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Fighting drought one coffee at a time on King island
Free coffee and sheets of butchers paper: the latest front in King Island's fight against its worst drought on record comes in an unusual form.
Published: Source: ABC Radio HobartTopic: Droughts
Duration: 3 minutes 30 seconds
A new image of Hobart's planned stadium is released; minutes later the project's opponents released theirs — and there is a big difference
A new ground level concept image showing how a proposed stadium in the Hobart CBD might look from a key waterfront position has been released by the project architects — with opponents to the stadium releasing their own image of a much larger arena.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Urban Development and Planning
AMA and ANMF concerned over funding short-fall for RHH's ED upgrades
A report found the Royal Hobart Hospital Emergency Department needs $149 million for upgrades to meet growing demand. How much has actually been committed for the work?
Published: Source: ABC Radio HobartTopic: Doctors and Medical Professionals
Duration: 7 minutes 9 seconds
Have you noticed the bike hook turn signs appearing in Hobart? Here's what they mean
New hook turning bays in Hobart are a visual reminder of a road rule that already exists. Alison Hetherington from Bicycle Network explains.
Published: Source: ABC Radio HobartTopic: Roads
Duration: 2 minutes 26 seconds
Tasmanian man charged with attempted murder of police, arson and family violence
Tasmania Police charge a man with three counts of attempted murder of police officers in the state's far-north-west.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Law, Crime and Justice
When Marion fell ill on holiday, a legal quirk took away her choice to access voluntary assisted dying
Marion ticked almost all the boxes to access VAD when she contracted cancer while on holiday, but a requirement experts say has outlived its usefulness got in the way.
Published: Source: StatelineTopic: Death and Dying
'Brilliant', 'confusing', 'typical Kirsha': Faked Picasso ruse another publicity coup for Mona
The news that supposed Picasso artworks at Tasmania's Museum of Old and New Art were fakes painted by a local artist has drawn a mixed response, with some describing it a damaging to the gallery's credibility — while others have lauded it as a…
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Art
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What the collapse of a major book retailer tells us about the state of Australian publishing
Booktopia's collapse has rocked an industry that was already financially on thin ice, so what will fill the giant hole left by its collapse?
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Book Publishing Industry
This town sits downstream from two dams built on a quake line. The flood risk has been kept secret, until now
Tasmania's hydroelectric operator says it did not want to "create unnecessary concern" for residents of a small town by releasing flood mapping, done in 2016, which shows what could happen should a rare earthquake event cause catastrophic failure of…
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Floods
The ASX's top earning CEO took home nearly $50m in pay last year, but many execs took a (modest) pay cut
CEO bonuses are becoming a "given" according to a long-running study, despite a rise in investor strikes against remuneration reports.
Published: Source: The BusinessTopic: Corporate Governance
Tasmanian wine industry celebrating a big vintage
Tasmania's wine industry is celebrating a big vintage this season with wine grape crush, up 36 per cent compared to the year before.
Published: Source: Tas Country HourTopic: Viticulture
Duration: 8 minutes 32 seconds
Popular jumbo oysters
Jumbo oysters are proving popular at Salamanca markets
Published: Source: Tas Country HourTopic: Fishing and Aquaculture Industry
Duration: 9 minutes 10 seconds
Is the eighth Doctor Who set to make another appearance?
Actor Paul McGann chats with Paul Verhoeven on Overnights about the possibility of the eighth Doctor returning to screens, attitudes to sci-fi and genre parts, and the role of faith in sustaining an acting career.
Published: Source: ListenTopic: Actor
Duration: 26 minutes 2 seconds
Which sport would Nicole LIvingstone like to see added to the Olympics?
Olympic swimmer, sports administrator, and broadcaster Nicole Livingstone joins Paul Verhoeven on Overnights ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
Published: Source: ListenTopic: Summer Olympic Games
Duration: 22 minutes 43 seconds
What did Australia's first female astronaut want to be when she grew up? The answer might surprise you.
Or it might not! Katherine Bennell-Pegg is the Director of Space Technology with the Australian Space Agency. In 2024, she became the first qualified astronaut under the Australian flag and also the first female Australian astronaut.
Published: Source: ListenTopic: Astronomy (Space)
Duration: 22 minutes 39 seconds
Kitana Mansell is a champion of Tassie native foods and wants Aboriginal people to be free to access them
"It's a connection for Aboriginal people to start relearning all of this traditional knowledge around our foods and to promote it for the wider community," says Kitana Mansell.
Published: Source: ABC Radio HobartTopic: Local Food Systems
Duration: 3 minutes 50 seconds
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