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Speed date the Hobart lord mayor candidates

Hobart Breakfast presenter Ryk Goddard speed dates 10 of the 11 candidates vying to become Hobart's new lord mayor.

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Nurse says hospital parking fix needed after being chased to her car

Audrey McAllister was followed by a group of men after a shift. The nurses union says a lack of safe and affordable parking options is putting workers at risk.

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More transparency needed on proposed Wilkinson's Point sale, Ruth Forrest says

The Public Accounts Committee found the proposed sale of Wilkinson's Point, home to the Derwent Entertainment Centre has exposed "serious and longstanding failures" in the management of a public asset and negotiations should be paused until some of its recommendations are implemented.

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Gardening talkback: Everything you need to know about passionfruit

Have you got a passion for passionfruit? Andrew Clark is here to answer all your questions.

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A spring onion, corn and asparagus galette sliced and plated, a vegetarian dinner or picnic idea.

Four ways to incorporate fresh asparagus into dinner this week

From one-pot pasta to a crunchy green salad, these easy recipes will put spring asparagus on your weeknight menu.

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Win Tickets to CJF Presents!

936 ABC Hobart is giving our newsletter subscribers the exclusive chance to win tickets to CJF Presents! Running across four days from 22–26 October, CJF Presents series builds on the momentum of the Clarence Jazz Festival, and features four internationally acclaimed artists. Terms and Conditions apply

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Who wins your vote for the 2026 ABC Australian Insect of the Year?

Experts have nominated two butterflies, a pair of beetles, a signal fly and a glow-worm as 2026 ABC Insect of the Year finalists. Now you get to help decide the winner.

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This week's ABC listen pick

Start a new investigation

When police raid the home of one of Sydney’s top criminal barristers, they find an iPad with a note: if this device connects to the internet, its contents will delete.

On the new investigation from Background Briefing, find out who the so-called ‘Dark Menace’ was.

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