Tasman Peninsula lease of 40ha hope to attract more visitors
A small group run by volunteers is hoping to create a world-class public bike trail network on the Tasman Peninsula which the ...
Boeing 787 Dreamliner was travelling at just over 300km/h when takeoff was aborted due to a ‘technical fault’
The wheels of an Etihad Airways flight melted in an inferno after a technical fault forced the pilot to slam on the brakes while speeding down the runway at more than 300km/h.
Youth crime Qld: Arrest and charge details released for three weeks since tough new laws introduced
A staggering 227 juveniles have been arrested and charged with 484 offences since the government’s youth crime laws were introduced three weeks ago, the Police Commissioner has revealed, with young ...
Mercury cartoonist John Farmer reflects on his 40-year career
After a 40-year career spent ruffling the feathers of society’s powerful and proud, award-winning Mercury cartoonist Polly ...
Sharon Smith recounts risking her life to warn motorists during Tasman Bridge disaster
For the first time ever, Sharon Smith has spoken publicly about her frightening experience on the night of the Tasman Bridge ...
Rolling coverage of the 2025 Hobart International
The 2025 Hobart International is here. Action will kick off from 11am on the outside courts before centre court action starts ...
Chantelle Butler remembered as amazing friend ‘who loved family to bits’
Chantelle Butler, remembered as an “amazing” friend to many, never got to see her son celebrate his first birthday.
State government to continue with its plans for the Macquarie Point AFL stadium
The state government finally broke its silence on a scathing report on the proposed AFL stadium at Macquarie Point.
Incat’s Robert Clifford built his Incat empire from the ‘ferry boat shuffle’ which followed the Tasman Bridge disaster
After the Tasman Bridge disaster Hobart needed ferries. That’s where a young Robert Clifford stepped in. See how he went on ...
Tip shops at the forefront of Australia’s fast furniture obsession
Made with cheap materials like chipboard, laminate and particle, fast furniture accounts for a “conservatively estimated” ...
Tasman Bridge disaster: Readers remember that fateful night which shook Hobart
Mercury readers still have vivid memories of the night half a century ago when the bulk ore carrier SS Lake Illawarra brought ...
Council briefing on cards to address stadium’s ‘low economic return’
Hobart’s Lord Mayor Anna Reynolds will seek a full briefing for council from the economist whose scathing report found ...