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RUSSIA AND CHINA BLOCK CREATION OF ANTARCTIC MARINE SANCTUARY
But a push this year to create a second protected area in East Antarctica, spanning another 1 million square kilometers 386,000 square miles, failed... READ MORE›
MASS DIE-OFF OF ANTARCTIC PENGUIN CHICKS ALARMS RESEARCHERS
Its more like Tarantino does Happy Feet, with dead penguin chicks strewn across a beach in Adelie Land, he said... READ MORE›
THOUSANDS OF PENGUIN CHICKS STARVE IN ANTARCTICA
But time ran out on a second proposed protected area in East Antarctica, covering another 1 million square kilometer zone, where the penguins died... READ MORE›
ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS 'ESSENTIAL'
Education Minister Simon Birmingham will tell an education conference in Hobart on Thursday the government will introduce new English language standards for students in 2018... READ MORE›
INVESTORS, STAFF, MATTHEW HAYDEN DUDDED IN BOUTIQUE WHISKY COLLAPSE
Nant Investors, staff, Matthew Hayden dudded in boutique whisky collapse... READ MORE›
DEAD REFUGEE IN PNG WAS FACING RAPE CHARGE
A Sri Lankan Tamil man who has become the sixth refugee fatality on Manus Island in four years had been facing rape charges... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA'S WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR COMING MONTHS REVEALED
It was a very wet month for western Tasmania and rainfall above average for Victoria, northern Western Australia, and the Gulf of Carpentaria region... READ MORE›
THE RISE OF THE UGLY PUFFER JACKET HIDES A CRUEL TRUTH
Photo A shirtless Vladimir Putin on horseback in Siberia, presumably before his puffer jacket purchase... READ MORE›
ANTARCTIC SEA ICE LEVELS HIT RECORD LOW, BUT EXPERTS ARE NOT SURE WHY
Sea ice levels in Antarctica dropped to a record low this year, but experts say there is not a clear link to climate change... READ MORE›
HOBART MAYOR SUE HICKEY COURTING LIBERAL PRESELECTION FOR UPCOMING TASMANIAN ELECTION
From 'socks and jocks' to beauty queen to Mayor Alderman Hickey has been Lord Mayor of Hobart since 2014... READ MORE›
POLICE SEIZE STOLEN ABORIGINAL ARTEFACTS IN RAID
A police raid in Sydney has netted more than 150 stolen Aboriginal artefacts which were being illegally offered for sale online... READ MORE›
Trending News Headlines : Hobart
WORLD'S LARGEST MARINE PARK CREATED IN ROSS SEA IN ANTARCTICA IN LANDMARK DEAL
Today's agreement is a turning point for the protection of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, said Chris Johnson, WWF-Australia's ocean science manager... READ MORE›
TICK BITES THAT TRIGGER SEVERE MEAT ALLERGY ON RISE AROUND THE WORLD
'Tick-induced mammalian meat allergy' reported in Europe, Asia, Central America and Africa but most prevalent in parts of Australia and the US... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIANS TAKE TO THE STREETS TO JOIN WORLDWIDE MARCH FOR SCIENCE
External Link Tweet from John Englart EAM Marchforscience has kicked off at state library in Melbourne External Link Tweet from Katya Henry Go, Brisbane!... READ MORE›
VOYAGE TO THE SEA FLOOR: EXPEDITION RETURNS WITH FASCINATING FINDS
Museum Victoria collects gelatinous fish, spiny crabs, scarlet sea-spiders, nightmarish cookie cutter sharks and plenty of rubbish... READ MORE›
'PRISTINE' ANTARCTIC ROSS SEA DECLARED OFFICIAL UN MARINE PROTECTED AREA
Johnson said the WWF would be working hard to make the Ross Sea Marine Protected Area permanent... READ MORE›
FINALLY, THE WORLD MAY PROTECT ONE OF THE MOST PRISTINE PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN OCEAN
Life at the bottom of the world The Southern Ocean, which surrounds the continent of Antarctica, may sound like a lifeless, frozen wasteland... READ MORE›
GLOBAL RANSOMWARE ATTACK AFFECTS AUSTRALIAN WORKERS
Petya cyber attack Ransomware virus hits computer servers across globe, Australian office affected... READ MORE›
ANTARCTIC MARINE RESERVES DEAL WITHIN REACH AS RUSSIA THAWS ENVIRONMENTAL STANCE
After five years of failed negotiations, conservations are hopeful Russia is prepared to make a deal to protect the Ross Sea and East Antarctica... READ MORE›
TRUMP'S REFUGEE ORDER TRIGGERS PROTESTS ACROSS AUSTRALIA
Similar protests were held in Canberra, Newcastle and Hobart, while hundreds attended an anti-Trump rally in Melbourne on Friday... READ MORE›
CROWDS GATHER WORLDWIDE TO MARCH FOR SCIENCE ON EARTH DAY
