Remarkable landscape includes one of the best beaches no-one knows about

Remarkable landscape includes one of the best beaches no-one knows about

A hike in southern Tasmania takes in spectacular capes and a beach that should be in Australia’s top 10.

  • byJim Darby

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This stunning castle is the birthplace of an unlikely Irish rebel

This stunning castle is the birthplace of an unlikely Irish rebel

Ireland’s Dromoland Castle - now a five-star heritage hotel - boasts a fascinating history and an intriguing connection to Tasmania’s Port Arthur.

  • byBilly Cantwell
Port Arthur is still a stark reminder to change the script of mass killings

Port Arthur is still a stark reminder to change the script of mass killings

We denied the Port Arthur killer the infamy he sought. We gave it to the Christchurch killer. We shouldn’t. The evidence tells us there is more to our success in keeping mass shootings from these shores than gun numbers alone. We must not lose the lessons we have learned these last 25 years.

  • byGlynn Greensmith
From the Archives,1996:The Port Arthur massacre

From the Archives,1996:The Port Arthur massacre

25 years ago,Martin Bryant shot and killed 35 people at a popular tourist site in Port Arthur,Tasmania.

  • byLindsay Simpson,Bronwen Hayes,Staff reporters andAAP
As Port Arthur anniversary approaches,let us never speak his name

As Port Arthur anniversary approaches,let us never speak his name

A quarter of a century ago,a man killed 35 people in Tasmania. We need to focus on the victims,not the perpetrator.

  • byAndrew Leigh
Hitler,terrorism,Port Arthur:Should some subjects be off limits?

Hitler,terrorism,Port Arthur:Should some subjects be off limits?

The court of public opinion has decreed a film about the Port Arthur shooter should not be made. But is that judgement right?

  • byKarl Quinn
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Writer of Bryant film:'Evil repeats itself if we don’t shine a light on it'

Writer of Bryant film:'Evil repeats itself if we don’t shine a light on it'

Shaun Grant said he knew the film would be controversial but his motivation was to consider why mass shootings happen and how gun control can prevent them.

  • byKarl Quinn andRachel Clun
We don't need a film about mass murderer Martin Bryant
Opinion
Film

We don't need a film about mass murderer Martin Bryant

A movie about Port Arthur killer Martin Bryant is entirely irresponsible and should be stopped in its tracks.

  • byRichard Keddie
Snowtown director making movie about Port Arthur mass killer Martin Bryant

Snowtown director making movie about Port Arthur mass killer Martin Bryant

The troubled upbringing of Australia's worst serial killer is the subject of a new movie from director Justin Kurzel.

  • byKarl Quinn
How a long walk helped me understand our rubbish problem
Opinion
Waste

How a long walk helped me understand our rubbish problem

48 walkers booked into cabins doesn't sound like the bushwalking I'm used to. But it may help save our national parks - if we can change our ways.

  • byJulie Perrin
Silenced by an evil system:The boys the empire sent to Point Puer

Silenced by an evil system:The boys the empire sent to Point Puer

Nearing the 200th anniversary of Tasmania's prison for transported boys,Steve Harris'new book reconsiders its unique place in history.

  • bySteve Harris