Adam Holmes
Hobart, TAS
Adam Holmes is a journalist at ABC Hobart, formerly of the Examiner and Advocate in Tasmania, the Bendigo Advertiser and rural publications in Victoria. He has covered local, state and federal politics in depth, but also enjoys telling genuine grassroots stories. Follow him on Twitter @AdamHolmes010
Latest by Adam Holmes
Hearing into judge assault charge concludes with friends raising alleged victim's alcohol use
By Adam Holmes
After seven days of evidence, a hearing into assault and emotional abuse or intimidation charges against a Tasmanian Supreme Court judge has ended. Now the visiting Victorian magistrate will consider further written submissions before handing down her decision.
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'You don't think that's a little creepy?': Judge questioned over photos of alleged assault victim's house
By Adam Holmes
Tasmanian Supreme Court judge Gregory Geason has faced further questions about the alleged assault of a woman — an allegation he denies — as a court hearing continues.
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How a judge became the judged, from the moment police knocked on his front door
By Adam Holmes
After telling police officers in his home that "relationships will obviously have their moments where there's tension", a Tasmanian supreme court judge found himself charged with assault and emotional abuse or intimidation.
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'How hard did you grab her?' Supreme Court judge takes the witness stand in assault case against him
By Adam Holmes
Tasmanian judge Gregory Geason takes the witness stand in his own assault and emotional abuse and intimidation hearing. He tells the court that his actions were more "like a couple of love-struck teenagers" than assault.
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Judge visits 'how to get domestic violence charges dropped — step-by-step' webpage after alleged assault, court hears
By Adam Holmes
The search history of Tasmanian Supreme Court judge Gregory Geason shows he visited the webpage "Phone tracker: Type in a phone number and find a location" while under a restraining order after the alleged assault of a woman.
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'You were so drunk': Barrister tries to discredit woman's account of alleged assault by Supreme Court judge
By Adam Holmes
Tasmanian Supreme Court judge Gregory Geason is alleged to have pushed a woman into a mantelpiece, causing bruising and concussion. His legal counsel says Justice Geason's defence relies on questioning the woman's "sobriety" and her "ability to recall things".
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'I just remember flying backwards': Woman tells court of alleged assault by Supreme Court judge
By Adam Holmes
A woman has told a court Tasmanian Supreme Court justice Gregory Geason was "venomous" and verbally abusive towards her. She has detailed an alleged assault he perpetrated against her, which left her with a head injury.
He could 'suddenly flip': Judge allegedly assaulted woman, tracked her through an app
By Adam Holmes
Tasmanian Supreme Court judge Gregory Geason would allegedly become "venomous" after drinking alcohol, subjecting a woman to regular verbal abuse and tracking her with her phone. She has given evidence to a court, detailing the alleged abuse she experienced.
A new image of Hobart's planned stadium is released; minutes later the project's opponents released theirs — and there is a big difference
By Adam Holmes
A new ground level concept image showing how a proposed stadium in the Hobart CBD might look from a key waterfront position has been released by the project architects — with opponents to the stadium releasing their own image of a much larger arena.
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This town sits downstream from two dams built on a quake line. The flood risk has been kept secret, until now
By Adam Holmes
Tasmania's hydroelectric operator says it did not want to "create unnecessary concern" for residents of a small town by releasing flood mapping, done in 2016, which shows what could happen should a rare earthquake event cause catastrophic failure of two dams — now with the maps public, the utility says there "no need" to be worried.
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Sitting in Ashley detention centre for months, youth often have 'no idea' where their court cases are up to
The criminal justice system is complex. But imagine being a young offender, with limited access to legal advice, sitting on remand for months in a youth detention centre. That is the reality in Tasmania, but there are calls for change.
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Nation-leading mandatory pokies pre-commitment cards delayed a year in Tasmania
By Adam Holmes
The mandatory system was due to begin operating by the end of this year, but the Tasmanian government says the project will need more time as it is more complex than first thought.
