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Tasmania .... Constitution Dock in Hobart with the SPirit of Tasmania IV in the background. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI

Tasmania, NSW pitch in to get Newcastle-Hobart summer flights off the ground

Tasmania and NSW have pitched in to help get a direct air link between Newcastle and Hobart off the ground in December. Jetstar is to operate a flight three times a week from December 2 until April 21. The service […]

Airport, Aviation, Featured, Tourism

9 October 2025

A Norwegian's diver's Seabob scooter is retrieved from a pylon in the Hunter River. Photo: AFP

Norwegian diver given nearly 10 years in jail over $26m of cocaine attached to bulk carrier’s hull

A Norwegian diver will spend nearly five years in jail over a 2023 attempt to smuggle 80kg of cocaine into the country attached to the hull of a bulk carrier. The man, 53, was sentenced yesterday (Wed) to nine years 11

Crime, Marine, Police

14 August 2025