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For many Australians who enjoy coffee to get through the day, another price hike in the cost of living is coming your way. Despite rising milk prices, a cafe near you may want to charge more for a cup of coffee. Key points: A cafe in Hobart says it will raise the price of its coffee by between 50 and 80 cents a cup The price increase follows the increase in the cost of milk, which dairy farmers say has been happening for a long time Coffee lovers say they are happy that dairy farmers are receiving more for their product Hobart cafe owner Sue Stagg says her customers will soon pay extra — “50 or 80 cents per cup”. Mrs Stagg and her staff make about 8,000 copies a week. They use 1,300 liters of milk per week — and the price of milk goes up. “Prices of everything went up, coffee, milk, packaging, everything went up,” said Mrs Stagg. “We support local [milk] suppliers and they are considering increasing their prices with us,” said Mrs Stagg. “Everyo...

For many Australians who enjoy coffee to get through the day, another price hike in the cost of living is coming your way. Despite rising milk prices, a cafe near you may want to charge more for a cup of coffee. Key points: A cafe in Hobart says it will raise the price of its coffee by between 50 and 80 cents a cup The price increase followed the increase in the cost of milk, which dairy farmers say has been happening for a long time Coffee lovers say they are happy that dairy farmers are receiving more for their product Hobart cafe owner Sue Stagg says her customers will soon pay extra — “50 or 80 cents per cup”. Mrs Stagg and her staff make about 8,000 copies a week. They use 1,300 liters of milk per week — and the price of milk goes up. “Prices of everything went up, coffee, milk, packaging, everything went up,” said Mrs Stagg. “We support local [milk] suppliers and they are considering increasing their prices with us,” said Mrs Stagg. “Every...

A regional airline has temporarily cut some Tasmanian services as a result of rising fuel costs. Key points: Sharp Airlines has temporarily suspended Saturday services to King Island and Flinders, as well as Wednesday services from Essendon to King Island Airlines say facing rising fuel costs, the only other alternative is to increase ticket prices Flights are scheduled to restart in September Sharp Airlines said the price of aviation turbine fuel had increased by more than $1 per liter in 12 months, 40 cents of which came in the past two months. Managing Director Malcolm Sharp said the airline had chosen to reduce flights rather than charge travelers. “For our customers, we try to find ways to make it at least less painful,” he said. “The easiest thing to do is raise prices, but we think that will have a bad impact on demand. “This is a difficult time.” The war in Ukraine has pushed up oil prices around the world. ( ABC Capricornia: Rachel McGhee ) The ...

Australia will soon produce synthetic gasoline and LPG, thanks to a new facility under construction in northwestern Tasmania. 0 See 3 pictures Tasmania will soon be home to Australia’s first synthetic fuel plant. Global synthetic fuel company HIF – which has received financial support from Porsche – has announced the establishment of HIF Tasmania, with the island nation to produce up to 100 million liters of carbon-neutral synthetic fuel per year. Synthetic fuels (or eFuels) are produced by harvesting CO2 from the environment, and then using renewable electricity to make hydrogen and combining it with the captured CO2 to produce different products used in cars and airplanes. The idea is that vehicles will only emit CO2 that has been captured and removed from the environment, rather than releasing new CO2 into the atmosphere by burning hydrocarbons derived from oil. HIF Tasmania said it would produce ‘eGasoline’ as a substitute for unleaded gasoline for use in cars, as ...

AFL legend Nicky Winmar has canceled his NAIDOC week’s visit to northwestern Tasmania after “continued harassment” of his controversial manager, Ricky Nixon. Key points: A campaign has been launched against Mr Nixon’s appearance, highlighting his relationship with a 17-year-old girl in 2010 that cost him his AFL player agent accreditation. The local club president said Nixon was a “colorful character” who “took the punishment on the chin” for his past mistakes. Mr Nixon holds a Work with Vulnerable Person card equivalent to Victoria Winmar will host a soccer clinic in Smithton on Friday and present the Indigenous designed soccer jumpers to Circular Head Saints ahead of Saturday’s NAIDOC Round game. But the visit was canceled on Thursday evening, with Circular Head Aboriginal Corporation blaming it for “false and misguided criticism” targeted at Nixon. Nixon said “the actions of an individual at Smithton” meant...