Rob Inglis

The pay packet of University of Tasmania (UTAS) Vice-Chancellor Rufus Black has now topped $1m, with a total of $3.3m being spent on remuneration of the uni’s key executives.

A senior figure in the Catholic Church has been elected as the new president of the Tasmanian Liberal Party, defeating Clarence Mayor Brendan Blomeley in what was said to be a tight contest at the party’s state council.

He might be a dual-premiership player, Norm Smith medallist, and AFL legend but Michael Long’s greatest work has arguably been achieved off the football field.

Australia’s biggest bus operator has quietly become a major player in the state’s transport landscape, buying up a number of local legacy companies and amassing a fleet larger than Metro Tasmania’s in the space of just six years.

Updated: The state’s Infrastructure Minister Michael Ferguson has resigned amid the delayed rollout of new Spirit of Tasmania ferries, apologising for the debacle but blaming TT-Line for the litany of issues plaguing the project.

The Hobart City Council has issued a ‘please explain’ to the company delivering hire e-scooter services in the state capital after it was alleged to have secretly exceeded vehicle caps imposed by local governments in a number of regions across the country.

Hire e-scooter business Beam Mobility has responded to an ultimatum from the Hobart City Council, which will now weigh up whether or not to scrap its contract with the embattled company.

The Hobart City Council is facing a substantial hit to its revenue as a dispute between staff and management threatens to boil over into industrial action, which could include work stoppages and a refusal to collect parking fines from the community.

The Hobart City Council has been warned that it may need to “substantially” hike rates or cut services unless it improves its precarious financial position.

More than one in ten employed people living in the Greater Hobart region are working from home on an average weekday, with women more likely to work remotely than men.