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Nothing is wasted at award-winning Grain of the Silos.

Your guide to Australia’s best guilt-free foodie holiday

The Launceston region is full of innovative farmers and chefs trying to fix the planet. You’ll want to add these stops to your itinerary.

  • Craig Tansley

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Room with a view.

Every detail has been considered at this luxe Tassie getaway

A newly restored 1840s homestead is an indulgent retreat for a weekend of wine-tasting, saunas and hot tubs.

  • Trudi Jenkins
Shonen Knife, Mona Sessions at Mona, Mona Foma 2024

How one of Australia’s best festivals keeps reinventing itself

From a performance on a boat to a gig by an iconic punk band, Mona Foma is a reminder that art can be joyful, pensive and much more than a distraction.

  • Elizabeth Flux
An artist’s impression of the new sporting stadium proposed in Hobart.

As Albanese backs an AFL stadium for Hobart, Tasmanians are living in tents

Tasmania’s new AFL stadium has become a symbol of government inaction on the poverty and homelessness that blight Australia’s smallest state

  • Richard Flanagan
Scott Morrison will announce a funding package for the forestry industry to appeal to regional Tasmanian voters.

Morrison to pledge support for forestry workers in Tasmanian campaign stop

Appealing to Tasmania’s forestry workers has been crucial in previous elections, and the state has three seats in play.

  • David Crowe
The seven rooms come in "premium", "deluxe" and "courtyard" levels.

Stillwater Seven hotel review, Launceston, Tasmania: Boutique hotel is one of the city's best

Down by the riverside, one of Launceston's best restaurants comes with a hotel attached.

  • Jim Darby
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Column 8 Granny dinkus with mask.

Behind a sit-down with the ISP

Codename: Mitzi.

River Tamar, Tamar Valley.

Seven reasons why Tasmania's Tamar Valley is better to visit than France's Champagne

​Let's face it, none of us are going wine tasting in France any time soon. But the world's second best sparkling wine region (behind Champagne) is right under our noses.

  • Craig Tansley
The boy was riding his bicycle in Bishops Drive in Newnham, in Launceston, when he collided with the truck, which was collecting bins in the area.

Four-year-old boy dies in Tasmania after being hit by rubbish truck

The child was riding his bicycle in Launceston, when the collision with the truck, which was collecting bins in the area, occurred.

  • Laura Chung
Launceston's Cataract Gorge - green lawns, public pool and stunning natural surroundings just minutes from the CBD.

Launceston, Tasmania, travel guide and things to do: Nine must-do highlights

Tasmania's "second city" gives the state capital a run when it comes to food, wine, produce and its outstanding natural features.

  • Jim Darby

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