Tassie left off the list for upcoming Kylie tour
Tasmania has been left off the list of destinations for Kylie Minogue’s upcoming ‘Tension’ tour, and the state’s Deputy Premier says if we had a stadium, it might not be the case.
Events
Dive bar speakeasy love-child: Hobart’s new hangout
In the last four years over 1000 music venues across Australia have closed, but not all is lost. Here’s how these music fans want to keep the scene alive in Hobart >>
Little Britain star promises nothing ‘artsy farty’
A star of the iconic TV show Little Britain, David Walliams is bringing his new comedy show to Hobart. Here’s what you can expect — including one key brief for the audience.
Tassie fashion designer takes on the world
Her creations are stocked by heavyweights David Jones and The Iconic. Now designer Emma Petterwood will showcase her brand at the Tasmanian Fashion Festival before launching overseas.
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Lights, camera, action: Cinema’s blockbuster birthday bash
Making it through two World Wars, the launch of television and years of renovations and redevelopments, one of Tassie’s famed cultural hubs is celebrating a major milestone – celluloid style.
Dad starts charity music festival to remember Foo Fighters-loving son
“A music festival is a fitting way to honour him”: A Tasmanian dad is in the midst of putting the final touches on a new charity music festival, three years after his son died tragically young at 17.
Festival puts Tassie fashion in focus
Strike a pose. The Tasmanian Fashion Festival is back for a banger of a second year, showcasing the very best fits from local designers.
Festival celebrates the weird and wonderful West-Coast
A seven metre moon will illuminate a Queenstown quarry as festival-goers boogie the weekend away at this year’s weird and wonderful The Unconformity Festival. Details
Meet the celebrity stylist putting Tassie fashion in the spotlight
“We’ve got so many wonderful designers here… it’s just a great chance to be able to showcase that talent to a live audience on runways’’: Meet the woman putting Tassie fashion in the spotlight.
Justine Clarke’s visceral one-woman play debuts in Hobart
An acclaimed one-woman show starring Justine Clarke will give Hobart audiences a powerful and unsettling story of a woman’s life behind closed doors.
PHOTOS: Thousands bare all in Nude Solstice Swim
Thousands of people bared all to swim in frigid waters for Dark Mofo’s Nude Solstice Swim. GALLERY + VIDEO >>
Light up the night: Crowds swarm for burning of Ogoh-ogoh
The sacrificial totem Ogoh-ogoh has gone up in flames, the fears of thousands have been banished and Dark Mofo has come to an end. See all the pictures >
‘Thrill of it’: Why sister’s brave icy waters for Solstice Swim
Tasmanian sisters who have made Dark Mofo’s Nude Solstice Swim a family tradition have spoken about why they brave the icy water each year. Why they take the plunge >
Hobart’s ‘Banksy’ paints playful Mofo mural
A Hobart artist has painted the city streets in red as part of Dark Mofo’s Night Mass immersion. PICTURES >>
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