What's in the News?

• NBL owner pays state $577 a week to rent stadium

  The Tasmanian government has effectively been leasing out a stadium to property developer and NBL owner Larry Kestelman for less than it would cost to rent most houses in the area, a parliamentary report has found. 2026-10-05 03:43:56

• Fire destroys abandoned mental health hospital building near Hobart

  Millbrook Rise opened in 1934, initially to provide care to those returning from war. The original building has been abandoned for several years. 2026-10-04 23:58:13

• Former foster child's NDIS plan didn't prepare him for adulthood

  Coby spends his days at his computer. His experiences with Child Safety Services while in foster care have left him anxious and distrustful, and his NDIS plan failed to prepare him for life as an adult. Then they tried to move him into public housing. 2026-10-04 20:55:31

• Are Coles and Woolworths centralising their supply chains? Some experts think so

  A small-scale banana farmer who has had his agreement with Coles ended due to the supermarket giant simplifying its supply chain says the move signals the end of small-scale farms across the country. 2026-10-04 18:53:29

• Two helicopter rescues in Tasmania after separate bushwalker mishaps

  Two separate rescues involving Tasmania's rescue helicopter prompts police to urge bushwalkers to carry communications devices when out and about. 2026-10-03 21:43:30