Christmas Day games return to NBL schedule The Sydney Kings and NBL champions the Tasmania JackJumpers will host Christmas Day games as festive features of the 2024-25 season schedule. AAP · Jun 20, 2024
Tasmania lists ‘wombat walker’ among odd jobs to boost winter tourism Tasmania is looking for ghost hunters, oyster organiser, and wine whisperers The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2024
Any port in a storm as new home pitched for icebreaker A state government has used a funding fight between the federal government and Tasmania to pitch itself as the new home for the nation's Antarctic icebreaker. AAP · Jun 20, 2024
Racing for the sack of potatoes, a homemade cardigan and a national title Australian Gravel Championships to again play out at Tasmania's Devils Cardigan with packed field, fast conditions Cycling News · Jun 20, 2024
Laws bring in harsher penalties for workplace deaths Tough new laws will bring NSW in to line with most of the country as industrial manslaughter is made a criminal offence with penalties of up to 25 years' jail. AAP · Jun 20, 2024
Aldi stores help keep prices down at Coles, Woolworths Research from consumer group Choice has revealed customers are paying $17 less for groceries on average at Aldi compared to major supermarkets. AAP · Jun 19, 2024
Melbourne and Sydney wake to coldest morning this year after Queensland weather record Band of cold blankets entire east coast, with widespread frost across Tasmania, Victoria, the ACT and NSW The Guardian - AU · Jun 18, 2024
Four-year wait for general dental treatment Tasmania, the state with the worst rate of tooth loss in Australia, has about 15,000 people waiting for general dental treatment. AAP · Jun 18, 2024
Survivor hopes others get strength from $2m legal fight Katrina Munting has been awarded more than $2 million by the Supreme Court of Tasmania after suing the state and her high school teacher abuser for damages. AAP · Jun 17, 2024
MONA queen's forest foray has aura of ambiguity It's been six months since Kirsha Kaechele held a bizarre congress to get loggers and forest defenders talking. In typical MONA fashion it's been polarising. AAP · Jun 14, 2024
Driver on drugs, tired before crash that killed tourist A young woman was driving while on drugs and was extremely tired when she caused a car crash that killed a tourist in Tasmania. AAP · Jun 12, 2024
Tasmania can be 'mecca' for Australian basketball: Roth Tasmania can be the "mecca'' for Australian basketball if more courts are built and sub-par facilities refurbished, JackJumpers coach Scott Roth says. AAP · Jun 11, 2024
Manslaughter charge over death of four-year-old The probe into the death of a four-year-old in northwest Tasmania has lead to a man police say was 'well known' to the child facing a charge of manslaughter. AAP · Jun 8, 2024
Beachside arm bone discovery stays a mystery An arm bone found on Tasmania's east coast 24 years ago has been unable to be identified despite extensive DNA comparisons. AAP · Jun 5, 2024
AAP · Jun 1, 2024 Body found during search for missing mountain walker A man's body has been found during the search for a walker missing in the wilderness on a mountain in Tasmania.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 1, 2024 ‘I’m ready for everything and I don’t care’: the man refusing to turn up at an Australian ‘colonial’ court Tasmanian logging protestor Jim Everett-puralia meenamatta is due in court on Monday. But as an Aboriginal ‘non-Australian citizen’, he doesn’t recognise its jurisdiction
AAP · May 28, 2024 Off-contract Kolodjashnij wants to stay at Geelong Geelong defender Jake Kolodjashnij has pledged his loyalty to the Cats, even as his home state of Tasmania prepares to enter the AFL in 2028.
The Guardian - AU · May 27, 2024 Sole copy of Wu-Tang Clan album to be played to the public for first time at Mona Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, the ‘world’s rarest album’ once sold for $2m to Martin Shkreli, will be loaned to Tasmania’s Museum of Old and New Art
AAP · May 26, 2024 Body found after fire destroys house in Tasmania Firefighters are investigating the cause of a house fire in Tasmania that killed one person and left another in hospital.
AAP · May 24, 2024 Late paintings reveal Lloyd Rees' landscapes of light The late paintings of renowned artist Lloyd Rees are on display together for the first time, revealing a burst of creativity inspired by Tasmania's landscapes.
AAP · May 23, 2024 Tourist drawcard mountain's facilities under review Tasmania's government has announced a review into the management of kunanyi/Mt Wellington in Hobart, the island state's top natural tourist attraction.
AAP · May 23, 2024 Sexual abuse inquiry reforms delayed after early poll Tasmania's premier says four of 48 recommendations from an inquiry into child sexual abuse in state institutions won't be delivered by their July deadline.
AAP · May 22, 2024 Right-to-information marred by delays, noncompliance Freedom of information processes in Tasmania are marred by unnecessary delays, noncompliance and general poor practices, a review has found.
AAP · May 22, 2024 Facial reconstruction in mystery bushland remains case A facial reconstruction has been released by police as they try to identify skeletal remains discovered by a farmer in Tasmania.
AAP · May 22, 2024 Urgent action needed amid spike in child detainees There are calls for urgent government intervention after a "dangerous" spike in the number of detainees at Tasmania's troubled youth detention centre.