The Latest Breaking News from Tasmania

Motorcyclist killed on Bass Highway as truck ploughs into crash scene

A motorcyclist dies and another driver is flown to hospital after a truck smashes into cars and a motorbike at the scene of a crash on the Bass Highway, in northern Tasmania.

ABC News · Mar 24, 2022

Missing four-year-old Shayla Phillips spends second night lost in southern Tasmania

Emergency crews say they are rechecking areas they have already searched in case four-year-old Shayla Phillips is moving between sites.

ABC News · Mar 24, 2022

Tasmania’s forests are burning more as climate change dries them out. Our old tools can’t fight these new fires

The summer of 2021-22 will be remembered for the extraordinarily destructive flooding across eastern Australia. At the same time, however, western Tasmania was experiencing extreme drought, with some areas receiving their lowest rainfall on record.

The Conversation · Mar 24, 2022

Research reveals 111 times Australian quolls reportedly chewed on human corpses

Warning: this article contains graphic descriptions of human disfigurement.

The Conversation · Mar 23, 2022

Can good rental history substitute for a house deposit? Young Australians struggle with home ownership dream

Tenant Liam Kenna says he holds little hope of buying a house in his hometown like his parents did as "that train has left", while others call for good rental history to be the main indicator for securing a home loan.

ABC News · Mar 23, 2022

Tasmanian government reverses plan to move Burnie court out of central business district

The Tasmanian government backflips on a plan to move a court complex out of central Burnie into a residential area.

ABC News · Mar 23, 2022

Tigers bite in vital Shield clash v Bulls

Queensland wickets tumbled early on day one of the Sheffield Shield match in Hobart as Tasmania's Sam Rainbird made full use of a green wicket.

AAP · Mar 23, 2022

Tas premier isolating amid virus concern

Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein is isolating at home after a family member tested positive to COVID-19.

AAP · Mar 22, 2022

The legacy of Lake Pedder: how the world's first Green Party was born in Tasmania 50 years ago

Fifty years ago this week, the world’s first “green” political party was born in Tasmania after the state government purposefully flooded the magnificent Lake Pedder.

The Conversation · Mar 22, 2022

Targa Tasmania brings in speed limits, new licence rules after three deaths in last year's race

After three racers died in last year's Targa Tasmania, changes will be made for this year's race. But one former champion warns the new rules might not be enough to stop crashes.

ABC News · Mar 22, 2022