Tasmanian horse trainer Scott Brunton, whose racing company has been wound up amid a tax debt, says he has been hurt by the collapse, as minds turn towards what will become of the stable’s 100 horses.
Tassie’s own Tirah Ciampa and Cleo Pedley are going toe to toe – or rather stiletto to stiletto – against 30 interstate finalists for the Miss World Australia 2023 title on the sunny Gold Coast. See how they’re travelling.
Rex Airlines has run its first flight from Melbourne to Hobart, and the new route is expected to shake up the market. See why it could lead to cheaper flights.
Operations at a key player in Tasmania’s seafood industry “declined” in the wake of a mainland buyout, its liquidator has revealed, with the indebted company allegedly owing millions.
The owner of a Hobart literary institution has closed the book on his time in charge – but he sees a bright future ahead for bricks-and-mortar book stores, despite the rise of online behemoths.
As Tasmania’s borders get set to swing open, organisers of the state’s biggest summer festival are preparing for thousands of visitors. Here’s how they’ll keep people Covid safe >>
Two all-girls and all-boys high schools will merge next year, and now a new principal has been appointed to guide students through the changes. MEET THE NEW LEADER >>
The University of Tasmania’s multimillion-dollar Sandy Bay masterplan is a step closer to fruition. LATEST >>
A live-in parenting and life skills program for young Tasmanian mothers facing challenge has put out an urgent call for volunteers. DETAILS >>
A man who left hotel quarantine – sending southern Tasmania into a snap lockdown – has pleaded guilty to the escape. HIS APOLOGETIC STATEMENT >>
Hobart City Council has agreed to rethink its tree-chopping rules following public outcry over a $60,000 quote to remove a single tree. LATEST >>
An anti-transgender forum will go ahead after Hobart City Council voted down a motion to cancel it, with one alderman saying “we cannot be the arbiters of what the public thinks”. LATEST >>
Predictions of a glut of CBD office space as employees turned to working from home because of the Covid pandemic have not eventuated, new figures reveal.
TasWater and the state government have hit back at Labor’s claims around proposed price rises for water and sewerage services, but Labor is standing by its figures.
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