Beaker St Festival gets more Antarctic flavour
Science lovers will get a bigger slice of polar life at next month’s Beaker Street Festival, after organisers announced a bonus week of activities at its Antarctic-themed precinct, Hobartica.
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Bruce’s highway hell: Lehrmann claims psychological injury from Hobart Airport media chase
Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann suffered psychological injury when he was pursued by mainland media along the Tasman Hwy towards Hobart Airport earlier this year, a court had heard.
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Tasmanian football champion’s fears for Mac Point stadium
Tasmanian football champion, Brent Crosswell, has voiced his concerns over the proposed stadium at Mac Point, saying the project’s size risked ruining one of the “finest cities in the world”.
Bruce Lehrmann launches bid for restraining order against journo
Former political staffer Bruce Lehrmann, who last month pleaded not guilty to a Huon Valley car theft, has applied for a restraining order against a journalist covering his time in Tasmania.
‘Oval peg in round hole’: Stadium hammered on heritage, amenity
A Macquarie Point-based stadium would lack the surrounding parklands which have made the MCG and Adelaide Oval so successful with fans, the Planning Commission has been told. LATEST >>
Labor promises nurse-led recovery of state’s regional hospitals
A Tasmanian Labor government would begin recruiting for a nurse practitioner in all 18 of the state’s regional hospitals, Opposition Leader Dean Winter has promised.
Stadium cannot be assessed on economics alone, commission told
Any meaningful cost-benefit analysis of the proposed Mac Point stadium must include non-financial factors, including social and cultural outcomes, a leading economist has told a public hearing.
Walk this way: Cars bottom of the ladder at city’s new footy stadium
Pedestrian safety would be number one at a future Mac Point stadium, through event-day street closures and the exclusion of ride-share vehicles, a leading transport expert says. HIS VIEWS >>
Appetite for construction: concert industry gunning for stadium
The proposed Mac Point stadium is already creating waves among major concert promoters, the TPC has been told, with the new venue forecast to return annual profits of up to $2 million.
‘Everybody will know Jacqui’s name’: sentence handed down in manslaughter of mother
A former partner has been sentenced over the manslaughter of mother-of-four Jacqui Lee Bergman over two years since her death. The latest from court.
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