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From Perth To Hobart, How Australia’s Rental Crisis Is Unfolding In 2026

We break down what’s happening with rental prices and vacancies in every state with the help of Domain's Raent Report in 2026.

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Capital city turfs e-scooter hire over safety worries

E-scooter shared hire has been ended by a capital city council after ongoing concerns about rider behaviour and inappropriate parking.

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Danish Queen Mary in mourning after her father's death

Denmark's Royal Palace has announced that John Donaldson, father of Queen Mary, has died in Hobart at the age of 84.

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'Nowhere left to run': Australians react as 33,000 Sydney residents and 8,600 Melbourne natives flee due to rising immigrant population

Australians are leaving hubs like Sydney and Melbourne for other parts of the country amid a flush in immigration levels under Labor, according to official data. In the year 2024-2025, more than 33,000 residents left Sydney while 8,600 abandoned Melbourne. Moreover, Adelaide, Hobart, Darwin and Canberra are also experiencing net…

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We have the proof that logging makes Tasmania’s forests more flammable

In 1967, catastrophic bushfires in Tasmania killed dozens of people – and very nearly destroyed Hobart.

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Dark Mofo: 2026 festival to show Willem Dafoe film that can only be watched by one person at a time

Regular events at the Tasmanian festival, including the Winter Solstice Nude Swim and the Night Mass party, joined by Australian and international musicians and artists in a program dominated by Latin American art

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Only in Australia: A Real Possum is Found at the Airport's Plush Toy Shop, 'Looks So Real, But It's Alive!'

A wild Australian brushtail possum has stunned travellers at Hobart Airport after being found hiding among stuffed animal toys in a gift shop, perfectly blending in with the plushies.

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Possum found nestled in with plush toys at airport gift shop in Tasmania

A brushtail possum was found peering out among the toy kangaroos and dingoes in a retail store in Hobart’s airport, delighting staff and customers

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'Welcome home Mary': hometown love fit for queen

Denmark's Queen Mary has wrapped her official Australian tour with a hometown visit to Hobart involving ships, art, lobster and a street gathering.

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Why doesn’t Hobart have a Chinatown?

On November 18 1909, greengrocer Claude Nam Shing was woken up by shouts of “fire”. He found his store, on the corner of Elizabeth and Melville Streets in central Hobart, ablaze.

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Ex-Big Bash player to change child abuse plea: lawyer

A fast bowler who played a handful of games for the Hobart Hurricanes and Tasmanian Tigers is set to change his plea over child sexual abuse allegations.

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French ships visit Hobart amid regional tensions

Amid wars in both Europe and the Middle East, two French ships visited an Australian capital city to promote freedom of navigation and scientific exploration.

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Sydney to Hobart 1998: the harrowing race that killed six and ‘shattered the community’

Two brothers return to the yacht race that killed their father in True South, a documentary about the darkest moment in the event’s history

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The ultimate five-day guide to Tasmania

Here’s how to explore Australia’s hidden gem in less than a week

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Pauline Hanson claimed taxpayer-funded trips around Australia that coincided with One Nation fundraisers

Exclusive: Queensland senator also billed taxpayers for flights to campaign alongside her daughter, Lee Hanson, in Tasmania at last election

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Australia hammer India by 185 runs in third women’s one-day cricket international – as it happened

Australia set India 410 for victory and then their bowlers were far too good as they swept the ODI leg of the series

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Hollingsworth steps up in style to win 3000m crown

Claudia Hollingsworth and Callum Davies have won the Australian 3000m titles at the Hobart Track Classic, as sprinter Lachlan Kennedy made a successful return.

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Voll century fires Australia to crushing ODI victory

A blistering 101 by Georgia Voll and entertaining 80 from opener Phoebe Litchfield has rocketed Australia to a five-wicket ODI win over India.

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Georgia Voll powers Australia to series-clinching victory over India in second women’s cricket ODI – as it happened

A strong batting performance by the hosts top order seals a dominant one-day international win in Hobart

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Regional Qantas base closure a 'significant issue'

The closure of a regional Qantas base will have flow-on effects for tourism and the economy, according to one of the airline's former executives.

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Optimising Workshop Efficiency: How CEOs Can Maximise Storage in Trades Sheds

For CEOs, business owners and workshop managers in the trades sector being efficient is really important. It is not a phrase people use, it is something that can make or break a business. Whether you have a business in Adelaide, a construction firm in Canberra or a fabrication workshop in…

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Philippe sparks NSW in Shield clash with Tas

Josh Philippe has scored a half century to put NSW in a strong position after a rain-ravaged second day of their Sheffield Shield cricket match in Hobart.

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As beautiful as they were powerful: Jon Kudelka’s political cartoons were made with true conviction

The media and cartooning world shifted mightily between Jon Kudelka’s earliest contributions to The Mercury in Hobart in the early 1990s and to his last regular gig at The Saturday Paper, before the diagnosis and treatment of his glioblastoma sparked retirement in April 2025.

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'Right call' on Maxwell in Stars' rain-hit finals loss

The Melbourne Stars have explained some tactical choices after a narrow elimination Big Bash League final loss to the Hobart Hurricanes.

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Hurricanes stay alive, beat Stars in tense BBL final

The Hobart Hurricanes have beaten the Melbourne Stars by three runs in a rain-hit elimination Big Bash League final.

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