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Mona’s ‘priceless’ toilet cubicle Picassos? They’re forged

Mona’s ‘priceless’ toilet cubicle Picassos? They’re forged

The controversy around the Ladies Lounge, a conceptual women-only space at Tasmania’s Museum of Old and New Art, has taken yet another turn.

  • by Karl Quinn

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The cosiest destination in the world to visit in winter

The cosiest destination in the world to visit in winter

Is the Apple Isle the cosiest place in the world to experience winter? Like good cider, the events are spiced up with a little bit of Tasmanian crazy.

  • by Lee Tulloch
Drone fly-over video of Mac Point
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Drone fly-over video of Mac Point

Aerial footage of Macquarie Point, a former industrial site that sits behind the Hobart port. Supplied by Stuart Gibson.

Review: Perfect score for this unique Tasmanian hotel

Review: Perfect score for this unique Tasmanian hotel

This beautiful property celebrates its buildings' origins while cleverly incorporating the new and the luxurious.

  • by Trudi Jenkins
Henry Jones Art Hotel artist-in-residence program: The Hobart hotel that takes art to heart

Henry Jones Art Hotel artist-in-residence program: The Hobart hotel that takes art to heart

A Hobart hotel is making art its point of difference...

  • by Jim Darby
Indigenous tours in Tasmania: New walking tour offers First Nations perspective on Hobart

Indigenous tours in Tasmania: New walking tour offers First Nations perspective on Hobart

This 90-minute experience highlights and honours the place, presence and stories of First Nations people in a city that has historically excluded them.

  • by Elspeth Callender
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Hobart urban wineries: Cellar doors within the Tasmanian capital city

Hobart urban wineries: Cellar doors within the Tasmanian capital city

Tasmania is known for its fresh produce and its gourmet, farm-to-table eating. What's most surprising is that this from-the-source experience is also available in the middle of Hobart.

  • by Ben Groundwater
MONA Ladies Lounge high tea: Inside the secretive new, women-only experience

MONA Ladies Lounge high tea: Inside the secretive new, women-only experience

Secrets are hidden behind a jade-draped cube at Tasmania's Museum of Old and New Art.

  • by Catherine Marshall
MACq01 hotel review, Hobart, Tasmania: History in the making

MACq01 hotel review, Hobart, Tasmania: History in the making

With the mid-December opening of Hobart's Tasman, the highly-rated MACq01 has been presented with some serious competition.

  • by Jim Darby
Mona's  High Tea for Two in the women's only Ladies Lounge

Mona's High Tea for Two in the women's only Ladies Lounge

''The guest of the Ladies Lounge feels completely indulged, showered with attention, champagne and beautiful food.''

  • by Julietta Jameson
Corinda, Hobart, Tasmania review: Time stands still at this historic Hobart hotel

Corinda, Hobart, Tasmania review: Time stands still at this historic Hobart hotel

Time stalls the minute you enter this historic sanctuary.

  • by Mark Daffey