Rob Inglis

Biosecurity Tasmania has launched an animal welfare investigation after drone footage was released showing live salmon being siphoned and sealed in a bin along with dead fish at a Huon Aquaculture site.

A federal government agency has revealed that a rise in the number of employees working from home forced it to reconsider plans to consolidate its Hobart offices into a single CBD site.

A stoush has erupted between the private hospital sector and the health insurance industry over the closure of maternity wards across Australia, including the service at the Hobart Private Hospital.

Hobart City Council officers have recommended that e-scooter services be continued in the state capital and that the provision of hire-and-ride e-bikes also be considered.

The operator of two Tasmanian petrol stations has been fined nearly $180,000 for underpaying four migrant workers, the Fair Work Ombudsman says.

A proposal to install bike lanes on Collins St as part of a two-year Hobart City Council trial may have angered certain elements of the business community, but it’s galvanised a group of passionate local residents who are fighting back against efforts to have the plan scrapped.

The University of Tasmania has launched an investigation into a phishing scam which saw hundreds of students targeted by fraudsters.

Property giant Fragrance Group is proposing to redevelop the century-old Kodak House in Elizabeth Street Mall, with plans to convert the largely disused heritage-listed building into visitor accommodation and remove an iconic sign from the exterior.

Traders in Hobart’s CBD are anticipating a “bumper” fortnight as the gift-buying rush intensifies in the lead-up to Christmas, with one leading business figure declaring the city’s shops “haven’t looked this vibrant in a long time”.

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.