February
Albanese accused of soft-pedalling on Chinese navy drills
Australian air traffic controllers only learnt of Chinese navy live-firing exercise thanks to a Virgin Australia pilot flying over the Tasman Sea.
Bruce Lehrmann accused of stealing Toyota Prado
Lehrmann appeared by phone in a Tasmanian court this morning; Peter Dutton promises “prudent” implementation of medicare pledge. How the day unfolded.
January
Hot and cold comfort in historic Hobart
A revamped heritage hotel offers the ideal luxury base for visitors to immerse themselves in the southern capital.
Labor splurges cash in five-hour blitz of Tasmania
There has been a whirlwind round of funding announcements as the prime minister and three ministers covered Hobart, Launceston, Devonport and Flinders Island.
December 2024
Veteran skipper calls for Sydney to Hobart rule review after deaths
Geoff Hill, who has completed 21 Sydney to Hobarts, says entrants must be more experienced after the tragic deaths of two sailors in the prestigious yacht race.
Reigning overall winner Alive retires from Sydney to Hobart
The 66-footer retired off Wollongong with engine issues around 4pm on the first day of racing, with Master Lock Comanche in a comfortable lead.
‘Worst forecast ever’: Sydney-Hobart set for broken boats, fast time
Reigning line honours skipper Christian Beck says “the odds of boat damage are very high” in this year’s blue water classic.
March 2024
Lambie demands integrity measures, rethink on Tassie AFL stadium
The minor party founder and federal senator says transparency and integrity issues will dominate as Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff tries to form government.
State polls position Albanese for a second term
Polling booths around the country show Labor’s support base is growing enough for another narrow federal win.
February 2024
How having one owner helps Mona Foma
The Tasmanian arts festival gets much of its funding from a single person in professional gambler and MONA owner David Walsh. A freewheeling program results.
October 2023
Star dealmaker resigns after botched mid-air bathroom prank
A Corrs rainmaker resigned after a practical joke on another partner went wrong on a flight to Hobart.
June 2023
Airbnb crackdown backed by housing minister
Federal Housing Minister Julie Collins has backed tighter controls on short-term rentals, blaming Airbnb-type listings for fuelling the rental crisis.
May 2023
Tasmanian government spends big on housing amid stadium controversy
The Tasmanian Liberal government will spend $373 million on housing as it tries to neutralise controversy over a decision to spend $375 million on a stadium.
Liberals forced into minority government in Tasmania
Two MPs announced they would quit over the state’s AFL stadium dispute, up-ending the party’s tight majority.
No shortage of landlords in Labor or the Greens
Residential property ownership (or the lack of it) divides Australia along generational lines, a truth as evident within political parties as outside them.
April 2023
PM pledges $240m for Hobart stadium
Tasmania looks set to have its own AFL team after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pledged an additional $240 million to the state government to build a new waterfront stadium in Hobart.
Hackers leak info on 16,000 Aussie school kids
A Russian-linked hacker group was believed to have posted thousands of financial statements with the names and addresses of Tasmanian school children and their parents.
February 2023
A Tasmanian geologist’s fortune implodes in the Congo
The battle for control of the world’s richest lithium deposit has escalated into a potential $4.6 billion market wipeout, legal disputes, and ferocious feuding.
January 2023
Dark Mofo boss burnt by cancel culture
In the aftermath of the Indigenous blood row, Dark Mofo’s outgoing director Leigh Carmichael says the threat of public outrage is stifling discussion of controversial ideas.
December 2022
The team-building secrets this Sydney to Hobart winning CEO swears by
Sydney to Hobart champion John Winning, also the chief executive of his fourth-generation family company, says data is equally important in sport and business.