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1985: Jimmy Barnes’ Best Year Ever
Jimmy Barnes shares his favourite music from the year that changed his life.
Barnes promo pic
Duration: 48 minutes 43 seconds
Published: Source: Listen
Gardening talkback: Getting rid of hemlock
Are you struggling with hemlock? Andrew Clark shares his top tips for getting rid of the toxic weed.
Hemlock flowers covered in flies in garden
Duration: 52 minutes 31 seconds
Published: Source: ABC Radio HobartTopic: Gardeningwith Mel Bush
Mona has lost 408ドルm but David Walsh is 'completely happy'
Hobart's landmark Museum of Old and New Art has racked up a staggering amount in losses since it opened in 2011, but founder David Walsh is still building.
Kirsha David Kirsha Instagram
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Libraries, Museums and Galleriesby Paddy Manning
Underwater mapping of Australia's deepest lake shows 'dramatic ravines'
Recent CSIRO research definitively places Tasmania's Lake St Clair at 163 metres deep, nearly twice the depth of Bass Strait.
A geographic map of a lake with depths in colour
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Earth Scienceby Crystal McKay
Birrell, Joint earn Aussies Billie Jean King Cup victory
Australia got their Billie Jean King Cup play-off campaign to a successful start, with two straight sets singles victories over Portugal.
Maya Joint clenches her fist
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Tennis
Draft bill for 'extremely risky' insurance venture released
Critics of a state-owned insurance company proposal say TasInsure has "no business case ... no financial modelling, and experts are saying it is extremely risky to the state's budget position", as draft legislation is produced for consultation.
"Tasinsure" branding is seen on a white sign in a storefront window with white and blue "Liberals" balloons.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Insuranceby Lucy MacDonald
Why you should get some lovage in your garden
It might not be the most widely-known herb, but the head gardener at the Agrarian Kitchen believes everyone deserves some lovage in their life.
A sprig of lovage on a chopping board.
Duration: 4 minutes 45 seconds
Published: Source: ABC Radio HobartTopic: Herb Growingwith Helen Shield
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Gardening talkback: Getting rid of hemlock
Are you struggling with hemlock? Andrew Clark shares his top tips for getting rid of the toxic weed.
Hemlock flowers covered in flies in garden
Duration: 52 minutes 31 seconds
Source: ABC Radio HobartTopic: Gardeningwith Mel Bush
World first at Tasmanian shearing shed
Tasmania's newest shearing shed with a world first inclusion has passed its first ever test by shearers with a big tick of approval.
World first in shearing shed
Duration: 8 minutes 56 seconds
Source: Tas Country HourTopic: Wool Growingby Tony Briscoe
Bec Thomas wants more funding for grass-roots sport ahead of stadium vote
The independent Member of the Leglisative Council wants answers from the Tasmanian government before stadium vote.
A blonde woman in a pinstriped blazer sits in a house of parliament.
Duration: 4 minutes 27 seconds
Source: ABC Radio HobartTopic: Government and Politicswith Leon Compton
Features
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Op shop buy of JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit could be worth tens of thousands
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.
A green book titled 'The Hobbit'.
Source: ABC Radio HobartTopic: Fantasy Booksby Scout Wallen and Monty Jacka
Why actress Joan Marion's 'heart was always in Launceston'
Tasmania's Joan Marion became a star of the screen and stage abroad; her granddaughter says she maintained a connection to Launceston for much of her life.
A black and white photo of woman in a nurse uniform holding a 1930s telephone receiver to the ear of a man.
Source: ABC Radio HobartTopic: Arts, Culture and Entertainmentby Lucie Cutting
Pioneering astronomer behind first 'big dish' led 'thrifty' life and never wasted a pencil
Grote Reber helped spark decades of interest in radio astronomy in Tasmania when he decided to call the southern state home.
Combined images of man in electric car, smiling, blue background, parabolic radio antenna.
Source: ABC Radio HobartTopic: Telescopesby Lucie Cutting
Spirit of Tasmania IV set for storage in Victoria after Hobart fit-out
The ship will stay in Hobart for about two months, then it will be moved to Victoria until it's ready to be used on the Bass Strait crossing in a year's time.
A large white and red ferry comes in to dock while people in the foreground watch from a wharf.
Source: ABC Radio HobartTopic: Marine Transport Industryby Loretta Lohberger
What's happening
triple j is going on tour to celebrate 50 years this November!
triple j is set to take over Odeon Theatre for one night only on Saturday 15 November, with an incredible homegrown line up Courtney Barnett, Luca Brasi, Emily Wurramara, Gordon's Grandson. Tickets are on sale now.
Purple poster for triple j 50 in Hobart
Published: Source: triple jTopic: Music
Birrell, Joint earn Aussies Billie Jean King Cup victory
Australia got their Billie Jean King Cup play-off campaign to a successful start, with two straight sets singles victories over Portugal.
Maya Joint clenches her fist
Source: ABC NewsTopic: Tennis
'Yes' vote on Macquarie Point as AFL stadium order sails through lower house
An order to build the Macquarie Point AFL stadium on Hobart's waterfront has passed the lower house after a lengthy six-hour debate, paving the way for a deciding vote in the upper house next month.
A concept image of the proposed Hobart stadium at Macquarie Poi nt.
Source: ABC NewsTopic: State and Territory Government
Mona has lost 408ドルm but David Walsh is 'completely happy'
Hobart's landmark Museum of Old and New Art has racked up a staggering amount in losses since it opened in 2011, but founder David Walsh is still building.
Kirsha David Kirsha Instagram
Source: ABC NewsTopic: Libraries, Museums and Galleriesby Paddy Manning
The 'spine-chilling moment' that inspired Heather Rose's latest novel
In A Great Act of Love, the award-winning author interweaves a surprising chapter of Tasmanian history with the story of her ancestor who was transported to Van Diemen's Land in the 1800s.
A middle-aged white woman with cropped red-brown hair, wearing a black jacket, leaning against a tree
Source: ABC ArtsTopic: Booksby Nicola Heath and Claire Nichols
Pope Leo urges Hollywood actors to resist algorithms, save cinemas
Pope Leo XIV tells a group of leading Hollywood actors and filmmakers during an audience at the Vatican that more should be done to protect struggling neighbourhood cinemas, to preserve the shared experience of watching movies.
Cate Blanchett smiles warmly as she shakes hands with Pope Leo with cardinals in the background.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Film Industry
DR Congo and M23 rebel group sign 'historic' new roadmap to peace
At the ceremony, Qatar's chief negotiator Mohammed Al-Khulaifi called the agreement "historic", adding that mediators would continue efforts to achieve peace on the ground.
officials shake hands and hold a red folder after signing a peace roadmap
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Unrest, Conflict and War
England completes sole Ashes warm-up match with flurry of runs
Ollie Pope tunes up for the first Ashes Test with hard-hitting knocks of 100 and 90 in England's only warm-up match at Lilac Hill.
Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum converse in the England rooms during a game
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Ashes
Former KAP MP Nick Dametto ahead in race to find next north Qld mayor
Eight candidates are vying for the top role, including the city's former mayor, Troy Thompson.
Electoral officers count yellow postal ballots.
Published: Source: ABC North QldTopic: Local Governmentby Gabrielle Becerra Mellet
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