Your guide to Australia’s best guilt-free foodie holiday

Your guide to Australia’s best guilt-free foodie holiday

The Launceston region is full of innovative farmers and chefs trying to fix the planet. You’ll want to add these stops to your itinerary.

  • byCraig Tansley

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Every detail has been considered at this luxe Tassie getaway
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Every detail has been considered at this luxe Tassie getaway

A newly restored 1840s homestead is an indulgent retreat for a weekend of wine-tasting,saunas and hot tubs.

  • byTrudi Jenkins
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
As Albanese backs an AFL stadium for Hobart,Tasmanians are living in tents
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As Albanese backs an AFL stadium for Hobart,Tasmanians are living in tents

Tasmania’s new AFL stadium has become a symbol of government inaction on the poverty and homelessness that blight Australia’s smallest state

  • byRichard Flanagan
Morrison to pledge support for forestry workers in Tasmanian campaign stop

Morrison to pledge support for forestry workers in Tasmanian campaign stop

Appealing to Tasmania’s forestry workers has been crucial in previous elections,and the state has three seats in play.

  • byDavid Crowe
Stillwater Seven hotel review,Launceston,Tasmania:Boutique hotel is one of the city's best

Stillwater Seven hotel review,Launceston,Tasmania:Boutique hotel is one of the city's best

Down by the riverside,one of Launceston's best restaurants comes with a hotel attached.

  • byJim Darby
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Seven reasons why Tasmania's Tamar Valley is better to visit than France's Champagne

Seven reasons why Tasmania's Tamar Valley is better to visit than France's Champagne

​Let's face it,none of us are going wine tasting in France any time soon. But the world's second best sparkling wine region (behind Champagne) is right under our noses.

  • byCraig Tansley
Four-year-old boy dies in Tasmania after being hit by rubbish truck

Four-year-old boy dies in Tasmania after being hit by rubbish truck

The child was riding his bicycle in Launceston,when the collision with the truck,which was collecting bins in the area,occurred.

  • byLaura Chung
Launceston,Tasmania,travel guide and things to do:Nine must-do highlights

Launceston,Tasmania,travel guide and things to do:Nine must-do highlights

Tasmania's"second city"gives the state capital a run when it comes to food,wine,produce and its outstanding natural features.

  • byJim Darby
Launceston,Tasmania:The best food and cultural attractions

Launceston,Tasmania:The best food and cultural attractions

With oysters,ale,truffles and vineyards,Launceston is a foodie's delight.

  • byTim Richards