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Day: <span>22 June 2023</span>


Sport

Tasmanian MMA star suspended from fighting league after failing drug test

Tasmanian MMA fighter Rob ‘Razor’ Wilkinson has publicly apologised after he failed a drug test before his highly-anticipated match against Ty Flores in the United States. Wilkinson, who is the reigning light heavyweight champ, was due to face Flores on June 8 in a Professional Fighters League Main Event. At the time, sporting circles reported […]

Thu Jun 22, 2023 - 10:20am
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Thousands take icy plunge and swim nude at Hobart beach

The winter solstice is usually a time for huddling indoors and staying warm, but in Hobart it’s a time for stripping off and plunging into the icy River Derwent naked. 2,000 brave souls gathered at Long Beach in Sandy Bay this morning to mark the end of Hobart’s Dark Mofo winter festival with the now-famous […]

Thu Jun 22, 2023 - 9:52am
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Hobart teenager breaks into blind woman’s home, threatens at knife-point

An 18-year-old teenager who broke into the home of a legally blind woman and stole her jewellery at knife-point could be sent to jail, depending on his behavior for the rest of the year. Gregory Maxwell Picken pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated burglary and one count of armed robbery, both dating back to […]

Thu Jun 22, 2023 - 9:15am
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Hobart house values ‘doubling fast’ in Primrose Sands, Rokeby

Primrose Sands, a beach suburb located around 45 minutes drive from Hobart, has doubled its median price at an extraordinary pace, according to new PropTrack data. It took only 47 months for median prices to climb from $255,000 to $510,000, making it the fastest growing Tasmanian suburb. Greater Hobart’s average was 83 months, while the […]

Thu Jun 22, 2023 - 8:25am
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More snow and showers on the way for Tasmania after freezing mornings

After shivering through subzero mornings, Tasmania is set to experience another good snow event, along with showers and frosts this week. Liawenee was the coldest part of Tassie Wednesday morning, with the temperature dipping to -6.3 degrees. Fingal was the second coldest, dropping to -6C. In the south, Grove recorded -3.6C. The Bureau of Meteorology […]

Thu Jun 22, 2023 - 7:56am
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Tasmanians encouraged to wear shorts today for mental health

Today is Speak Up Stay Chatty Shorts Day! The annual community-driven activation encourages all Tasmanians to wear shorts (or Shorts Day merchandise) on the shortest day of the year to work, school, sporting clubs – or find their own unique way to BRAVE IT and spark conversations around mental health. “Together, we will be braving […]

Thu Jun 22, 2023 - 7:00am