Tasmania
Hiking a wondrous, isolated Aussie island where dreams lived and died
Dark-eyed Diego Bernacchi is the doomed optimist consumed by a fantastical vision to transform this forsaken place of exile into an empire on the east coast of Tasmania.
- Anabel Dean
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NBA style: How the Demons plan to amp up their home games to get crowds back to the ’G
Almost everything is new at Melbourne, and now the Demons are promising a fresh approach to match-day entertainment – starting with their round one match against St Kilda.
- Sam McClure
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- Hotel reviews
A cosy stay on Australia’s ‘edge of the world’
Epic views abound at this hotel on the edge of the country’s second-largest natural harbour.
- Riley Wilson
- ★★★★½
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New Australian ship is a perfect match for our wildest waters
The first cruise of Aurora Expeditions’ Douglas Mawson was meant to circumnavigate Tasmania, but wild weather led the expeditioners on a different, but just as eventful, route.
- Julie Miller
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Australia’s 100 all-time greatest destinations
Natural beauty, cultural hotspots, amazing food and wine: it’s not hard to find 100 amazing places in our own backyard. The tricky bit? Deciding what to leave out.
‘For whatever reason, I still keep going’: Richard Scolyer contemplates the future
The former Australian of the Year, who continues to show amazing resilience more than two-and-a-half years after being diagnosed with a lethal brain tumour, has set a new sporting goal.
- Garry Maddox
- ★★★★
- Hotel reviews
You’ll be surprised how these new Tasmanian villas were created
Saving the planet isn’t always comfortable or practical, but Sativa House manages both.
- Kate Allman
Interstate refugees: Why more Aussies are moving south
New research has found a sizeable number of those on the move are doing so to avoid dangerous climate change.
- Nick O'Malley
It’s gruesome work, but on Kangaroo Island, it’s one of the best things an animal lover can do
When it comes to eradicating feral animals, islands across the world are a success story. Kangaroo Island is keen to reap the benefits.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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‘The Tasmanian people have spoken’: Devils on track for AFL entry, but $1.13b stadium a year behind
After years of public debate, controversial plans for Macquarie Point stadium in Hobart have passed Tasmania’s upper house.
- Scott Spits