The Latest Breaking News from Tasmania

Tragic end to bucket list hike on 'notorious' mountain

A bushwalker was on a "bucket list" hike to a mountain summit in Tasmania with his partner when he fell.

AAP · Aug 7

Delay-plagued ferries on track for revised start date

Two new Spirit of Tasmania ferries at the centre of an infrastructure stuff-up that made global headlines will soon begin sailing across Bass Strait.

AAP · Aug 7

Provocation, ruin and empire: your guide to the 2026 Miles Franklin shortlist

Australian fiction has long been interested in the relationship between the local and the global – and the six books shortlisted for this year’s Miles Franklin Award are no exception. They range across time and place, from Tasmania to Malaysian Borneo and the Middle East. And they engage with histories…

The Conversation · Aug 4

Neil the seal's beachside visit and damage bill tallied

A local council spent tens of thousands of dollars managing crowds and protecting Neil the seal on his most-recent stay in Tasmania.

AAP · Jul 30

Meet Miranda Gibson: The woman who lived in a tree for 449 days to save Tasmania’s ancient forests in one of Australia’s longest tree protests

Deep in Tasmania’s forests, one woman turned a single tree into the centre of a global conservation campaign. In 2011, Miranda Gibson climbed high into the canopy of the Tyenna Forest and began a protest that would last 449 days. Living on a small platform above the ground, she faced…

The Times of India · Jul 28

Major 'green' smelter ineligible for renewable credits

A major aluminium smelter, which has a quickly approaching deadline to lock-in a long-term electricity deal, won't be able to rely on green credit help.

AAP · Jul 28

Special DemosAU poll has Labor well short of a parliamentary majority

A special DemosAU poll has Labor winning 68 of the 150 House of Representatives seats, well short of the 76 needed for a majority. One Nation is on 60 seats, the Coalition 13, the Greens three and Others six.

The Conversation · Jul 27

Jumping castle maker queries inquest involvement

An inquest into a primary school jumping castle tragedy that left six children dead is moving closer to a start, almost five years after the event.

AAP · Jul 24

Friday essay: can rewilding offer us a brighter, greener future?

I’ve been fortunate to dive in Tasmania’s giant kelp forests over the past three decades, launching into chilly waters. When diving in these forests, light filters through the golden ribbon-like fronds in beams, lighting the array of fish that sail through like birds in a rainforest. On the seabed, pearlescent…

The Conversation · Jul 23

From the Pocket: Ken Hinkley can be the football father and coach Tasmania Devils need

The former Port Adelaide coach already sounds like a local and knows how to identify, nurture and retain young talent

The Guardian - AU · Jul 22