March for Science events in New York, London, Paris, Berlin see crowds gather worldwide on Earth Day... READ MORE›
FREEDOM FOR MISS SIMPSON, THE PENGUIN FOUND 2,000KM FROM HOME
As tide sweeps out again Miss Simpson suddenly dashes after it, trying to keep up with the receding water... READ MORE›
INCREASE YOUR 'SEXY' BROWN FAT BY EXERCISING IN THE COLD
That we call brown adipose tissue -- so brown fat, Dr Dino Premilovac from the University of Tasmania said... READ MORE›
IT'S NOT SCOTCH, BUT TASMANIAN WHISKY IS FLYING OFF THE SHELVES
When Patrick Maguire first showed his Tasmanian whisky in Paris over a decade ago, he struggled to convince European connoisseurs to taste it... READ MORE›
MASSIVE MARINE PARK DECLARED IN ANTARCTIC OCEAN
The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources said the Ross Sea marine park would be protected from commercial fishing for 35 years... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA'S LEADERS THANK DEFENCE MEMBERS ON CHRISTMAS DAY
Parts of the country's southeast will swelter on Christmas Day, with humidity in the region expected to approach or exceed December records... READ MORE›
HOBART JOURNAL QUIRKY 200 MILLION ART VENTURE PROVES JUST THE TICKET FOR TASMANIA
Yet, even with the tourism the museum has generated for the struggling Tasmanian economy, Mr... READ MORE›
MEET THE SHOE SALESMAN-TURNED-HOTELIER FUNDING THE WORLD'S RICHEST LANDSCAPE ART PRIZE
World's richest landscape art prize funded by Hobart hotelier Updated July 13, 2017 20 50 16 Video The Hadley's Art Prize judges selected 41 finalists from more than 380 entries... READ MORE›
WORLD'S BIGGEST MARINE RESERVE CREATED IN ANTARCTICA AS NATIONS STRIKE DEAL
Today's agreement is a turning point for the protection of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean... READ MORE›
THE HARROWING STORY BEHIND THE WWII HEROES BEING HONORED BY TRUMP
Then the Japanese hit back, and suddenly, Spooner and Hancock were in the thick of battle... READ MORE›
COULD YOU BE AFFECTED BY THE LATEST GLOBAL CYBER ATTACK?
Updated June 29, 2017 07 51 15 A massive ransomware attack has hit computers and servers across the globe causing turmoil in its path... READ MORE›
COMMENT: THE DAY I DONT FEEL AUSTRALIAN? THAT WOULD BE AUSTRALIA DAY
Well, yes, celebrating Australia Day on the January 26 is certainly symbolic of the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians... READ MORE›
FAMILY OF MAN KILLED BY SHARK IN TASMANIA SAY THEY OPPOSE SHARK CULL
Olivia Johnson watched in horror as her father Damian of Hobart was attacked by a shark in waters off Triabunna near Maria Island early on Saturday... READ MORE›
RECLAIM AUSTRALIA GROUP AND PROTESTERS CLASH IN SYDNEY
In Melbourne on Saturday, about 50 Reclaim Australia protesters were met by anti-racism protesters... READ MORE›
CHRIS GAYLE FINED IN BIG BASH LEAGUE REPORTER 'SEXISM' ROW
Gayle was speaking to journalist Mel McLaughlin during a Big Bash League T20 match in Hobart on Monday... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA TO LAY OFF LEADING SCIENTIST ON SEA LEVELS
Dr. Church's work studying sea levels has provided important keys to understanding climate change... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA'S WORLD-CLASS RESEARCH SHIP BECOMES A FLOATING CLASSROOM
The Floating Classroom program was launched by the organisation's Marine National Facility to give selected STEM students an awareness of real-world applications of their studies... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA STILL ILL-PREPARED FOR INFLUX OF CHINESE TOURISTS OVER NEXT DECADE
The Australia China Business Council expects that by 2025 the number of visitors from China will double and reach 2 million people... READ MORE›
FROM COURTNEY BARNETT TO BEER SNAKE
Billy Kwong, Sydney Kylie Kwong's incredible restaurant that fuses Chinese food with Australian native ingredients -- a genius combination!... READ MORE›
RENTS RISE IN MOST AUSTRALIAN CITIES AS INVESTORS FLOOD INTO THE HOUSING MARKET
Canberra house rents remained steady at 450 per week over the June quarter and were also steady over the year... READ MORE›
'EVERYONE HAD BLOOD ON THEM': AUSTRALIAN SURVIVOR, 19, OF BATACLAN MASSACRE RECOUNTS THE MOMENT SHE WAS SHOT IN PARIS TERROR ATTACKS - AND HOW ONE MAN'S QUICK THINKING SAVED HER LIFE
Emma Parkinson, 19, from Hobart was enjoying the Eagles of Death Metal gig at Bataclan when Islamic State gunmen stormed the concert hall and slaughtered 89... READ MORE›