The Latest Breaking News from Tasmania

'Unwise decision' in Tas river drowning

A coroner says a 66-year-old experienced sailor who drowned in Tasmania trying to secure his yacht made an "unwise decision" in severe weather.

AAP · Jul 15, 2022

Northern Tasmanian farmers who face losing land call for review of compulsory land acquisition laws

Farmers in Tasmania's north facing the compulsory acquisition of their land say the consultation process is hollow and law changes are needed to make sure forcibly acquiring land is a "last resort".

ABC News · Jul 15, 2022

Simplot and Tasmanian spud farmers in standoff over rising prices

Farmers have rejected a second price offer made by food manufacturer Simplot for their potato crop this season, saying the extra money put forward is not enough to cover the cost of growing their crops.

ABC News · Jul 14, 2022

Hospital wards and aged care homes battling COVID-19 outbreaks as Tasmania records 1,812 new cases

Five hospital wards and more than a dozen aged care homes in Tasmania are battling COVID-19 outbreaks, as infections continue an upward trend in the state.

ABC News · Jul 12, 2022

Tasmanian wildlife carers invest house savings in new wildlife charity

Meet the Tasmanian couple who are happy they ditched 'the Australian dream' to rescue injured animals.

ABC News · Jul 11, 2022

It was an unprecedented housing crisis that called for an urgent summit, now four years on, it's worse

A new group has been formed to come up with solutions to Tasmania's housing crisis, about four years after an urgent housing summit pledged to do the same, but the situation now is even worse.

ABC News · Jul 11, 2022

A new start after 60: ‘I risked my house to launch a chain of 24-hour gyms’

Bob Cheek was in his 60s and worrying about his future. Then he hit on a scheme that would make him millions

The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2022

Porsche-backed HIF Global wants to build an e-fuel plant in north-west Tasmania. So what are e-fuels and what could it mean for Burnie?

Porsche wants 80 per cent of its cars to be electric by the end of the decade, and is developing a synthetic fuel to power those that will still run on liquid fuels. So what are e-fuels and why choose Tasmania as the site to make them?

ABC News · Jul 9, 2022

Indigenous Tasmanians calling on private landholders to share access to cultural sites

Andry Sculthorpe is part of a Tasmanian Aboriginal group calling on private landowners to share information on known cultural sites on farms, and consider allowing access for knowledge sharing and reconnection.

ABC News · Jul 8, 2022

Tasmania's state lawyers play a key role in child sexual abuse cases — do they have too much power?

Concerns have been raised at the commission of inquiry about the Tasmanian Office of the Solicitor-General being the sole source of legal advice to most government entities, the power it has in dealing with civil claims of child sexual abuse, and its approach to dealing with civil cases.

ABC News · Jul 8, 2022