Georgie Burgess
Georgie is a reporter with ABC Hobart. She began her journalism career at The Examiner and The Advocate and joined the ABC in 2016. She was a political reporter in Tasmania between 2013 and 2018 and is currently ABC Hobart's cross media reporter. You can find her on Twitter @GeorgieJBurgess
Latest by Georgie Burgess
'Supremacy of men' to be argued in court at Mona's appeal against discrimination ruling
Fresh off its faked 'Picassos' controversy, Tasmania's Mona reveals it will argue about the "supremacy of men" in a Supreme Court bid to re-open its women-only art installation, the Ladies Lounge.
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Landlords, agents call for more protection in proposed Tasmanian laws allowing pets in rentals
Under new laws, Tasmanian landlords will have little say on whether a pet can be brought to live on their property. While some have praised the change, the state's real estate body says more protections should be put in place to safeguard investors.
Artist admits to faking Picassos to 'match curtains' of gallery's lounge
The 'Picasso' artworks hanging in a toilet at Tasmania's Mona gallery are revealed to be fakes, with the artist responsible saying during the three-year-long ruse she "fantasised there would be a scandal".
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Come get your WWII boat or we'll 'dispose' of it from today, NT government says
The Northern Territory government says it will "dispose of" a historic Huon pine warship used by the elite Z Special Group in World War Two. A group of enthusiasts is hoping to save the rotting vessel, but time is running out.
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Questions about the planned Hobart stadium's 'big plastic roof' answered
Yes, you could get sunburnt underneath it. No, a big cricket shot won't punch through it (apparently). Think of it like a "scaled-up version of your backyard shade sail", one expert says. So, how will the plastic roof of Hobart's proposed stadium work?
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Bindi blunder by US celebrity website mistaking Tasmania for Tanzania
Bindi Irwin's joyous Tasmanian family holiday photos were sure to be on the radar of US celebrity watching media — the trouble is, they don't seem to know the difference between Tasmania and Tanzania, locations which are more than 11,000 kilometres apart.
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'Picasso' artworks put in female toilet as part of art gallery response to court ruling
Multiple artworks in the style of Pablo Picasso have been relocated to a female toilet at Hobart's Mona, following an adverse court ruling which found a man was discriminated against when he was turned away from the women-only 'Ladies Lounge'.
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Sydney does it best, Hobart the worst. An urban strategist says we need to embrace apartment living
Hobart is well-known for its heritage buildings and low city skyline, but an urban strategist says the city needs to build up to improve livability.
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From the Sydney police beat to a remote subantarctic outpost, station leader Justine returns from 'Jurassic Park'
Justine Thompson has investigated crooks and crashes on Sydney's beat, but on remote Macquarie Island, halfway to Antarctica, she had 50-knot winds, orcas, major refuelling operations and people to manage.
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'It's ridiculous': Quadriplegic teen stuck on flight because Virgin's own wheelchairs 'don't fit' plane aisle
A quadriplegic teenager was unable to disembark a Virgin flight safely after the airline's own wheelchairs would not fit down the aisle of the plane, his mum says.
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Aerobics TV star Sue Becker was also a talkback radio host 'way ahead of her time'
Best known for her eccentric 1970s aerobics TV program, firebrand Sue Becker went on to grill prime ministers and make a mark on the airwaves with her distinctive gravelly voice.
How to slow down and see the world differently with nature journaling
Rusty art skills or limited access to the wilderness aren't barriers to creating a nature journal. These people say all you need is curiosity about the world around you.
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This warship took commandos behind enemy lines in WWII, but its biggest mission is still to come
The Tasmanian-made Huon pine patrol boat later known as Rushcutter may yet find its way home from a construction site in Darwin.
After a slow start, autumn fungi hunters who know where to look are finding weird and wonderful species
Tasmania's colourful fungi are putting on a show only in the state's dampest corners after a dry summer and autumn. A fungi enthusiast shares some species to look for when the conditions are right.
Tasmania's special autumn tree is 'peaking' with colour. Here's how to see it
Thousands will head out on an annual pilgrimage to see the fagus change colour this weekend, making it a perfect time to get to know a little more about this special plant.
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Rarely seen and hardly ever heard, secretive 'bunyip bird' spotted breeding for the first time in 40 years
The endangered Australasian bittern likes to keep a low profile and experts think there may be fewer than 1,000 left in Australia, but it's now been spotted with chicks in unique wetlands still recovering from damming in the 1960s.
'Enigmatic' Tasmanian mountain shrimp allows researchers to look back 200 million years
Hidden in mountain ponds just minutes out of Hobart is a "living fossil" that has barely changed since the Triassic period.
More than 3,000km south of the Great Barrier Reef lies a wonderland of sponges, fish and coral
Below a treacherous group of rocks off the Tasman Peninsula is a colourful deep water reef full of thousands of fish, but it's in an area so rugged, diving it is not for the faint-hearted.
Tasmania's oldest dress is a fashion masterpiece but its style was originally outlawed
Hailed as an "exquisite piece of history", this 250-year-old silk gown, or mantua, was controversially created by women in a style that caused quite a stir in its day.
From an explorer to an actor to a trailblazing 'Nanny', Tasmania's electorate names tell quite a story
As Tasmanians head to the polls this weekend, here's a look at the eclectic group of people the state's electorates are named after.
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This little blue boat has been in the same spot for nearly 50 years, but a new beginning beckons
It's been a fixture of Hobart's northern suburbs since the 1970s, but the iconic "little blue boat" could be on the move after its owner makes the tough decision to part ways with his beloved vessel.
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This high school is slowly 'sliding down the hill'. It's sitting on one of thousands of landslides
Across Tasmania, there are almost 10,000 known landslides, including at the site of a large high school in Hobart.
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Parks to remove 'unauthorised' sea walls that make coastal erosion 'worse'
Frustrated with a lack of government action, the residents of this coastal paradise constructed their own sea walls to slow coastal erosion. But authorities claim the ad hoc builds sometimes make erosion worse and need to be removed.
This shaggy companion all but disappeared from the world, except for Tasmania
A breed once used to manage livestock at London markets has all but become extinct in the UK but is thriving as a working dog and pet in Tasmania.
Super rare dwarf violet 'hiding for 200 years right next to a walking track' discovered in Tasmania
A bushwalker who came across a small flower in a Tasmanian national park and snapped a photo did not realise she'd made a significant discovery at the time.
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