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May.31.2021
Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania, reached by a short flight or overnight ferry from Melbourne. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony, Hobart is Australia’s second oldest capital city after Sydney, and hands down the prettiest.
Snuggled into the estuary of the Derwent River, the skyline dominated by Mount Wellington standing 4,170 feet high, Hobart is one of the most colorful cities in Australia, with the small capital’s residential homes in their wild setting reminiscent of Reykjavik in Iceland. A small city, but gateway to one of the most beautiful Australian states, it is usually overlooked by visitors. Yet, Hobart is buzzing with a thriving food and art scene, has a beautiful harbor, a great market, and superlative museums. Regular festivals, palatable joie de vivre, and the surrounding beauty make Hobart a must-see stop on any Australian travel itinerary, with a few days in the Tasmanian coun
Australia: Man claims Tasmanian tigers still exist; wildlife experts pour cold water on finding Updated Feb 24, 2021 | 16:18 IST
According to Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, no confirmed sightings of Tasmanian tigers also known as thylacines were documented since 1936. Neil Waters maintains at least 60 cameras in the bushes in the hope to capture proof of thylacines. | Photo Credit: Twitter
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Wildlife experts seem to have disagreed with the findings of Neil Waters.
New Delhi: A man in Australia has claimed he has photos of a family of three Tasmanian tigers that were officially declared extinct in 1986. The Tasmanians tigers aka Thylacine were last seen alive in 1936.
Apology for Aboriginal art and cultural thefts to Tasmanian Indigenous communities long time coming
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Two of Tasmania s oldest institutions have apologised to the state s Aboriginal community for nearly 200 years of practices were morally wrong .
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The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery and the Royal Society of Tasmania say they are unreservedly sorry for practices they admit were morally wrong