football heritage is to be rewarded with the league’s 19th licence after a decades-long bid for recognition

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PM Anthony Albanese announces $65m federal funding for York Park upgrades in Launceston

Anthony Albanese stands beside Tasmania's Liberal premier to make the first of two stadium funding announcements — fending off criticism he is diverting funds away from housing and health considerations.

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Hobart stadium at Macquarie Point set to go ahead with federal funding, along with Tasmanian AFL team

A funding announcement for Hobart's controversial stadium proposal is imminent, meaning Tasmania will get its long-awaited AFL team. But opponents are concerned planning for the redevelopment has been "hasty" and "ill-considered".

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Federal cash tipped for Hobart stadium, AFL team looms

The federal government will reportedly announce funding for a new stadium in Hobart, paving the way for the AFL to grant Tasmania entry into the competition.

The New Daily

Hobart streets dug up for air raid shelters as WWII threat crept further south

Tasmania might have seemed a long way from the threat of invasion in WWII, but all that changed in 1942. A Japanese plane flew over Hobart and air raid shelters and trenches were hastily constructed.

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Hobart's St Helen's Private Hospital has uncertain future as provider puts facility under review

A private hospital in Tasmania that has a focus on mental health and is home to the state's only mother and baby unit is under review and "liaising closely" with the health department.

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Assault charge dropped against Hobart Lord Mayor Anna Reynolds

A charge of common assault against Hobart Lord Mayor Anna Reynolds relating to an alleged incident between her and now-councillor Louise Elliot, has been dropped.

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Assault charge dropped against Hobart lord mayor

A charge of common assault against Hobart Lord Mayor Anna Reynolds will not proceed after the file was reviewed.

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Girl, 14, charged with burgling Hobart home was allegedly in possession of homemade gun

A 14-year-old girl and two men, one of whom police say had to call an ambulance after injuring themselves while fleeing, are charged over an alleged aggravated burglary in Hobart's northern suburbs.

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Aurora australis display over Tasmania 'tops the cake' for southern lights watchers

Early risers in Tasmania started the work week with a spectacular view, with some seasoned aurora watchers calling it the best display they have ever seen.

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How Ugandan superstar Jose Chameleone was enticed to perform in Tasmania by Hobart mum

In just six days and with "next to no budget", Eris Gino organised all aspects of a concert tour stop in 2017 to fulfil her daughter's dreams of seeing a Ugandan musician — "East Africa's Beyonce" — perform.

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I was told to live like a tourist after my 18,000km move. But I owe Tasmania more than that

When Ruth Dawkins’ husband got a job halfway around the world 10 years ago, she wasn’t convinced. But a rosella and a rainbow changed her mind

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Hobart council powerless as another rental becomes Airbnb, but there may be a solution

Zac Lewin and his housemates are the latest Hobart renters to face having their accommodation converted to an Airbnb. Sixteen objections to the landlord's application could not stop it.

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Macquarie Point stadium decision expected in weeks but Richard Flanagan and others have alternative vision

The federal government is being asked to help fund a new stadium at Hobart's Macquarie Point but a group of prominent Tasmanians, including author Richard Flanagan, wants it to consider an alternative.

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Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff promised extra $54 million after pressure from AFL, emails show

The AFL squeezed an additional $54 million out of the Tasmanian government for a new state team, despite the premier initially arguing extra funding would "compromise sound economic governance", right to information documents reveal.

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Tasmanian police track down car involved in alleged ramming of Clarence Plains Police Station in Hobart's east

Tasmanian police are investigating the deliberate ramming of an entrance to a police station on Hobart's eastern shores, saying they do not yet know why someone "would want to do that".

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Proposed Hobart stadium couldn't host Test, ODI cricket

The fixed roof on a planned $715 million stadium in Hobart means it won't be able to host major cricket fixtures.

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Prison escapee planned to hide in cave system

A man has been sentenced after escaping jail in Hobart, stealing a car and driving at police officers who tried to stop him.

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Hobart lord mayor to 'vigorously' defend assault charge

Hobart's Lord Mayor Anna Reynolds is facing one count of common assault for allegedly grabbing the arm of Louise Elliot, who was elected to council in October.

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