Eliza Kloser
Eliza Kloser is a reporter for ABC Hobart. In 2022, she graduated with a double degree in journalism and international studies before starting her media career in Western Australia. Eliza covered stories from Indigenous affairs to environmental issues before moving back to Tasmania to start with the ABC. Follow her on X/Twitter https://twitter.com/eliza_kloser
Latest by Eliza Kloser
How 'death planning parties' are shifting the taboo around funeral planning
By Eliza Kloser
Tasmanian woman Dee Stokes planned her twin sister's funeral and knows how difficult it can be. She's trying to change societal perceptions on what send offs look like, starting with a party at the pub.
'Brilliant', 'confusing', 'typical Kirsha': Faked Picasso ruse another publicity coup for Mona
By Eliza Kloser
The news that supposed Picasso artworks at Tasmania's Museum of Old and New Art were fakes painted by a local artist has drawn a mixed response, with some describing it a damaging to the gallery's credibility — while others have lauded it as a publicity masterstroke.
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Controversial Hobart councillor to receive apology after staff blocked venue booking over political beliefs
By Eliza Kloser
A report has found Hobart City Council staff breached anti-discrimination laws by lying to councillor Louise Elliot about the availability of a venue for a planned event about "the impact" of transgender women in women's sports.
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Using water instead of fire to cremate loved ones could be the answer to 'funeral poverty'
By Eliza Kloser
A water cremation facility has just opened in Tasmania, with advocates touting it as a cheaper and greener alternative for those planning the end of their life.
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Deborah Conway concert goer charged with assault over incident with pro-Palestinian protester
By Eliza Kloser
A Tasmanian woman has been charged with allegedly assaulting a pro-Palestinian protester during a performance by Deborah Conway in Hobart last month.
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Man in white van spotted offering lollies to kids outside southern Tasmanian schools, police warn
By Eliza Kloser
Tasmanian police have increased patrols around schools after reports of students being approached by a man outside southern Tasmanian school grounds in recent days. They have urged the public to report any suspicious activity.
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The price of olive oil has skyrocketed. Here's what a chef says you can use instead
With consumers paying more for extra virgin olive oil at the supermarket, chef Kirsten Bacon shares her favourite alternatives that won't break the bank.
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UTAS Law School confirms it won't move from Sandy Bay campus into Hobart's CBD
By Eliza Kloser
The University of Tasmania's push to move its law school into a purpose-built multi-million-dollar building in Hobart's CBD hits a roadblock, with the faculty head announcing it will instead stay at Sandy Bay.
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A man won a discrimination decision after being refused to a ladies lounge, so how do men's clubs exist?
By Eliza Kloser
A man won a discrimination decision after being refused to a ladies lounge in a Tasmanian art gallery; it has raised questions about the law — and how men-only clubs can exist.
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'Dumpster divers' say people are 'furious' about the amount of food supermarkets are throwing out
The Senate inquiry into supermarket prices hears from people who forage for food in bins and from a farmer who says the major supermarkets' quality guidelines are "almost impossible" to meet.
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Is Tasmania in drought? This is the difference a bad year makes
Where once the popular image of Tasmania was rolling green hills, these days drought conditions have left many of those hills brown and dusty.
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Hobart's only private mental health clinic 'a nightmare to work in' as key staff quit
By Eliza Kloser
A move by southern Tasmania's last-remaining private mental health clinic to use a 'visiting medical officer psychiatry model' has some providers concerned about the level of care being offered to patients.
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Friends remember 'kind-hearted' uni student who drowned during alleged robbery on Hobart's waterfront
By Eliza Kloser
Friends come together to pay respects to a man who drowned after allegedly being pushed into the river at Hobart's waterfront during a robbery.
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Divers capture red handfish as severe marine heatwave poses extinction threat
By Adam Holmes and Eliza Kloser
There are fewer than 100 red handfish left in the wild. As a severe marine heatwave threatens their last remaining habitat, researchers say they had to take drastic action.
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Aboriginal bark hut set on fire and threatening video posted to Snapchat
By Eliza Kloser
Tasmania Police are investigating a fire that destroyed an Aboriginal bark hut in the state's south-east over the Australia Day long weekend — with a video of the incident posted online.
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Women charged after illegal act in cricket club ute exposed on social media
By Eliza Kloser
Two women are charged after a Hobart Hurricanes ute was captured on video travelling down a highway with a person in back holding down a box — but the cricket club won't say if the pair are players.
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Dash cam catches out Hobart Hurricanes employee's ute tray ride on highway
By Eliza Kloser
Employees of the Big Bash League cricket team Hobart Hurricanes are caught out after dash cam vision shows a team-branded ute travelling on a major highway with a person riding in the tray holding a large box.
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In the suburb where Mary grew up, locals celebrate the rise of a queen
By Eliza Kloser
From having picnics at the beach near where Mary grew up, to friends of her late mother getting together to mark the milestone, here's how Australians have celebrated the rise of one of their own.
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Government told spending money on snow-making at ski field 'not viable' due to climate change
By Eliza Kloser
For generations, Tasmanians have made the steep drive to Ben Lomond to enjoy the ski fields. But as seasons change and the snow disappears, those days may be numbered — with a report recommending government help to make snow "does not proceed".
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'Never seen anything like this': Abattoir facing export suspension after footage released
By Eliza Kloser
The federal government issues a Tasmanian abattoir with a draft notice to suspend its export licence for a year after confronting footage obtained by animal rights activists raises questions about slaughter practices. WARNING: This story contains depictions of animals in distress.
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Angry cruise ship passengers given Hobart holiday instead of New Zealand
By Eliza Kloser
They had been hoping for a 13-day "Kiwi adventure" cruise; instead, these passengers arrived in Hobart after authorities stopped the ship from entering New Zealand waters because of a biosecurity risk.
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Parkinson's can show up in the way you move '15 to 20 years' before a diagnosis — could motion capture tech spot it?
By Eliza Kloser
A new research centre in Hobart is using movie industry technology to track the slightest changes in movement in the hopes of diagnosing neurological diseases before they're noticeable to the human eye.
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'Dot' design stirs controversy as JackJumpers confirms they will not wear First Nations jersey
By Eliza Kloser
A row over the design of basketball jerseys has resulted in Tasmania's JackJumpers abandoning plans to wear a local artist's Aboriginal-themed work at this weekend's NBL Indigenous Round.
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Police banged on doors as fire forced evacuation of Hobart apartments during thunderstorm
By Eliza Kloser
A fire that forced the evacuation of a Hobart apartment complex amid a thunderstorm overnight started in a kitchen on the ground floor, authorities say.
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Tasmanians told to prepare for weekend of storms with strong winds and possible flooding
By Eliza Kloser
Tasmanians are being told to expect a very wet weekend and to prepare their properties for potential flash flooding as storms move in from South Australia.
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