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Rebekah had to travel more than four hours after her waters broke due to a midwife shortage

A growing number of north-west Tasmanian women say they are having birth inductions started and stopped, or are having to wait days after their waters break to be induced due to a midwife shortage.

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Hobart's Knockoffs Run Club is providing mental health benefits as well as physical fitness

While exercise is an important factor, members of Hobart's Knockoffs Run Club enjoy the sense of community it fosters. More than 500 people have now signed up for the Thursday night tradition.

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Murder charge after man found injured in Hobart home

A murder charge has followed the discovery of a man with head injuries in Hobart who later died in hospital, and police say the victim knew his alleged killer.

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Hobart man charged with murder after incident in Liverpool Street property leaves 51yo dead

A man has been charged with murder after another man was found in a Hobart property yesterday with blunt-force injuries to the head.

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Push on for levy on vacant houses in Hobart, Glenorchy, Launceston to address Tasmania's rent crisis

A new alliance of community organisations is pushing for a levy to be paid by owners if houses are not occupied, as a means of addressing Tasmania's rental crisis, pointing to Vancouver, Canada, as an example of a similar measure working.

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Police charge 13yo boy with attempted murder after alleged stabbing at Moonah store

A 13-year-old boy charged with attempted murder after an alleged stabbing is expected to face court in Hobart, as police call for witnesses to the incident on Friday afternoon.

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Hobart man accused of attempted murder told wife he understood why fathers killed their kids, court hears

A mother has told court how she woke one night to screams from her children after her estranged husband, armed with a knife, allegedly broke into their home.

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Hobart man appears in court over the attempted murder of his estranged wife and sons

A Tasmanian man accused of attempting to kill his young sons and wife drove across the state with knives and a cricket bat intent on making her "pay", a jury heard.

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More than 70 Metro bus services cancelled across Hobart as kids return to school

Kara quit her job as a bus driver because she was sick of the abuse, as staff shortages play havoc with bus routes in Hobart on the first day of school.

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Hobart's first IronMan Tasmania event more than a year in the making

Tasmanian Olympian Jake Birtwhistle and elite athlete Ellie Salthouse have won Tasmania's first IronMan event, amid mass road closures around Hobart that organisers insisted would not result in traffic chaos for motorists.

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The historic Tasmanian town of Westbury is undergoing something of a renewal. And everyone has an opinion

In Melbourne, Sydney, or Hobart, a new retro wine bar — complete with prosciutto platters and espresso fit for a coffee snob — wouldn't raise an eyebrow. But in the historic town of Westbury, it's brought strangers together.

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Brisbane and Hobart house prices set record for largest, fastest drop

Both cities hit "spectacular" highs during COVID-19 and have now seen a rapid and steep price decline.

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Australia secure Pakistan T20 series win

Australia have thrashed Pakistan by eight wickets in Hobart to go to an unassailable 2-0 lead in their three-game Twenty20 series.

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Australia vs Pakistan Twenty20: Australia secure T20 series win in Hobart

Australia have wrapped up a Twenty20 series victory over Pakistan on the back of a clinical bowling effort and clean strikes from Beth Mooney.

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Search for missing round-the-world sailor Peter Baggenstos continues two months after he was last seen

Tasmania Police has taken over the investigation into the disappearance of Swiss sailor Peter Baggenstos, who was last seen leaving port in Hobart on December 1.

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Hobart stun Heat but miss BBL finals

The Hobart Hurricanes have pulled off a thrilling two-run victory over the Brisbane Heat, but it wasn't enough to secure a spot in the Big Bash League finals.

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They're on our coat of arms but extinct in Tasmania. Rewilding with emus will be good for the island state's ecosystems

The emu is iconically Australian, appearing on cans, coins, cricket bats and our national coat of arms, as well as that of the Tasmanian capital, Hobart. However, most people don’t realise emus once also roamed Tasmania but are now extinct there.

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Hobart City Council shuns Australia Day for citizenship ceremonies in close vote

Hobart City Council becomes the first council in Tasmania and one of the first in Australia to move its citizenship ceremony away from Australia Day — but the vote only just succeeded.

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Divers find body in car submerged in River Derwent, north of Hobart, in search for cold case missing man Dale Nicholson

A team of divers that specialises in searching for missing people has found a body in a submerged car owned by a Tasmanian man who has been missing for more than six years.

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Greater Hobart's 'most affordable' suburb is Primrose Sands, but many on the southern beaches are doing it tough

Parts of the southern beaches, around 45 minutes drive out of Hobart, are meant to be some of the most affordable areas to rent homes. But many locals are struggling.

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Hobart quilter Katherine Jones wins national, international awards for two-year creation

Quilter Katherine Jones spends hundreds — sometimes thousands — of hours to create original designs that win national and international awards. Her latest piece is considered one of Australia's best.

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Hobart's proposed AFL stadium says project would deliver $306m loss over 20 years, analysis says

A new estimate suggests Hobart's proposed AFL stadium could lose about $300 million over 20 years — but Tasmania's premier says it will be an economic and cultural boon for the state.

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Tasmania Police say 'no suspicious circumstances' in Sorell death

Tasmania Police investigating a woman's death near Hobart say there are "no suspicious circumstances" and have thanked the local community for helping in their investigation.

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Tasmanian police probe woman's death

Police are treating the death of a 40-year-old woman whose body was found at Sorell, northeast of Hobart, as suspicious.

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Hobart's Macquarie Point wastewater plant regularly breaching rules for toxic discharge

Documents obtained by the ABC reveal Hobart's largest wastewater treatment plant — next to the site of the proposed AFL stadium — is regularly breaching environmental standards for discharging chemicals into the River Derwent.

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