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Hobart News Today — May 18, 2026
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- May 17, 2026
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- 103
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Summary
Hobart faces a global health crisis as the WHO declares a pandemic threat from a new virus variant, while protests intensify and a suspicious death in New Town raises alarm. City officials also announce plans to convert a historic military barracks into housing to tackle ongoing shortages.