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ABC News Hobart Briefing
Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Hobart
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds
Not all smooth sailing as Comanche gears up for Sydney to Hobart
Sydney to Hobart heavyweight Andoo Comanche is a monohull of unmatched power but, as her crew has found out, her greatest strength can be her greatest weakness.
Police officer who approached Tasracing boss with concerns after workplace crash 'will not be further involved', email chain reveals
A Tasmanian police officer who aired concerns about young harness racing employees' long work days was taken off the case after a phone call from the head of the state's peak racing body to a more senior police officer, an email chain reveals.
ABC News Hobart briefing
Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Hobart
Duration: 2 minutes 9 seconds
Linda's relationship 'didn't feel bad enough to leave' — but she was experiencing economic abuse
The Australian Bureau of Statistics survey finds around 16 per cent of women have experienced some form of economic abuse. A leading women's advocate says it's a form of abuse that too often is flying under the radar.
Melbourne woman recovering from surgery 'humiliated' by Jetstar refusal to let her board flight
A Melbourne woman recovering from surgery said the airline told her she could not fly because she could not climb the stairs, despite her organising for assistance in advance.
ABC News Hobart briefing
Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Hobart
Duration: 1 minute 52 seconds
This stretch of water is a way of life for fishers and tourists – but it's also a hotspot for multinationals to drill and blast
While oil and gas companies argue no lasting harm is done by undersea blasting, Tasmanian fisherman Danny Fox isn't so sure — and says if it's so harmless, he'd like to see an "oil executive" in a bath take a large blast of compressed air to "see what he thinks".
'I saw Grace Tame and then I saw a picture of him': TV episode prompts new abuse claim against Nicolaas Bester
Peter was in prison when he happened to catch an episode of Australian Story about Grace Tame. When he saw her abuser — Nicolaas Bester — pop up on the screen, he says he "froze".
New Antarctic icebreaker too big to fit under Tasman bridge to refuel
Australia's new Antarctic icebreaker is one of the most advanced research vessels in the world, yet it has been dogged by controversy.
Duration: 8 minutes 34 seconds
ABC News Hobart Briefing
Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Hobart
Duration: 1 minute 10 seconds
ABC News Hobart briefing
Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Hobart
Duration: 2 minutes 21 seconds
Families to 'demand all day long' for a federal bus safety taskforce after Hunter Valley rollover tragedy
Adam Bray lost his son Zach in the tragedy that claimed 10 lives in June. He wants a federal taskforce to examine bus safety management, seatbelt use, and regulation to ensure no-one else has to suffer his loss.
'Entire community is in shock' after Tasmanian council worker killed in ride-on mower accident
Emergency services were called to a park in Zeehan on Monday afternoon where a council worker was found under a mower.
'I'm seriously considering ChatGPT': Uni staff have thousands of words to read when marking student papers
Staff at the University of Tasmania's business school say they're considering using AI to mark papers, after the uni slashed their time per student.
ABC News Hobart briefing
Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Hobart
Duration: 1 minute 49 seconds
Parkinson's can show up in the way you move '15 to 20 years' before a diagnosis — could motion capture tech spot it?
A new research centre in Hobart is using movie industry technology to track the slightest changes in movement in the hopes of diagnosing neurological diseases before they're noticeable to the human eye.
Attempting to revive the giant kelp forests of Tasmania
Scientists desperately replanting Tasmania's disappearing giant kelp forests
Duration: 6 minutes 46 seconds
ABC News Hobart briefing
Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Hobart
Duration: 1 minute 49 seconds
Tas News Briefing
Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Hobart
Duration: 2 minutes 1 second
As funding gaps widen between public and private education, advocates fear kids are 'falling through the cracks'
A new report reveals the extent of the funding gap between public and private schools over the next five years, with Tasmanian public schools underfunded by $118 million this year alone.
Tas News Briefing
Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Hobart
Duration: 1 minute 27 seconds
Tas briefing MIDS
Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Hobart
Duration: 1 minute 34 seconds
Tas briefing AM
Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Hobart
Duration: 1 minute 36 seconds
Tas briefing MIDS
Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Hobart
Duration: 1 minute 41 seconds