Tasmania
This famous Aussie resort costs $3000 a night. But is it justified?
What does $3000 a night get you? It gets you anything you want. Or at least, that’s the idea.
- Ben Groundwater
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Boost to Liberals, swing against Labor as voters punish ALP in Tasmanian poll
Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff will seek to re-form government with an increased primary vote as Labor stares down the barrel of its worst result in the state’s history.
- Daniella White
- ★★★½
- Hotel reviews
The verdict on Hilton’s first property in Tasmania
While adding nothing distinctly unique to Hobart’s hotel scene, the DoubleTree is well positioned and excels in one particular area.
- Andrew Bain
Thirty books we’ll be talking about for the rest of 2025
Clear your shelves. Here’s the fiction and non-fiction you can look forward to reading for the rest of the year.
- Melanie Kembrey
Tasmania is facing another hung parliament. It could cost the state its AFL team
Voters will head to the polls on Saturday for the second time in 16 months - the fourth state election in seven years. But few are optimistic it will lead to a new period of political stability.
- Daniella White and Hannah Kennelly
- Exclusive
- AFL 2025
AFL considers new mid-season competition in radical fixture shake-up
The AFL is seriously considering introducing a secondary tournament that would run during the premiership season, award millions of dollars in prizemoney and could even offer the winning team a spot in the finals.
- Sam McClure
The home of Australia’s best-selling pinot is also ‘Tasmania’s Kakadu’
At the back of his ute, a local Tasmanian oyster farmer is shucking oysters from their shells, to be savoured alongside a glass of sparkling or riesling.
- Jim Darby
Hobart’s best places to stay
From pavilions at an art gallery to art-filled hotel corridors, Hobart has made an art form of fine accommodation.
- Andrew Bain
One of the most powerful artworks I’ve seen is on show in Tasmania
My arm hairs stand on end; an uneasy shock settles in. The whole thing takes about 15 minutes.
- Michaela Boland
The simple fixes that have saved the lives of sea lions and turtles
By paying attention to the science, some Australian fisheries have become sustainable.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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