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Convicts made the bricks to make their own prison.

The notorious Australian site where cruelty was an art form

Visiting this Tasmanian World Heritage-listed site can be an eerie, unsettling experience.

  • Riley Wilson

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Tasmania Devils mascot Rum’un mixes with fans at a VFL match.

‘Hard to think of a more wasteful project’: Economist slams ‘bloody-minded’ AFL over stadium

The 18 AFL club presidents will meet to discuss the controversial Tasmanian stadium on Tuesday ahead of the Hall of Fame. Dr Nicholas Gruen has said the cost of the stadium would far outweigh the benefits.

  • Sam McClure
The Douglas Mawson’s guests are the first cruise ship passengers to visit Three Hummock Island.

Our arrival on Australia’s untouched ‘most magnificent’ island is a game changer

The two caretakers on this Tasmanian island are only used to eight visitors at a time. So it’s a big day when 120 come calling at once.

  • Julie Miller
Hiding in plain sight – the George Hotel Launceston.

Cool, upscale new hotel is hidden beyond a three-star classic

When the Uber pulls up, I wonder if I’m in the right place. But through the lobby of a three-star Tassie classic is a standout new property.

  • Natasha Bazika
In the hot seat: Ken Hinkley coached Port Adelaide for 13 seasons.

‘I did meet with them two weeks ago’: Hinkley ducks and weaves on Tasmania coaching question

Ken Hinkley says he’s “not committed to doing any coaching jobs” after the experienced AFL coach was named as the new favourite to take the reins at Tasmania. Meanwhile, the AFL has explained why it’s opted for two matches on a Friday night a number of times this season.

  • Peter Ryan, Hannah Kennelly, Scott Spits and Shayne Hope
The opulent Kittawa Lodge on Tasmania’s King Island is reached by a one-hour flight from Melbourne.

This remote Tasmanian island is known for its dairy. But a stay here reveals much more

The wild luxury of this King Island lodge is the perfect base for a weekend reset.

  • Riley Wilson
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A ‘de-extincted’ dire wolf.

Game of Thrones wolves were brought back from extinction. They’re now ready to breed

A US biotech firm used DNA from thousands of years ago to alter the genome of modern wolves and resurrect the lost species.

  • Sarah Knapton
Dr Yixi Zheng from the British Antarctic Survey removes snow from her tent on the Thwaites Glacier.

A crying glacier and a shivering ice shelf: A beautiful, tragic story

What scientists saw in Antarctica this summer could affect the weather everywhere from Cairns to Cannes.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Essendon president and former Bomber Andrew Welsh is highly respected at The Hangar.

‘Absolute belief’: Essendon boss says Brad Scott will be their next premiership coach

Essendon president Andrew Welsh has strongly backed senior coach Brad Scott, saying that he believes Scott - who is contracted until 2027 - will be Essendon’s next premiership coach.

  • Jake Niall
The refurbished cellar door at Sullivans Cove Distillery.

Sullivans Cove

For guided distillery tours and whisky tastings in luxury surrounds.

  • Tomas Telegramma