The Latest Breaking News from Jeremy Rockliff

Business groups are calling on the Tasmanian government to offer a financial lifeline to hundreds of small and medium businesses that could soon face a doubling of their power bills.

A proposal for a coal-fed hydrogen plant in Tasmania "cannot go ahead" if the state is to live up to its "clean, green" reputation, one expert says — with an activist group vowing to do "everything we can to stop this project".

Reconciliation Tasmania is concerned the government's decision to choose Macquarie Point as its preferred stadium location could shunt aside a proposed Aboriginal reconciliation and truth-telling park, but MONA, the original designer of the idea, sees it as an opportunity to redesign the park concept.

As AFL club presidents pore over documents to decide if Tasmania will win the 19th AFL licence, Premier Jeremy Rockliff increases the amount taxpayers will contribute, repeating his pitch that the "flow on effects" will benefit the state.

The announcement comes before the AFL’s 18 club presidents are presented with Tasmania’s formal bid on Monday.

Tasmania's bid to win an AFL licence will be put under the microscope next week when a presentation is made to the AFL club presidents.

Tasmania's premier has indicated he's not concerned by delays over the island state's AFL licence bid, saying several matters are still being ironed out.

The richest broadcast deal in Australian sport does nothing to alter the prospects of a Tasmanian AFL club, league chief executive Gillon McLachlan says.

Tasmania's premier has announced further reviews into Ashley Youth Detention Centre, conceding the needs of current detainees are not being met.

Jetstar has apologised to thousands of passengers who have been left stranded in Australia and Asia due to a cancellations caused by "a number of issues".

A young detainee at Tasmania's Ashley prison tells his mother of being confined to his cell for over 22 hours a day, as ongoing staff shortages mean lockdowns and a recruitment drive which could pull staff from the notorious Don Dale jail in the Northern Territory.