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- Oct 1, 2026
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Safety team hits Hobart CBD amid reports of youths 'causing havoc' (opens the original)
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The Hobart council has rolled out a trio of safety liaison officers to patrol the CBD. The move comes amid reports groups of youths are regularly causing incidents across the city. Safety officers serving as "eyes and ears" in Hobart's CBD are hoping their patrols will help curb antisocial behaviour and improve communication with businesses. The City of Hobart has officially rolled out its Safe City Liaison Team, kickstarting a three-year trial designed to create a highly visible, approachable p
Chinese-owned firm takes over one of Australia's largest cannabis farms (opens the original)
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A subsidiary of a Chinese company has taken on almost complete control of a Tasmanian medicinal cannabis business. The chief executive of Tasmanian Botanics says it is "business as usual" for staff and customers. The Foreign Investment Review Board has been contacted for comment. One of Australia's largest cannabis cultivators is now almost entirely owned by Chinese-owned firm Yongji Health. Company documents show Yongji, a subsidiary of a Guizhou-based company, has taken full control of Pijen,
After 200 years, a 'brutal' hanging is being marked (opens the original)
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The deaths of two Aboriginal men have been commemorated in Hobart on the 200th anniversary of their execution. A historian says the "brutal" display came after an "unfair" trial where the men would not have been unable to defend themselves. The lack of acknowledgement of Aboriginal history at the site of the execution has been criticised by the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre. Two centuries have now passed since a pair of Aboriginal men were hanged in the centre of Hobart, in what a historian descri
The weird and wonderful items Tasmanians think can lure Antiques Roadshow (opens the original)
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A campaign to get the BBC's Antiques Roadshow to host an episode in Tasmania has been launched by the state's National Trust and a tourism organisation. People across the state are being urged to dust off their unique artefacts and share the stories behind them, following a casting call by the BBC. An intricate stone carving and two tiny porcelain dolls are already being touted as objects the show's experts could potentially appraise. Cloaked in bubble wrap on a shelf in Chris Gooley's home is a
AI company deal with AFL club defended by team boss (opens the original)
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The Tasmania Devils have signed a six-year sponsorship deal with artificial intelligence infrastructure company Firmus Technologies. Firmus and the Devils say the sponsorship is a "natural fit", but those opposed to data centres aren't convinced. Experts say the deal could help improve how the company is viewed in Tasmania, though they say this will take more than just a sponsorship. Aligning with Tasmania's fledgling football club isn't enough alone to bolster the public image of the company be
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