The Latest Breaking News from Hobart

Kara quit her job as a bus driver because she was sick of the abuse, as staff shortages play havoc with bus routes in Hobart on the first day of school.

Tasmanian Olympian Jake Birtwhistle and elite athlete Ellie Salthouse have won Tasmania's first IronMan event, amid mass road closures around Hobart that organisers insisted would not result in traffic chaos for motorists.

Tasmania Police has taken over the investigation into the disappearance of Swiss sailor Peter Baggenstos, who was last seen leaving port in Hobart on December 1.

The Hobart Hurricanes have pulled off a thrilling two-run victory over the Brisbane Heat, but it wasn't enough to secure a spot in the Big Bash League finals.

The emu is iconically Australian, appearing on cans, coins, cricket bats and our national coat of arms, as well as that of the Tasmanian capital, Hobart. However, most people don’t realise emus once also roamed Tasmania but are now extinct there.

Hobart City Council becomes the first council in Tasmania and one of the first in Australia to move its citizenship ceremony away from Australia Day — but the vote only just succeeded.

A team of divers that specialises in searching for missing people has found a body in a submerged car owned by a Tasmanian man who has been missing for more than six years.

Parts of the southern beaches, around 45 minutes drive out of Hobart, are meant to be some of the most affordable areas to rent homes. But many locals are struggling.

Quilter Katherine Jones spends hundreds — sometimes thousands — of hours to create original designs that win national and international awards. Her latest piece is considered one of Australia's best.