The Latest Breaking News from Tasmania

Tasmania has 619 new cases, three in ICU

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

AAP · Jan 23, 2022

Tasmania records 619 new COVID-19 cases, three people in ICU

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.

ABC News · Jan 23, 2022

Police probe suspicious rural Tas death

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

AAP · Jan 23, 2022

Mackintosh Dam Road bushfire in Tasmania's west has been downgraded to advice

Tasmania Fire Service has downgraded the fire on Mackintosh Dam Road in Tullah on Tasmania's west coast to advice, but warns there may be increased fire activity this afternoon.

ABC News · Jan 22, 2022

Western Australia races to contain Perth Covid cluster as Greg Hunt declines to condemn border decision

New South Wales records 30 Covid deaths, Victoria 20, Queensland 10, South Australia three and Tasmania one

The Guardian - AU · Jan 22, 2022

Tasmania suffers second COVID-19 death as the state records 726 new cases

Health Minister Jeremy Rockliff says the person who died presented to the Mersey Community Hospital on Thursday with "a range of medical conditions".

ABC News · Jan 21, 2022

NSW records 30 deaths, Victoria 20, Qld 10, SA three and Tasmania one – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jan 21, 2022

Why does a shipwreck on Tasmania's north-west coast show itself only once a decade?

Parts of a ship that was beached in 1854 have recently been seen in Tasmania's north-west. While it may not contain hidden treasures, it does offer priceless information.

ABC News · Jan 21, 2022

Man sacked for being too fat after he moved his family 2,000 miles for new role

Only two hours into their new managers' roles at of the Big 4 Strahan Holiday Retreat in Tasmania, Australia, that Hamish and Hazel Griffin were given the earth-shattering news that they were sacked

Daily Mirror · Jan 21, 2022

First virus death in Tas since reopening

Tasmania has recorded its first coronavirus-linked death since reopening its border, a 90-year-old unvaccinated woman who was an aged care resident.

AAP · Jan 20, 2022