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Take a look at the delays and creeping cost increases to the troubled Spirit of Tasmania ferry upgrade project.

Tasmanian MP Eric Abetz has been accused of sexism after telling the Greens leader Rosalie Woodruff in parliament that she was 'at her best when she keeps her mouth shut'.

A Tasmanian MLC has used parliamentary privilege to accuse a local mayor and former Liberal of bullying and intimidating women, while also taking aim at a senior cabinet minister for protecting him.

Tasmanian business owners advised to invest in growing operations on the promise of increased tourism from the new Spirit of Tasmania ferries are dismayed at ongoing delays in the ships' arrival and cost blow outs.

Limits on egg purchases should ease by spring, as warmer weather and increasing commercial flock sizes sees a boost to egg production.

The first head rolls after months of negative headlines about delays and cost blowouts over revelations berths will not be ready for the new Spirit of Tasmania ferries.

Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Hobart

Millions of birds and mammals have already died across the world but the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu is yet to reach Australia or its Antarctic territories. A team is preparing for when, not if, that happens.

Public liability insurance for live music venues has skyrocketed since the start of the pandemic, prompting calls for the federal government to offer support.

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The chair of the state-owned company that runs Tasmania's Bass Strait ferries resigns on the day the Tasmanian government intervenes in the ongoing saga of the Spirit of Tasmania ferry port construction.

Born to the delight of his parents who believed themselves unable to have children, baby Eli is being cared for in good health.  

Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Hobart

Next month, the retirement of a long-standing Tasmanian GP will lead to the closure of a small Tasmanian town's only clinic. Jeff Self is one of more than 13,000 patients who will need to find a new doctor to deal with his complex medical needs.

Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Hobart

Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Hobart

Scientists working to conserve the endangered Maugean skate are celebrating the first skate to hatch from an egg laid in captivity.

Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Hobart

This image shows what a concert could look look like at the proposed stadium, but one sceptic argues the appeal for international acts to tour Tasmania just isn't great enough.  

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The estimated number of births in Australia last year was the lowest since 2006

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Both the Tasmanian government and the company which manages the state's port facilities held concerns over the ability of the company which operates the Spirit of Tasmania ferries to manage the construction of upgrades to the berths for the new ships.

Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Hobart

Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Hobart