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'30 million euro was not going to do it': Details emerge about the project to replace the Spirit of Tasmania ferries
By Adam Holmes
Replacing the two Bass Strait ferries has been far from plain sailing, with operator TT-Line facing obstacle after obstacle. This week, the state-owned company detailed how it came to the decision to pay the shipbuilder an extra $81 million, while copping a 400 per cent blowout in wharf upgrade costs — without telling the public.
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Staff and families had concerns about death certificates at a hospital. Now, 29 have been referred to the coroner
By Adam Holmes
In 2021, a woman raised concerns about a staff member at a major Tasmanian hospital who issued a death certificate for her grandmother. That staff member responded they had the proper authorisation — as it turns out, they did not. Now, a total of 29 deaths at the LGH will be referred to the coroner.
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analysis:'This is democracy in action': Why Tasmania's collaborative new parliament is a win for voters
By Adam Holmes
Dramatic sighs, sarcastic laughter, rhetorical questions. Parliamentary performances aren't new, but with multiple non-government bills passed this week, Tasmanian politicians showed they can collaborate — well, sort of.
Tasmanian government loses control as opposition passes legislation
By Adam Holmes
Chinks in Tasmania's minority government armour are appearing, as within the space of hours, The Greens and Labor passed two consecutive bills through the lower house against the government's wishes, both on issues that the Liberals have long held out on.
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'Wu-Tang is life': Fans fly into Hobart just to hear world’s most expensive album
By Adam Holmes
A group of Wu-Tang Clan fans are among the first in the world to hear a mix of a "secret" album, Once Upon a Time in Shaolin. It comes as its former owner faces a bitter legal battle, with allegations parts of it have been leaked.
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'Urgent action': Tasmania's Office of Racing Integrity blocks Victorian trainer from racing in Tasmania
By Chris Rowbottom and Adam Holmes
Tasmania's director of racing moves to block Victorian trainer Robbie Walters from fielding horses in harness meets this weekend, following a direct request from the state's racing minister.
A Tasmanian MP spoke at a 'sovereign citizens' event. One of them plans to create a 'parallel society'
By Adam Holmes
Tasmania's newest independent MP spoke at an event on the weekend that featured multiple "sovereign citizens" — one of whom plans to create a parallel society — but says he had "no idea" who most of them were.
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Arrest warrant issued for Tasmanian Aboriginal elder but 81yo says he doesn't recognise 'colonial' courts
By Adam Holmes
An 81-year-old Tasmanian Aboriginal elder says Australian courts hold no jurisdiction over Indigenous people and he will not participate in the court process after being charged at a native forest protest. Now a warrant has been issued for his arrest.
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Deborah Conway concert flares amid pro-Palestinian protest and confrontation
By Adam Holmes
Tensions flare at a Hobart concert after pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted the performance of Jewish singer-songwriter Deborah Conway, with one audience member smashing a wine glass on the stage and holding it towards an activist.
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The Hobart AFL stadium may have just increased in cost for Tasmania. So whose fault is it?
By Adam Holmes
A war of words over whether Hobart's proposed Macquarie Point urban renewal project — the site of a new stadium — should be exempt from GST calculations has erupted. The Federal Labor treasurer says no — and the Liberal state treasurer is fuming.
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Spirit of Tasmania replacement ferries aren't on time, however, Finnish builder gets late-fee clause removed
By Adam Holmes
The much-awaited two brand new Spirit of Tasmania ferries are due in the third quarter of this year, but with its Finnish shipbuilder in financial trouble and other problems of money and logistics, it has been anything but smooth sailing.
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Video of vandal toppling statue of controversial premier posted online as police investigate
By Adam Holmes
A statue of divisive colonial-era figure William Crowther has stood in central Hobart since 1889, that was until one night this week when it was toppled. Video has surfaced showing people carrying out the act.
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Salmon farms are this species' main extinction threat. But have the farms changed – or just kept going?
By Adam Holmes
Scientists last year raised the alarm — twice — about the fate of Tasmania's endangered Maugean skate after its population was found to have declined by 47 per cent. But while the salmon industry maintains that all's well, it has also asked for a shift in goal posts to redefine a 'healthy' harbour to a 'viable' one.