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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.

ABC News · Feb 7, 2022

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

AAP · Feb 6, 2022

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.

ABC News · Feb 5, 2022

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

AAP · Jan 30, 2022

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.

ABC News · Jan 26, 2022

‘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

The Guardian - AU · Jan 26, 2022

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.

ABC News · Jan 24, 2022

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.

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2022

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.

AAP · Jan 23, 2022

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.

ABC News · Jan 21, 2022