Welcome to the ABC Hobart newsletter!  If you’ve been with us for years or this is your first, we have another big year of 'Breakfast' on ABC Radio Hobart and I’m excited to share it with you.    

2023 will see more outings, more breaking local stories and the beating heart of our community working to make Hobart a great place to flourish. You’ll hear these people making change from 5.30am with me from Monday to Thursday and the wonderful Mel Bush on Fridays. Then after AM, don’t forget to catch up with the fantastic Leon Compton who kicks off our 'Mornings' program from 8.30.

A support worker who helps Aboriginal prisoners when they are released in Tasmania is not surprised the rates of incarceration have doubled in a decade, saying the system is failing her community.

Both cities hit "spectacular" highs during COVID-19 and have now seen a rapid and steep price decline. 

One of the largest gems in Tasmania's tourism crown, Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, has been made more friendly to visitors, with the new Dove Lake viewing shelter officially unveiled — but not everyone is happy about it.

Brett Morgan is the CEO of MyState Bank. He says that Tasmanians had a buffer to rising interest rates.

But if the predicted rate rises continue how will we fare?

The Invasive Species Council says that Tasmania's state government needs to stop protecting deer as a hunting resource before it's too late.

Jarred or canned artichokes are a highly underused pantry item. Here, they're used to make a fun, hearty, lobster-roll inspired dish.