James Dunlevie
James Dunlevie is a Melbourne-born journalist and digital producer with the ABC News team in Hobart.
After a short stint with ABC Darwin as a casual radio producer in 2008, James left to begin a five year stint working at the notorious newspaper, the NT News. As digital editor, he steered the NT News website to the #1 position for audience share in the Northern Territory and won the 2011 Pacific Area Newspaper Publishers' Association (PANPA) 'News Destination Of The Year' in its category. James also created the NT News Facebook account, which became per-capita the most engaged social media account for any media organisation in Australia and created the NT News Twitter feed, widely known for its unique ALL CAPS take on local, national and world events.
After rejoining the ABC in 2014, James was a part of the digital production team with the Darwin newsroom before swapping his thongs for a pair of ugg boots and moving to Hobart, Tasmania.
Twitter: @jamesdunlevie
Pussy Riot, Ugg boots, chilli sauce appear on Tasmania's parliamentary gift register
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A water balloon gun, Pussy Riot tickets and Ugg boots are some of the more unusual items declared by Tasmania's politicians as part of the routine listing of official gifts they received.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, government-and-politics, tas
'So many idiots': Disgust over sightseers' treatment of whale in Hobart (photos)
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People swimming, kayaking and jet skiing up to a whale in Hobart's River Derwent are scolded for not observing safety precautions, with authorities warning a "tail flick" could result in injury or death.
Topics: human-interest, animals, environmental-management, animal-behaviour, animal-science, hobart-7000
'A minority of idiots': Council employee cops it over Facebook tirade
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A Tasmanian rural council has "counselled" a staff member over language used in a public Facebook post on the council's official page following the destruction of a Christmas tree.
Topics: vandalism, crime, law-crime-and-justice, christianity, religion-and-beliefs, community-and-society, huonville-7109
'Healthy craziness' finds its champion in Professor Rufus Black
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With new vice-chancellor Rufus Black at the helm, the University Of Tasmania has a believer in the value of non-conformity.
Topics: university-and-further-education, education, defence-and-national-security, defence-forces, university-of-tasmania-7005
Helicopter crash pilot 'recovering well' after tragedy that killed Roger Corbin
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John Osborne, the 33-year-old pilot who survived a horror helicopter crash that killed veteran flight instructor Roger Corbin in Hobart, is "recovering well" after the ordeal, with a neighbour praising his compassion for those who need help.
Topics: accidents, air-and-space, air-transport, disasters-and-accidents, cambridge-7170
Couple loving life (and each other) as caretakers for Australia's southernmost lighthouse
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When it comes to good ways to test a relationship, isolating yourself and your partner for six months on a windswept island would rank right up there.
Topics: social-media, internet-culture, environmental-management, earth-sciences, weather, human-interest, maatsuyker-island-7001
Divers find no trace of missing bushwalker Bruce Fairfax at Duckhole Lake
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A search by divers of a lake south of Hobart fails to find any trace of Bruce Fairfax, as police renew their pledge to "bring closure" to his loved ones.
Topics: missing-person, police, law-crime-and-justice, strathblane-7109
Susan Neill-Fraser, the killing of Bob Chappell and the campaign to 'free Sue' Explainer
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No body. No weapon. Lots of theories and those with a firm opinion either way. This is the case of Susan Neill-Fraser, convicted of killing Bob Chappell and dumping his body into a Hobart river.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, crime, murder-and-manslaughter, sandy-bay-7005
'Boyishly defiant': Missing bushwalker Bruce Fairfax's last days and a family's grief
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The wife of Bruce Fairfax, who went missing in the Tasmanian bush more than a week ago, writes of his last day with her and how she went to bed after the first day of searching "convinced of his death".
Topics: missing-person, police, strathblane-7109
Wife tells of bushwalk trip the day before husband goes missing
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The wife of missing bushwalker Bruce Fairfax posts a heartfelt goodbye and memories of their trek the day before he disappeared, as friends and colleagues of the former teacher share their memories of him.
Topics: missing-person, community-and-society, death, strathblane-7109
Man rides lawnmower to servo, blows 0.143, leaving police unimpressed
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A man who drove a ride-on lawnmower into a service station for a refuelling has his boozy jaunt cut short by Tasmanian police.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, human-interest, lindisfarne-7015
Making same-sex marriage legal like 'dropping a brick on your foot'
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A Coalition For Marriage spokesperson likens the legalisation of same-sex marriage to "dropping a brick on your foot" and says the No campaign "isn't about judging, isn't about slamming" people.
