Internet
Tasmania’s major cities are all equipped with high speed broadband equal to any service available in the rest of Australia, but it may be slower or more expensive than what you are used to in your country. Australian internet services are currently undergoing a major national upgrade.
In the meantime, existing services often have data limits. Households will pay monthly fees for predetermined amounts of data at various speeds, or you can choose a ‘pay as you go’ service. Wireless internet is also widely available in Tasmanian cities. There are plenty of local and national internet service providers to choose from and all educational institutions provide access to the internet.
You can browse through Australia’s broadband services at this website.
Television
The following free-to-air channels can be picked up on any digital television set:
ABC 1 – Government owned network
ABC 2 – Repeats and additional ABC programming
ABC 3 – Children’s programming
ABC News 24 – Local and international news 24 hours a day
SBS 1 – Government funded, provides multicultural and multilingual programs
SBS 2 – Additional multilingual programming and news
Southern Cross Tasmania – Commercial station with some Tasmanian content
7TWO – Commercial station providing new and classic programs
WIN Television – Commercial channel with some Tasmanian content
Go! – Commercial channel targeting youth
TDT – Commercial channel targeting youth
One HD – Commercial sports channel
Pay TV is also available from Austar and SelecTV via satellite.
You can also view the local TV listings online (make sure you set your location as Tasmania).
Newspapers
Australia’s mainland newspapers are all available on a daily basis, and the following newspapers are published locally: