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3 weeks ago | 
abc.net.au | Lucie Cutting |Tamlyn Neck
A new series on streaming giant Netflix is sparking conversations about youth culture, misogyny and online communication. Called Adolescence, the four-part British crime drama follows the story of Jamie, a 13-year-old British boy who commits a terrible crime against a classmate that results in her death. As the story unfolds, the audience learns the role online communication and social media has played in Jamie's actions, both as something he consumes and uses to speak with classmates.
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Leon Compton |David Reilly |Tamlyn Neck
Do you try and buy Australian made? As the trade war gathers pace, the Prime Minister has suggested Australians should focus more on buying Australian-made products. The chief executive of Australian Made, Ben Lazzaro, tells Leon Compton on ABC Tasmania Mornings that history shows consumer backlash is inevitable with the focus on self sufficiency and buying local back in the spotlight. "Australians have been quite vocal for a longtime ...
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2 months ago | 
abc.net.au | Lucie Cutting |Tamlyn Neck
Tasmanian Annie Ford has broken her own Guinness World Record for most vertical descents on a mountain bike in 24 hours. Annie had previously set a world record of 41,900 metres of vertical descent on a mountain bike but has now set a record of 55,747 metres on Coronet Peak in New Zealand. That's 133 laps of the peak. She used the record-breaking feat to raise funds to revegetate the foothills of Coronet Peak. The new record is yet to be officially recognised by Guinness World Records.
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Jan 18, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Lucie Cutting |Tamlyn Neck
Lucy Barnard started walking the length of the Americas in 2017 and has barely stopped. Thousands of kilometres in, Lucy is on break and visiting Tasmania while sorting out her next visa. She left the track at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. "It was about minus 13 when I reached there, so the snow was fallen…lots of wolf prints, which has been one of the most fun things to show Australians when I'm home," Lucy said.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Leon Compton |Kylie Baxter |Tamlyn Neck
A scientific research paper out today evaluates the population of sardines in the south east of Australia with a view to establishing and managing a commercial fishery in Tasmania. It confirms the potential to establish a large and "ecologically sustainable" fishery in the state. Fisheries Science Associate Professor Dr Tim Ward, from the Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies at UTAS, explains what this would look like and potential benefits of establishing the fishery in Tasmania.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Leon Compton |Brooke Van Nooten |Tamlyn Neck
A Virgin flight from Melbourne to Hobart was forced to turn around more than half way to Hobart because it wouldn't arrive before a 10pm runway curfew. Hobart Airport CEO Norris Carter says the curfew is in place due to a $130 million upgrade of its runway. But it's not clear why the flight took off in the first place. "They had a flight plan that said they were going to be able to make it," Mr Carter tells ABC Tasmania Mornings' Leon Compton. "It departed at 9:23 [pm].
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Leon Compton |Brooke Van Nooten |Tamlyn Neck
There's a lot of work going on in Tasmania at council and state government levels to better manage cats and the subject is on the agenda at a meeting of the Local Government Association of Tasmania today. LGAT intends to develop a single position on cat management. Invasive Species Council Conservation Officer Dr Tiana Pirtle tells Leon Compton on ABC Tasmania Mornings that cats should be contained.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Leon Compton |Brooke Van Nooten |Tamlyn Neck
Gina Chick became a household name after she won SBS TV's Alone Australia, which saw her spend 67 days on her own in the Tasmanian wilderness. She's currently in the state again for sell-out events in Hobart, Launceston and Burnie where she's promoting her memoir 'We Are The Stars'. Talking with Leon Compton on ABC Tasmania Mornings, Ms Chick reflects on why people are drawn to her, being bullied as a child, and the moment she caught a wallaby in Alone.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Leon Compton |Grier Brindley |Tamlyn Neck
Hobart's Metro bus services be disrupted today from 11:30 for two hours, as some workers take strike action. The strike action take place as Metro Tasmania and the Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) negotiate over pay and conditions. CEO of Metro Tasmania, Katie Cooper, tells Leon Compton on Tasmania Morning that Metro is prioritising school bus routes to minimise disruption to students today.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Leon Compton |Brooke Van Nooten |Tamlyn Neck
The University of Tasmania has scaled back its plans to move entirely into Hobart's CBD, instead unveiling a plan to have four southern sites, including a $500 million science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) centre at Sandy Bay. UTAS Pro Vice Chancellor for Southern Tasmania, Professor Nicholas Farrelly, explains the university's new direction, which will include the sale of two CBD sites, to Leon Compton on ABC Tasmania Mornings. "We have been hearing community concerns for years.
