by Chris Champion
At 10.37am on July 14, 2718, in a private laboratory in East Maatsuyker, a suburb of Hobart, lutruwita, a scientist adjusted the focus on an occipitalus, and tensed. “Expand,” she whispered, and held her breath. For a long time she stared at the genetic code displayed on her retscreen, and...
Performing arts
A song sets sail
by Chris Champion
Take a young and aspiring musician, give
him some Tasmanian-themed inspiration …
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Environment
photo by Sonia Strong There’s a light, a certain kind of light … If you’re a Bee Gees fan and in the same reflective, middle-aged mood as myself, the next line will probably bring a twinge of melancholy. If you’re also Tasmanian, the “certain kind of light” will be a...
by Sonia Strong
writer and photographer JAMES PARKER Tasman Peninsula, early 2023 Some people have fairies at the...
by James Parker
photo PETER GRANT If you go up down to the woods today … On...
by Peter Grant
Some projects are simply beautiful from start to finish, from their quiet intention to the...
by Katherine Johnson
by Peter Grant
Seven of us walked across the heath, through the sort of morning glow that makes...
by Bert Spinks
Anne is a complex soul. Beautiful, popular and flirtatious, she is also volatile – capable...
by Rob Shaw
Cradle Mountain releases her miracles writer and photographer KATE BOWN Wind roars down the summit cliffs, storm clouds swirl above, and the afternoon light fades to grey. Cradle Mountain, one of Tasmania’s most talismanic peaks, is furious. And yet, I do not retreat to our hut in the valley below;...
by Kate Bown
For some of the artists steeped in wild Tasmania’s landscapes and iconic endemic flora, this...
by Andrew Darby
Seven of us walked across the heath, through the sort of morning glow that makes...
by Bert Spinks
Influencer selfies seem invariably to be taken on cloudless days, but the Tasmanian wilderness is not known for its friendly weather or ease of access. I’m yet to see an influencer photograph themselves huddled in a rain poncho in sideways hail, complete with snot icicles, waiting for someone more sensible...
by Sonia Strong
Sometimes during the Tasmanian winter, when the southerly wind blows and I am standing outside,...
by Steve Roden
The Victoria Tavern’s doors are now permanently closed to the public. In honour of the...
by Don Defenderfer
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