The Latest Breaking News from Tasmania

Data shows one state in particular has the worst wait times for elective surgery in the country, with almost one in five patients waiting more than a year for an operation — close to triple the national figure.

Police and emergency services are searching for a woman in her 20s who became separated from friends and family while swimming at Cataract Gorge in Tasmania.

One effect of La Niña is the later Tasmanian fire season; another effect is it has added to the fuel load — and that is deeply worrying, with many seeming to forget the disasters of the past, one fire expert says.

A myriad of issues is keeping women from getting medical care in regional Tasmania, while "urban refugees" add more pressure, a Senate inquiry has been told.

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Tasmania has recorded 619 new COVID-19 cases, with the number of people being treated in hospital increasing slightly to 17.

Public Health deputy director Scott McKeown says the school year starting next month and more workers returning to offices could see Tasmania's daily COVID cases rise again.

Police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found near a burning car on a rural property in Tasmania's northwest.