Tasmanian Liberals claim minority win amid hung parliament

Tasmanian Liberals claim minority win amid hung parliament

Tasmania has delivered a hung parliament,with Australia’s last governing Liberals getting more seats than Labor but not enough to form government.

  • byEthan James

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Hung parliament likely in Tasmania with Liberals unable to form majority

Hung parliament likely in Tasmania with Liberals unable to form majority

The nation’s only Liberal government faces the prospect of negotiations with minor parties and independents to form government.

  • byEthan James
Polls close in Tasmania as last Liberal government seeks fourth term

Polls close in Tasmania as last Liberal government seeks fourth term

Tasmanian Liberals are chasing a record fourth successive term,while Labor is aiming to end a decade in opposition.

  • byEthan James
How do you talk a millionaire into saving a tiny Hobart record shop?

How do you talk a millionaire into saving a tiny Hobart record shop?

The grumpy owner,the eccentric museum owner – and a treasured piece of history.

  • byGabriella Coslovich
Can Hobart’s Mona gallery legally keep men out of its Ladies Lounge?
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Can Hobart’s Mona gallery legally keep men out of its Ladies Lounge?

An anti-discrimination case launched against the Hobart museum by a man refused entry to a women-only space has reignited debate about art’s relationship to law.

  • byGabriella Coslovich
Male visitor sues Mona over women-only Ladies Lounge

Male visitor sues Mona over women-only Ladies Lounge

The space was designed by Kirsha Kaechele,the wife of Mona founder David Walsh,and inspired by the discrimination faced by women in public places.

  • byGabriella Coslovich
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The best place to eat seafood in Hobart right now is inside a luxury car showroom

The best place to eat seafood in Hobart right now is inside a luxury car showroom

The 10-seat Omotenashi “experience” is an intimate showcase that could be a template for future dining.

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How one of Australia’s best festivals keeps reinventing itself

How one of Australia’s best festivals keeps reinventing itself

From a performance on a boat to a gig by an iconic punk band,Mona Foma is a reminder that art can be joyful,pensive and much more than a distraction.

  • byElizabeth Flux
‘Early on,I decided that food would be a focus rather than,for example,drugs’

‘Early on,I decided that food would be a focus rather than,for example,drugs’

People keep asking Violent Femmes’ Brian Ritchie why he moved from New York to Tasmania. The answer is simple:“Because I like it.”

  • byElizabeth Flux
Analiese Gregory to open 10-seat restaurant in a Tasmanian farm shed

Analiese Gregory to open 10-seat restaurant in a Tasmanian farm shed

“It’s going to be an anti restaurant. It’ll be the antithesis to the restaurants I’ve worked before,” says the celebrated chef.

  • bySarah Norris
Six of the best Hobart cellar doors

Six of the best Hobart cellar doors

These wineries are all within half an hour of the Tasmanian capital.

  • byBen Groundwater