Topics: marriage, religion-and-beliefs, gays-and-lesbians, sexuality, hobart-7000
Same-sex marriage message hijacks rodeo sign in Tasmania
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A sign made of painted tyres which normally tells drivers the date of the next rodeo is rearranged in support of same-sex marriage - with rodeo organisers saying they had nothing to do with it.
Topics: gays-and-lesbians, marriage, religion-and-beliefs, melton-mowbray-7030
Neo-Nazi group targets UTAS in anti-gay, anti-foreign student campaign
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An Australian white power group which describes itself as "the Hitler you've been waiting for" plasters stickers over signage at Tasmania's university in a night raid as part of an apparent national campaign to get its message out.
Topics: religion-and-beliefs, law-crime-and-justice, political-parties, government-and-politics, immigration, hobart-7000
Davis Antarctic station set for new 'germ-zapping' wastewater technology
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New 'germ-zapping' technology will turn human waste at one of Australia's Antarctic stations into 'drinkable-quality' water — but there are 'no plans' to serve it up to the humans just yet.
Topics: science-and-technology, environmental-management, environmental-impact, environmental-technology, antarctica
Why is Hobart's traffic so bad? (Stop laughing)
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A businessman who got his start running ferries after the Tasman Bridge collapsed says he can solve Hobart's long-running traffic issues. But others aren't so sure.
Topics: sea-transport, transport, road-transport, history, hobart-7000
Visions for Hobart fire up Facebook groups with complaints
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The public and institutional pushback over several developments for Tasmania's capital is not surprising in a city where the balance between development and preservation is often debated.
Topics: architecture, laws, tourism, local-government, government-and-politics, environmental-impact, environmental-policy, tas
Winter finally hits Tasmania as Australia braces for cold snap
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Tasmania welcomes the late arrival of winter, with snow falling and black ice forcing the closure of several roads, as the rest of the country braces for cold conditions over the weekend.
Nude swimmers left hanging as Dark Mofo runs out of towels
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A record number of Dark Mofo nude swimmers results in a towel shortage on a Hobart beach but does not deter 1,000 people from plunging into the Derwent River.
Topics: events, arts-and-entertainment, human-interest, sandy-bay-7005
Dark Mofo bull slaughter left 'chunks of meat' in performer's hair
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Days after the Dark Mofo art show featuring a bull's carcase being ripped apart, the festival's organisers are labelled "sick bastards" while performers and audience members recount the gore-filled scene.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, contemporary-art, social-media, animal-welfare, livestock, hobart-7000
Kodi the dog put down after being stabbed while protecting property
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A dog at the centre of a push to change dangerous dog laws in Tasmania is put down, with his owner saying she couldn't bear to see him deteriorate further in the wake of the stabbing which led to him being caged.
Topics: animal-attacks, animals, law-crime-and-justice, animal-welfare, wynyard-7325
Mobile app released to help drone pilots after increase in near-misses with aircraft
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A new app for drone pilots to aid them in avoiding aircraft is unveiled, with concerns an explosion in the number of remotely controlled devices in Australia could lead to a serious crash.
Topics: science-and-technology, information-technology, computers-and-technology, air-and-space, air-transport, australia
Budget report card: Good results, but room for improvement
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The report cards from major stakeholders with a keen interest in the Tasmanian Government's new budget are in — and the results are mixed.
Topics: budget, government-and-politics, non-governmental-organisations, health, law-crime-and-justice, business-economics-and-finance, environment, environmental-management, environmental-policy, tourism, tas
Euthanasia debate begins in latest Tasmanian bid to legalise assisted suicide
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A Tasmanian politician urges her colleagues to end the "suffering" of terminally ill people, while the Greens leader asks "how dare the church presume to know" what it is like to die a painful death, as euthanasia debate begins.
Topics: euthanasia, religion-and-beliefs, law-crime-and-justice, government-and-politics, hobart-7000
'Shotgun' killing of wedge-tailed eagle sparks Facebook fury, reward for finding culprit
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The apparent shooting of a wedge-tailed eagle with a shotgun is condemned as a "barbaric and senseless criminal act" by the Tasmanian Shooters and Fishers party, as an anonymous donor boosts a reward for information to $12,000.
Topics: animal-welfare, law-crime-and-justice, orford-7190
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