Margot Hind was once scared of the ocean. Now she’s voyage manager on CSIRO’s RV Investigator, spending long stints at sea to facilitate groundbreaking scientific research in far-flung places.
When Scott Harris’s wife Jo died last April, after battling ovarian cancer, he found strength in honouring her legacy. He now shares his family’s heartbreaking story to help other Tasmanians with cancer.
A friendship developed despite language barriers after a fishing vessel became shipwrecked off the coast of Fiji. The heartwarming reunion of Hobart’s Mike Dutta and Incheol Seol 47 years on.
“Art has saved my life over and over again’’: how Grace Chia’s move to Tasmania helped the talented artist and musician overcome depression and anxiety and embrace her creativity
Death is something we all wish to defer for as long as possible. In this case, not just death in the abstract but the death of a very dear old friend, write Charles Wooley.
“Hopefully I can be here a little bit longer”: JackJumpers star Milton Doyle talks about his childhood, his wife and kids, their new life in Hobart and his hunger for an NBL championship.
A Tasmanian doctor turned bestselling author talks about her new book and the impact her medical career – and her love of Tasmania – has had on her writing.
Festivals debuting, restaurants opening: Statistical analysis shows Nepal is one of Tasmania’s largest migrant communities, with a northern city especially favoured. We’ve found out why.
Tasmania’s police force was a vastly different beast in the 1980s, when cops smoked in cars and didn’t talk about their trauma. Outgoing cop boss Darren Hine looks back at his long career on the eve of his retirement.
After I blew the whistle on abuse at Ashley, I have been subjected to a litany of failures by various arms of the state government, says former AYDC staffer Alysha.
Although other jurisdictions may have quantity, Tassie has quality when it comes to horse racing according to Peter Staples who has ranked Tasmania’s top 10 jockeys riding today. See the full interactive list.
Tributes are flowing for much-loved Tasmanian police officer and volunteer firefighter Sam Allen, who has lost his battle with cancer. Read his recent interview where Sam spoke about his passion for photography and his family amid his health battle.
As Open House Hobart celebrates its 10th year, we meet the people who make it possible for an increasingly curious audience to take a peek behind the doors of some of Hobart’s most interesting and beautiful buildings, writes BRADY MICHAELS
Once this team settles into its new location, owner Hoang Bui promises to add outdoor seating, an alcohol licence, steamboats and a dessert menu in a move certain to draw a crowd, writes TasWeekend’s Alix Davis.
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