ABC • 12th February 2024

Beauty Point residents rally to save historical diving board

Beauty Point residents were shocked by a suggestion their river diving platform would be removed due to safety concerns. Tasmania's Parks and Wildlife Service says no such decision was ever made.

ABC • 2nd November 2023

Concern among Tassie winemakers about new bottle labels

Additional health warnings for alcohol bottles and cans could be on the way, but some in the industry say it's not the right approach.

ABC • 1st April 2023

King Island mine to be diesel-powered for years

Operators of a mine on Tasmania's King Island plan to use a multi-million-dollar government grant to lease diesel generators to power the project, despite the money being initially granted to connect the mine to the island's grid.

ABC • 12th August 2022

How one of Tasmania's scariest roads was built

When John Richards was asked to climb into a bulldozer and clear the road for Jacobs Ladder in the early 1960s, he admits it was a daunting task.

ABC • 22nd November 2020

Green's draft success was a lifetime in the making

A young man sits on his couch dressed in a light blue suit, surrounded by family and friends in the US state of Arizona, an Australian flag hanging on the wall.

The camera remains focused on him as music booms and the announcer's voice pipes up.

In the split-screen, NBA commissioner Adam Silver strides to the lectern, in a TV studio on the other side of the country.

He pauses, then come the words the family on the couch has been waiting for: "With the 18th pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, the Dall

Goethe-Institut • 2nd November 2020

Will machine translation ever be on par with humans?

Machine translation has improved considerably in recent years thanks to a new technology known as “NMT". So, what does it all mean for the human translators trying to keep up?

Goethe-Institut • 1st November 2020

Holly Herndon’s take on AI music

Despite creating sounds that seem anonymous and impersonal at times, Holly Herndon says making AI-powered music is still a very human endeavour.

The Roar • 18th April 2019

Where's the love for the Fed Cup?

Australia’s female tennis players have a historic opportunity when they take on Belarus in the semi-finals of the Fed Cup this weekend. But you’d be forgiven for not having it on your radar.

In a week dominated by headlines featuring controversial sports figures, Australia’s semi-final appearance in the world’s premier women’s team tennis event may not seem quite so juicy.

But look a little deeper and it’s clear this weekend’s match-up is both historic and likely to be close.

For a start, it’