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ABC News Australia •
April 06, 2026 • 12:13 AM
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Rani Fletcher is a 2026 ABC News Cadet, based in the Hobart newsroom.

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Rani Fletcher is a 2026 ABC News Cadet, based in the Hobart newsroom.

A team of just three people works to make life a little easier for those without a roof over their heads in Tasmania.

The University of Tasmania will place greater emphasis on in-person and supervised assessments to ensure students are not relying entirely on artificial intelligence.

Thieves have stripped copper fittings, including a lightning rod, from a 175-year-old colonial-era building formerly used to store gunpowder and explosives in Hobart.

With their final voyage imminent, the future of ferries Spirit I and II is unclear, with no buyer yet and no local berths available to store them.

A small-scale banana farmer who has had his agreement with Coles ended due to the supermarket giant simplifying its supply chain says the move signals the end of small-scale farms across the country.

Businesses impacted by recent water bill hikes have rallied against a TasWater suggestion to replace existing pipes with narrower ones in order to save on meterage costs.

Nearly half of Tasmania's community support organisations have cut services due to cost pressures, new data shows.

Woolworths confirms it will no longer sell Tasmanian beef in the state or the mainland from 2027, a move cattle farmers say is a "kick in the guts".

With just one week until Rio Tinto's deadline for a power deal for its Bell Bay Aluminium smelter, business and community leaders are calling on the state and federal governments to act to secure the smelter's future.

The Ski Club of Tasmania is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, with a treasure trove of memorabilia getting the respect it deserves.

A man has died, and his son remains in hospital, following a single-vehicle crash in Blackmans Bay in Tasmania's south.

Topic: Road Accidents and Incidents

Neil, an elephant seal well known to Tasmanians, has returned to land and a new video shows him being coerced off a road for his own safety.

It's a $600,000 fire-fighting truck, the first of 15 to enter service in Tasmania, but a list of faults has sent it back for warranty repairs.

Workers at Tasmania's troubled Liberty Bell Bay smelter have been told administrators have until Monday to secure alternative funding, after a member of the preferred consortium bidding to take over the manganese smelter effectively pulled out.

Tasmania's two-week Dark Mofo festival kicks off today in Hobart. Popular events such as Winter Feast, Night Mass, the Nude Solstice Swim and the Ogoh Ogoh procession return, while one of the new Spirit of Tasmania ferries will host a free art exhibition.

A free e-bike library is set to continue in Hobart after a successful first year and a reported rise in sales, as more people make the switch to e-bikes.

Average wait times for ambulances in Tasmania have exceeded worst-case scenario projections, despite extra resourcing, with many staff wanting to change careers, new survey results show.

At a walnut farm in Richmond's Coal River Valley, harvesting is underway.

Glenorchy City Council has approved plans for a $150 million "chocolate experience" to be built at the Cadbury factory site in Claremont in Hobart's northern suburbs.

Topic: Urban Development and Planning

The former managing director of Hobart events company Vandemonian Touring appears in court charged with trafficking cocaine and possessing cannabis.

A second population of an ancient tree, King's lomatia, has been found in the south-west of Tasmania. A scientist says the precise location must be kept secret, or risk being 'killed by love'.

About 175 workers at Australia's only manganese smelter, Liberty Bell Bay, have been told they will be laid off at the end of next week unless they take leave without pay.

South Australia's premier says he is "trying to hold the line" as Gather Round negotiations continue, with the 2026 event attracting record crowds.

The Tasmanian government says public transport will be free statewide for three months, starting on Monday, in response to surging fuel prices.

Rising fuel costs and concerns about supply affect the wider Tasmanian economy, and some service stations run out of unleaded petrol.

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