The best time of year to see the southern lights in Tasmania is from May through September. James Stone, Chasing Light/Getty Images They may sit on opposite ends of the planet, one skirting the Arctic ...

They may sit on opposite ends of the planet, one skirting the Arctic Circle, the other floating above Antarctica, but Tasmania and Scandinavia share more than just latitude extremes. In winter, this ...

Tasmania's Dark Mofo festival has confirmed dates for 2026, promising the return of nude swims, night mass and public art installations alongside new surprises. Organisers announced on Monday that the ...

What does the Winter Solstice 2025 Mark? Winter Solstice 2025 will occur on Sunday, December 21. This means the Earth’s Northern Hemisphere is the farthest from the sun. Winter Solstice marks the ...

Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. on Nov. 2, 2025. Clocks will fall back one hour. Why does daylight saving time change at 2 a.m.? In an interview with Time Magazine, author Michael Downing cited ...

On a chilly Saturday morning, there are several things that sound appealing. Cosy pyjamas, fuzzy socks, and a warm drink are all things that I would say were essential for a perfect start to the day.

About 20,000 years there was a land bridge that allowed people to travel by foot from what is now Victoria to Tasmania. Thousands of years later as the planet warmed and the seas rose, the Bass Strait ...

TOMORROW is international skateboarding day and skaters are taking the opportunity to farewell a much-loved skate park. The Glenorchy Skate Park is to be demolished soon, and while a new one is ...

In 2021, Santiago Sierra proposed soaking a British Union Jack in the blood of First Nations peoples for the Dark Mofo festival. The work was intended to confront colonial violence but was widely ...

Save the date, Dark Mofo is back. Northern Tasmania born and bred. School reporter, interested also in the Launceston music scene. Email me at [email protected] ...

ABOUT 400 others who had registered, failed to show up for Monday's event organised by the Museum of Old and New Art as part of its winter festival, Dark Mofo.