Bruce Lehrmann sentenced for using car without consent
Bruce Lehrmann has changed his plea to guilty and been sentenced for one count of using a vehicle without the consent of the owner.
Scout Wallen is a reporter in the Hobart newsroom. She was named Journalism Student of the Year by the Australian Press Council in 2022. Scout has been with the ABC since September 2021 and completed the ABC News cadetship in 2023 in Brisbane, then spent a year reporting in central Queensland. She has a keen interest in public interest journalism and reporting for younger audiences.
Bruce Lehrmann has changed his plea to guilty and been sentenced for one count of using a vehicle without the consent of the owner.
The operator of the jumping castle at the centre of the tragedy in which six schoolchildren died in 2021 is seeking to recoup potentially "millions" in court costs following her being found not guilty of a health and safety charge in relation to the incident.
Since its inception, the stadium project has divided the Hobart community in a tug of war between development and preservation of its historic waterfront. In just days, the door will shut forever on one side of the debate.
Marshall Oakley-Stagg died after being struck by a car outside in Hobart's northern suburbs last year.
Tasmania Police says a woman has died after a car crashed into a food court in Launceston's CBD.
Tasmania's provocative midwinter festival Dark Mofo will return in 2026, as this year's festival reports fewer interstate visitors as "budgets are tightening" across the country.
In Tasmania's southern midlands, Alan Townsend has spent the past two decades restoring an agricultural homestead with a history that dates back to the 1800s. This weekend, its doors will be open for people to visit.
Snow has fallen in Hobart suburbs, including Sandy Bay and Glenorchy, in a "relatively uncommon" sight, the weather bureau says.
A woman who bought a copy of The Hobbit from an op shop in the 1990s says even then she suspected it could be worth a considerable amount — experts now say she could be sitting on a first edition copy, worth tens of thousands.
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Springtime typically means gardens come to life and the winter chill eases — for Tasmanians, it also means whatever isn't nailed down might get blown away.
Aurora Energy is seeking a $7 million bank guarantee to cover energy costs for the Boyer Mill in southern Tasmania, but the paper mill's owner says the request is "obscene".
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The National Student Ombudsman is investigating allegations the University of Technology Sydney has failed to improve its response to sexual harm and gender-based violence despite four reviews since 2022.
The National Student Ombudsman is investigating allegations UTS failed to improve its response to sexual harm and gender-based violence despite four reviews since 2022.
New documents show some of the reasons why charges against a number of forest protesters were dropped in Tasmania, with police now assisting the company to stop it from happening in future.
New report finds mothers do more of the sex education at home, raising concerns that young boys are missing out on key information from their dads.
There are calls to expand the eligibility of a workplace justice program that allows visa holders to extend their stay while they are pursuing workplace exploitations claims.
The class action involves junior doctors who worked at the Royal Hobart Hospital and the Launceston General Hospital during the past six years.
Tasmanian obstetrician and gynaecologist Dr Brett Anthony Daniels has appeared in the Hobart Magistrates Court by phone.
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