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Tasmania

First Antarctic summer voyage sets sail (ABC)

Scientists in Antarctica this summer will plot changes which could occur this century because of a higher level of carbon dioxide in the water. The scientists were among about 100 expeditioners who set sail from Hobart...

Biggest hardwood tree found in Tasmania

HOBART, Australia, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Foresters in Tasmania have discovered a 300-foot-high eucalyptus believed to be the second-highest tree in the world and the tallest hardwood. The tree is only about 3 miles from the Tahune...

Mining plans prompt fears

A WEST Australian mining company plans to explore for coal in a picturesque valley south of Hobart. Spitfire Resources is seeking approval from the Tasmanian Government to investigate the mining potential of a large area across...

Apple iPodagogy reaches Australia

Most people tend to think that the right thing to do is ban kids from using their iPods in class. However, a Hobart, Tasmania high school has become the first in Australia to do just the opposite and embrace iPodagogy as a...

Zinc works rejects move talk

Article from: The Sunday Tasmanian THE owner of Hobart's zinc smelter has denied interstate reports that it may move its Tasmanian and South Australian operations to China. On Thursday, Nyrstar Global manager Ivan Cauley told...

Treatment for mentally ill teenagers 'inadequate'

'Not appropriate' to treat teenagers on an adult ward. (ABC News) Audio: Lack of teenage mental health treatment in Tas making problem worse: psychiatrist (AM) There are concerns that mentally ill teenagers in Tasmania are...

Tourism group supports Taste's late nights (ABC)

The Tasmanian Tourism Industry Council has welcomed plans for new entertainment at the Taste of Tasmania festival in Hobart. The Hobart City Council's considering holding cabaret, comedy and indigenous-themed nights until 1:00...

Head to head, on the road

The first time I took a swig of beer was in Udwada, Gujarat. It was the culmination of a clandestine operation, involving whispered phone conversations and money changing hands like secret agents exchanging packages in a Cold...

Crowded House set Hobart date

CROWDED House will play their first Hobart show in more than 20 years next month. Thousands are expected at Glenorchy's Tolosa Park to see the legendary band and acclaimed Sydney singer-songwriter Josh Pyke on Saturday,...

Ocean abyss yields new marine species (AAP)

A voyage of discovery by Australian scientists into the uncharted depths of the Southern Ocean has found hundreds of new marine species, the CSIRO says. The discovery of 274 fish, ancient corals, molluscs, crustaceans and...

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Launceston , Devonport , Hobart