Hobart news headlines

A cool change is sweeping across New South Wales and Victoria this week and a low pressure system is forecast to bring a rainy washout from now until Sunday.

This year in NSW, all retail and liquor stores have been banned from opening on Anzac Day, with some exceptions for grocery stores and restaurants.

While some states start the weekend with clear skies, others will be subject to cloudy storm conditions. 

According to the 2025 Priced Out report by national housing campaign Everybody's Home, rental stress is now impacting high income earners with $100,000 salaries in Australia.

By next week, the scorching conditions will feel like a distant memory for millions of people as autumnal weather takes hold.

The teenager suffered physically and psychologically in an atmosphere of "fear and apprehension" and was isolated from outside support.

A couple found guilty of shooting their former son-in-law in a premeditated murder in the driveway of his home claim an unknown person could have been the culprit.

Defence Minister Richard Marles could not say whether the Chinese flotilla off Australia is travelling with a nuclear submarine, adding that authorities are unsure whether any live firing took place.

Lehrmann appeared by phone in Hobart Magistrates Court on Monday morning, with the matter adjourned without plea.

A burst of scorching temperatures and gusty winds have sparked extreme fire danger warnings across Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania this weekend.

The closures mean there is no longer any private maternity service available in Darwin and there is only one other private health unit in Tasmania.

Multiple bushfires continue to threaten towns in Tasmania's west, with further evacuation warnings issued this morning.

Police believe the boy ran onto the road before he was hit by a car.

Lightning strikes across southeastern Australia last week and early this week have ignited fires in several states.

A five-year-old girl has died overnight after a fatal house fire in Tasmania on the weekend.

A pleasantly warm day with patchy showers is expected for January 26.

Photographer and author Gavin John dove into the murky waters of finding Australia's oldest venues for his photography book, Australia's Historic Pubs.

The daughter of a former head of state and her partner accused of drunkenly disturbing a low-cost airline flight from Hobart to Sydney have agreed not to drink in airports or on planes while on bail.

Today marks 50 years since a ship ran into a pylon on the Tasman Bridge in Hobart, causing one of its spans to collapse. Twelve people were killed. The bridge will be closed tonight for three minutes to mark the memory of the tragedy.

According to the Bureau of Meteorology, Christmas and Boxing Day across the capital cities are forecast to range from sunshine and scorching heat to storms.

The day length expected to be 14 hours and 25 minutes in Sydney and about half an hour longer in Melbourne.

Drivers travelling over the holidays will see lower fuel prices in Sydney while Melbourne and Brisbane will hit the top of their cycles.

Bush Inn in Tasmania's New Norfolk and Hope and Anchor in Hobart have been pulling pints since the early 1800s and each are adamant they're the oldest in the country.

An inquest is examining the death of Robert George Greig who spent two weeks on the run in 2022 in southern Tasmania after shooting at three police officers.

"I don't know why I shook him," the man who pleaded guilty in the baby's death said in his first police interview.

The man was routinely visited by his partner, an inquest into his death been told. The pair, who communicated by letters left under a wheelie bin, often spent the night at her house.

The rideshare giant's annual rider ratings rankings has been revealed, which listed the Australian cities with the best (and worst) average ratings.

Somebody in Tasmania is set for a bumper Christmas after scooping $1.6million on the lottery - but doesn't know yet.

There was a significant jump of 0.19 per cent in the number of rentals lying vacant last month.

New search looked at pollution levels in 400 global cities, with some surprising results. Click through to find how Australian cities performed.

Justice Gregory Geason grabbed, shook and pushed the woman, causing her to fall into a mantelpiece and suffer bruising and concussion.

Gregory Geason could receive a jail sentence for assaulting and emotionally abusing his then-partner in Hobart.

It is alleged the operator failed to ensure the castle was properly anchored.

Tasmanian Justice Gregory Geason, who is on leave from his duties, denied the charges and faced a seven-day hearing in Hobart Magistrates Court in July.

The son of notorious crime figure Mark "Chopper" Read has been urged by a judge to get his life together after a joy ride involving drugs and guns earned the 25-year-old more jail time.

A remorseless man who tried to kill his girlfriend by setting her on fire relied on fabricated evidence from a prison mate during his failed court appeal.

But the future of MONA's ladies' lounge remains unclear.

The man, 60, allegedly tried to force a youth into a car in Queen's Domain, north-east Hobart, about 8pm on Wednesday.

Simon Burgess has pleaded guilty to breaching family violence orders and hitting a woman.

A city where everything you need - from healthcare, shops and schools to sports and cultural activities - is within a 15 minute walk. Sound like a dream? These are the cities that have made it a reailty.

The varying temperatures are thanks to hot continental air masses interacting with colder pools of air moving from the south. 

It was the warmest of the eastern capital cities yesterday, in its hottest winter day in years.

But the woman's mother said no sentence would be long enough.

A jumping castle involved in the deaths of six children will be re-inflated and examined by experts as part of the operator's defence.

A tribunal decision labelling a ladies-only lounge discriminatory didn't consider ongoing disadvantage faced by women and male supremacy, an art gallery argues.

Tasmania Supreme Court Justice Gregory Geason has pleaded not guilty to assault and one count of emotional abuse or intimidation.

The 62-year-old is accused of assaulting, emotionally abusing and intimidating the woman throughout their months-long relationship.

A Supreme Court judge is alleged to have gifted a woman a phone, smartwatch and earphones which he then used to monitor her whereabouts as he spiralled into a jealous rage.

Damaging winds and possibly heavy rainfall are expected to lash Tasmania this weekend as severe wind warnings are issued for the state.

The trainee surgeon and aspiring professional diver died on two separate nights out.